My Sister's Modern Dining Room Reveal

Well hello!!

It's reveal time for this, my sister's dining room, and I'm super excited to walk you around, highlighting the areas that I think made this room a very functional space.

If you have a small dining room with no windows and in dear need of storage, you should stick around, because that's exactly what this room was in dear need of. Well, besides regular things like more lighting, a good coat of paint, and ample seating around a great table.

You can read about the plans we had for this room at the beginning of this journey right HERE. And I say "we" because my nephew Julian was the boss for this entire project. He was the one that was building and installing all the DIY projects that transformed his mom's dining room.

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Let's start with the before, looking out to the living room.

BOOM! Dingy room no more. 

A pendant light right above the table brought tons of light to the entire space. A new dining set gave the room a fun new dynamic, and perhaps the biggest change came via a wall-to-wall built-in buffet. Talk about storage that looks good!

| Pendant Light - similar |

THE BANQUETTE

Now, to avoid the chair clutter the room previously had, we installed a banquette/bench all along the opposite wall. 

This bench not only improved the look of the room, but seating space was maximized tenfold. Did I tell you this banquette also has lots of storage? 

Yes. A win-win situation!

| DIY - Banquette |

A MODERN DINING TABLE

We bought the wooden chairs, but the modern table was a job done in cooperation with a local craftsman, a silversmith who made the metal legs, and a lumber store owner that put together the chunky top. 

Then, we assembled it, but not without running into a problem. Lucky for us everything was fixed as I showed you in my previous post HERE.

| Chairs - similar |

Don't you love a solid tabletop? Look at all that yummy grain!

| Stoneware Dinner Set - similar |

One thing I have to admit is that taking pictures of this room, and more precisely of this pendant light was a pain! Those six bulbs sent bright lines all around the space. 😭

DIY - BUILT-IN BUFFET

Let's take a look at the storage this room sported before: A tired cabinet that didn't have space for much.

The new built-in unit solved so many storage problems!

We left the center of the unit open to break up that line of huge cabinets and to give interest to this area where we can display pretty items on a set of floating shelves.  

The left side cabinet consists of eight shelves where my sister can store anything kitchen-related. It's like the pantry she never had!

In the lower middle section, six deep drawers hold everyday essentials needed in this room. Silverware, dishes, cups, bowls, glasses, placemats, napkins, etc.

On the right side, a coat rack was what this room sported before. 

Ha, not anymore! This is how it looks right now:

Once you open those doors... The jackets and helmets have their very own place where to go! 

Isn't this neat? 

The beauty of DIY is building exactly what you need!  

Below, is more storage that they hadn't even claimed when I was there. :D

If I sit by the banquette, this is the view across the table.

I used their dishes to add a good pop of color to the room.

If they prefer, this open area can also serve as a mini-bar.

| Fruit Bowl - similar | Wooden Board - similar |

Above the banquette, a set of window pane wall mirrors was my solution to give this room the illusion of having windows and to add a bit of depth to the space.

These mirrors were a special order that my favorite local shop EMPODIO there, in Bogota, delivered in record time. I love the simplicity and the quality of these mirrors. Just like that, this room was equipped with a set of windows. :)

| Window Pane Wall Mirror - similar |

Here I was having fun styling those shelves. 

Well, my friends, that's it for now, I hope you have enjoyed this dining room makeover. 

Save the inspiration and do share!

Check out all the DIY projects tackled here:

DIY - BUILT-IN BUFFET - Free Plans

THE DINING TABLE

DIY-BANQUETTE

THE BEFORE & PLANS

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