Dining Room Chairs

I've been away from my blog for awhile and realized that I hadn't shared my new dining room chairs that I found at Homegoods a few weeks ago.  The pictures don't really do them justice!  They are super cute! Hmm, now do I just have four chairs for now and get rid of the Captain chairs?  What do you think? I also have some vintage dining room chairs I could swap out but they are shorter.  HMMM!

Great Aunt's Chair

 My mom is downsizing and no longer has room for this chair.  It once belonged to my great-grandmother, then her daughter, my great-aunt had it, then my mom.  It's got beautiful carved wood arms and legs on it.  According to my mom, it came from the Netcher family who my great-grandmother worked for back in the early 1900's as a maid and cook.  They owned the Boston Store when it was in Chicago.  They would give my great-grandmother their old things when they bought themselves new stuff!

 I found this at the local Salvation Army store...I fell in love with it!  I don't have much room in my house but I moved stuff around to find a spot for it.  Now it's "home."

 I found these curtain panels while out antiquing.  They had the whole set but I just bought a couple panels to add to my dining room. These pictures don't really do them justice - the colors are so vibrant. 

And lastly, this pillow is from Salvation Army, too.  I think it looks like a "grannie pillow"  and so homey looking.  Plus it's cheery and spring-like!

Welcome to the Dining Room

The Dining Room. Sometimes these rooms aren't used much. In my house we are in it often. When you come in my house, you have to pass through it to get to the rest of the house. We celebrate holidays and special occasions in here. Otherwise we do homework and projects in here. It's a versatile room! I also store all my treasured china and glassware. My hutch is stuffed full and I always seem to be able to squeeze in one more precious piece.
The chandelier I LOVE. It's designed by Tracy Porter. She has some amazing decorating books - also a website http://www.tracyporter.com/ if you are interested in checking her out! A really neat designer - both of home AND fashion.

I did something this week that freaked out my husband...I painted my dining room table! It was damaged on the top so I thought why not paint it? First I painted it white, which turned out to be too stark. Then I painted it beige. It's a fun change, I think.

There is a Scottie to greet you in my dining room... don't worry he won't bite!

This is the staircase off the dining room...thought I'd share it, too. The mirror was found in an old barn in Wisconsin and my sweet husband brought it home for me!

A little table in my dining room to display stuff on...found it at a garage sale last summer.

This shows my new addition I found at Homegoods today - I've been looking for a "vintagey" looking sign for my house and I loved the colors in this one. Just had to buy it!!!

My flash made the colors look funny but it is really pretty!

A corner shelf dresses up this area above the wine cellar.

Here's my dining room table again. My husband thinks I'm nuts.

Top of my hutch...

And that's the lastest tour of my dining room! Now I'm off to ask my husband for help in hanging a little chandelier light fixture over my kitchen sink. Wish me luck!

Our Dining Room

Our dining room is on the small side but still holds a lot of stuff! My china cabinet is loaded with collected dishes from family, antique stores, thrifted finds, estate and garage sales. I always feel like I can squeeze just one more in my collection! My chandelier is new - it's designed by Tracy Porter. She has a wonderful website http://www.tracyporter.com/ if you are interested in seeing some of her beautiful home and decorating ideas. She has a blog, too.