One of the rooms that desperately needed my attention was our dining room. For the first several years we lived here (before we had kids), we actually used it as a dining room. Then, we turned it into a playroom once toys exploded into our lives. Several years ago, we turned it into Grayson's office, and last year, I moved a table in there for scrapbooking.
I don't think I've ever actually scrapbooked a single page in there, but I certainly INTENDED to at some point.
Keep in mind, this is a "formal dining room" that is the very first room on the left when you enter our front door. So I had a long way to go if I wanted to convert it from what you see here to its former glory.
Remember a couple of weeks ago when I sanded and painted that brassy chandelier? That was part of the plan for this room. The other part of the plan was painting it, and I did that a week ago Sunday.
If we were staying in this house and adding onto it, I would do a lot more to this room. But since we're selling it, I want the room to look and feel as big as possible. I'm not adding any more furniture to it.
I used one of the paints I've used elsewhere in the house -- and that I'm using in the new house -- Benjamin Moore's Palladian Blue. I wanted to stay in my palette. I love the way it complements the grey in the hallway ... see it through the doorway there?
Here you go, here's a nice, clear shot of how close this lovely room is to our front door. IT'S RIGHT THERE.
Honestly, now I feel like I can heave a deep sigh of relief.
It's always good to check another item off my To-Do List!
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