Our house is coming together slowly but surely, by which I mean we are getting things unpacked, organized, and cleaned. It doesn't look very decorated at the moment and I know that will take time, but there are a few spots here and there that look cozy. Here's one in the dining room, where my husband hung our antique 1807 map of the British Isles (our first anniversary "paper" gift to ourselves -- Douglas likes maps and I like Great Britain, so there you go). The vintage table below it was left in the house -- I'm not sure how old it is, but with one leaf dropped, it makes a pretty sideboard. It was tucked out of the way and incredibly filthy. I gave it a cursory wipe-down but I still need to go back over with a bucket of soapy water and then some wood polish. It's pretty dinged up but I like the old patina.
[The ceramic leaves are a good place to store the treasures the kids pick up on our walks, although the polka-dotted chicken feather was not found in our neighborhood!]
Douglas likes a bit of color around the house, so we painted the dining room Benjamin Moore's "Palladian Blue" before our move (it was previously taupe and brown -- very dark). I had no idea until afterwards that "Palladian Blue" is a popular color but I can see why. It's a lovely duck egg blue that will look nice throughout all four seasons.
My goal is to get the dining room in shape before Thanksgiving (November 28), as we're hosting this year! One room at a time, one day at a time.
I'm a 31-year-old Christian. My hope is to live a quiet life filled with home and hearth, family and friends, loveliness and simplicity. I'm wife to Douglas (married October 2008) and mother to Edmund (born November 2009), Lavinia (born May 2012), and Rosamund (born February 2014).
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It's looking lovely, Laura! A very elegant nook. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely paint color! The contrast between the walls and dark wood molding is perfect.
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It does indeed look lovely!
ReplyDeletelove that blue with the rusty leaves against it! We have a beat-up sideboard in our dining room, and I really love polishing it with its scratches and nicks. No worries about the kids banging into it, too.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see more of your house going forward!
Gorgeous! Dark trim can be tricky, and I think the wall color you chose is perfect. Your walls have a lovely texture -- I'd imagine that was a challenge to paint! Your antique map of Britain strikes a chord with me (suprise, surprise :-), and your little fall vignette is a lovely touch.
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Shannon
You are hosting? Whew, you are a brave lady! But then again, it's you family comes to see, not your just-moved-in house. I'm sure it will be fun!
ReplyDeleteHave to say, I love a good blue too!
Thank you ladies! Gretchen, it will be my parents, my husbands' parents and siblings, and my grandma -- most of whom have seen our house at its worst during the move anyway! Yes, I'm looking forward to it -- we haven't had Thanksgiving at home since the day my son was born (and most of that was spent at the birth center!). ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat is a pretty blue, my goodness! Hosting is no small feat. I attempted it once in my small apt and got so frustrated... I think I'll be waiting until I have a home of my own before I attempt it again. I did notice that pretty framed print of the UK... so you, I love it!
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