This is my kitchen dinette area. I purchased the rug last year and liked it... my husband did not, but I kept it anyway because we never agree on items for the home. I changed out an orange floral fabric on the chairs with the fabric of some buffalo checked curtains I had, which had hung on a door from our back entryway leading out to the deck. Curtain panels, by the way, are wonderful to use for chair recovering.
I had had the bakers rack for nearly fifteen years for knick knacks, a basket for recipes, and whatever else my heart desired. BUT, I tired of it finally and wanted something new in this space.... the next photos will show you the change I made to this space after a shopping spree to a local store that does painted furniture pieces... another item my husband dislikes... painted furniture... He lost this battle however because now that I am in my sixties I have become the boss of the decor.
I follow a local store on their Facebook page, that buys and paints furniture pieces and then resells it... lots of cabinets that are now used as sideboards in kitchen areas, and also buffet pieces that are repainted to be used anywhere in the home. I saw a super looking gray one that would be perfect in a living room, but my home does not have the space for it.
I first fell in love with a granny apple green piece, but it was a bit too long for this space, so my second and final choice was this blue one. Love Love Love.
AND, since my husband does not like painted pieces, I thought that since it was blue that he might be okay with it since blue is a favorite color of his.
The walls are a light green, but I knew that if I used a rug that I had in our basement with blues in it rather than the original gray one, that it would help to pull the blue color into the room. AND, as my husband once said, not everything in a room has to match exactly. He was so right about that!
Now.... lighting.
The dinette area has a light over the table, but sometimes, in fact most times, I prefer a more ambient light that lamps give off.
So, I also purchased the lamp on the sideboard from the same store... Potentially Chic, it is painted a blue green color with a nice wheat colored shade. Perfect for my needs and decor color in the dinette area.
*follow Potentially Chic on Facebook to see when they have new items or sales*
The tall green vase is one of a pair that I have which I purchased from Pier One some years back. They were on a Manager's Special sale for $10 each. A steal if you ask me and this is the second home in which I have used them. Green seems to be such a safe color to purchase since it goes with everything.
The wine rack is one we have had forever. *love this one too* It found a home on this cabinet as well.
The yellow flower photo frame is a Pier One purchase... they still have them in stock if anyone is interested, and the lemon branch stems are also Pier One... they just got them in recently and also had some great looking branches with grapes AND some olive branches too.
The framed items on the wall are pieces I have picked up over the years and if ever I find another piece that works well with them (fruit art) I'll add another. For now I like the way this looks.
I will, however, be changing the fabric on the chairs once again...
Any thoughts on what color you would re-cover them in?
So that's it!
*sorry for the blurry photos, should have turned on the overhead light*
How about you? Would you, or do you have painted furniture pieces in your home?
Mine makes me smile.
XOX
Below is the first piece I had looked at that was too long for my space, but OH how I love the granny apple green!
*this image property of Potentially Chic 3215 Brambleton, Roanoke, VA*
