Dining Room Before and After

It was a year ago that I brought change to this, the dining room, but it was only a few weeks ago that I completed the 1% detail work that we all procrastinators leave for later.  Yep. I'm one of those. :/

There were some spots that needed another coat of paint, well, that's done.
The quarter round was missing not only all around this room, but in the contiguous living room and in my son's room... Done.
The bench needed a proper cushion...  Done.
And the most important thing: the cabinet doors, done!  :)

Oh, it feels so good to cross things off your to do list.  So much so, that as a reward,
I went and bought me those beautiful roses to brighten up the space a little bit more.
Then, I remembered that back in January I promised you to show you my brand new office space... Ha, a tiny bit late but here they are, without much staging, nothing on the chalkboard and just a few things on the shelves.

Let me show you this room thru the following before and after pics:

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THE BEFORE:

This is how the room looked when I started blogging.  The only things I'd done in here was to add curtains and a picture frame molding on that right wall.

Then, I decided to paint the two armchairs and that ended in a full room makeover:

| Dining Room Makeover |

The room got a new color, rug, chairs, curtains... And the window got trimmed out.

We were so happy with this new room! However, as happy as we were with this room, we noticed that it was only used on special occasions, holidays, maybe a birthday meal, all the other 345 days of the year it was empty, nothing happened in here.

Oh, and did I say how badly I needed a nice working space?  I was doing paper work in the guess room, using the little desk in there. The family room sofa was the spot for blogging. :D

Well, those were the main factors that made me transform this room and make it work as our home office, but I also wanted this space to work as a dining room for those special occasions when family comes and we need a big table to enjoy a meal.

THE BEFORE:

| Shallow shelves |

The little shallow shelves were the first ones to go out.

THE AFTER:

The shelves were replaced with build-ins. The picture frame molding was removed and shiplap was installed.

THE BEFORE:

| Chair Makeover |

The other side of that long wall was pretty much the same with the other section of small shelves.

THE AFTER:

THE BEFORE:

The view all across the room with all the shelf display and a peek of the dining table.

THE AFTER:

My new office.

Shibori Tapestry Wall Art  |  Bench

The bench is not used that frequently, my son's the one who likes to lay down there to listen to his music while I work.  I don't find it too comfy when sitting there to have a meal. So, I might remove it in the future.

I got busy with the sewing machine making the bench cushion a proper cover.

| Command Center  |  Chalkboard  |  Kitchen |

I don't have a before picture of the other side of this room, but there was nothing there.
The door was trimmed out and a chalkboard and a command center were installed. This was a picture taken before the new kitchen makeover.

THE BEFORE:

| Pendant light  |  Window Trim |

Well, here again, the room right before work started a year ago.

THE AFTER:

The new coffered ceiling is the one that grabs the attention of people when they enter this room. I'm loving it!

The followings are the links to all the projects done in this room for this, its latest makeover:

Part 1 : The Starting Point

Part 2:  The Base Cabinets

Part 3:  The Decorative Toekick

Part 4: The Shelves

Part 5: The Bench

Part 6: The Table Makeover

Part 7: The Ceiling

Part 8: The Cabinet Doors

Part 9: DIY Pull-out Drawers

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