Dining style

Totally loving this look at the moment.

 

Source Lily G

 

Dining tables with NON matching chairs

I found these white crossback chairs on sale at

 Interiors online

 

a nice little french provincial touch!!!

 

Source The house that AM built

 

I like either of these looks, it probably helps that I also love the pendant lights in each image as well.

I love these tolix style chairs for adding an idustrial edge.

 

OH THE STYLE CHOICES.......

 

 

 

This is my every day dining table & chairs, all matching, purchased as a set.

Now I realise there is nothing wrong with that, but you seem to get a more homely feel when you mix things up a bit.

All of this matching furniture throughout my house makes it a little boring & doesn't evoke the feeling I am looking for.

 

I would be more than happy to keep my table, but I would love to get some new chairs when we get in the dream house.

The issue will be, making a decision on the perfect style at the time!!!

 

 

This is what I refer to as my FORMAL dining table & chairs, which has been in storage for the past 4 years.I have always loved it, but am thinking it may need a little jazz up as well.

 Whether we recover the chairs in a more sophisticated fabric or perhaps add a nailhead trim.

Any suggestions????

 

 

I would love some beautiful tufted dining chairs, I wonder if mine can be reupholstered to look like this?????

 

 

Unfortunately it wont be in the budget to replace all of our furniture, we will be able to add a few new bits & pieces & certainly dress things up with some accessories.

 

 

We are planning timber floors & some wainscotting.

This image above is our inspiration for style & colour.

 

I think my furniture will look fine in this setting, I just need a few key pieces to complete the look & maybe some mini make overs, like nailhead trims or painting over some timber pieces, just to take away that matchy matchy furniture store look!!!

 

Perhaps I need to start learning to upholster, I have plans for tufted ottomans & benches, but thats a whole other post.

 

What do you think, should everything match or should we be mixing it up more to achieve a warm, homely feel?

 

CHEERS

Trish xxx

 

 

 

 



Im back from a short break

I've missed everyone sooo much after taking a family trip back to my home town for the past 4 days...

It was lovely to catch up with family friends, but it was certainly very chilly in the Blue Mountains of Australia!!!

Lithgow. is a coal mining town & its most famous tourist attraction would be the Zig Zag railway

Whilst I was there, staying with my husbands parents they gave me a few family treasures that they felt I would cherish, so I will take some pics in the next few days to show you my two box browning cameras, from the 1950's, in mint condition, they are very cute...

Tonight when I arrived home & was organised enough to get on my computer, I almost instantly stumbled across this extremely gorgeous blog & I just know lots of my fellow blog friends would really really enjoy Sandy's style.

My shabby streamside studio

is written by a gorgeous lady named Sandy Forster & she shares her shabby french style decorating ideas in a tiny Victorian cottage that she renovated, in the Catskills, United States

I fell in love with Sandy's cabin instantly & I think you will to, its the ULTIMATE girlie space!!!

Go take a peak.

Her cabin was also featured in The NY Times & the article tells a lovely story of how Sandy came about this pretty cabin !!

Cheers

Trish xxx