Dining Room Makeover

I finally did it.  I hung some artwork, which means the dining room is officially finished (read more about the dining room here).  Picking out artwork and photos is a personal thing to me that takes time.  I'm happy with where I landed, but would be happy to add to the wall at some point.  As a wise woman once told me, "A good house is never done."

Dining Room: After

Dining Room: Before (2007)

 
I also hung two little pictures on the wall in the living room (thank you Instagram for making my pictures look cooler and FoxGram for printing them.  Once I get a hammer, I just can't help myself...

And, let's keep it real.  Here's a little behind-the-scenes action from these two shots.  I like to think I'm organized and I swear I am in my head...

Dining Room Photo Shoot

Remember the post from back in May when I told you my dining room was getting a little makeover?  Well, below is what it looked like for the photo shoot.  Click here to read more about the project.  The room looks looks different now.  When I get it together and hang something on the wall, I'll post a picture.  Until then, enjoy what it looked like for the photo shoot.

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 My favorite part of the project is the light fixture (buy it here).  Also now that the giant mirror is gone, the room (and the whole first floor) feels bigger.  I have yet to hang anything on the wall.  When I do, I'll post a picture. 

Photo Ready

Today I had a photo shoot at my house.  My co-worker had been looking for a dining room, and rather than create a set to get the environment he needed, he asked to use my dining room.  The large sliding doors create lots of great natural light, and he knew I'd be a great homeowner.  The best part - they took down the giant mirror that filled the majority of the back wall in the dining room. 

This is a picture of what the room looked like when we first moved in the fall of 2007.

This is before we installed our new floors in January 2009.

The new floors really updated the room.

I painted the walls from green to blue, and then to blue.

And now, the mirror is finally gone.  No more awkward stares while eating dinner.  No more awkward mirror checks mid-conversation.  Thank God.  I'll post photos once the photo shoot is done (and I have made the room my own).  I can't ruin the surprise of the story!  It will appear in the winter 2013 of the magazine.  You'll just have to wait.

Prop boxes

I had to let out the hem in the curtain panels to lengthen them.

And then I hemmed the panels.

Primping the model and the set.

Wade taking photos of photos.

Some of the photography equipment.