This is our dining table. And I don’t really know what to do with it. I’m set on keeping it because it’s in fairly good condition and it’s solid wood. But also… It fits the scale of our dining room It has rounded corners (safer at toddler eye height) It’s not at all precious (like […]
Working around a problem: Closed up return air vent
Some previous owner of our home closed up this return air vent in our dining room, but didn’t do much to fix it with a long term solution. There’s no longer any ductwork running to this vent. It’s just a hole in the floor that’s been stuffed up with some insulation and a brown piece […]
Customizing and lengthening store-bought curtain panels
Our dining room curtains were plain and hung too low. Oh, and they were spattered with food too, thanks to a certain toddler. I had been afraid to wash them for fear they would shrink, but the time had come. My plan was to raise the rod close to the ceiling and add length to […]
Sneak Peek: Curtain refashion
Full reveal next week!
Painting the dining room trim
I’m in the middle of painting the dining room trim white. It’s something I’ve been meaning to do since we moved in, but never quite got around to it. It was previously painted off-white, but it looked more dingy and dirty than creamy. All of the trim in the rest of the house is bright […]