dining room vibes

When we bought our house, the dining room was my biggest concern. The prior owners added onto the home about twenty years ago and they added a great room at the entrance of the house with floor to ceiling windows and gorgeous beams. Unfortunately, they chose to forego wood floors and install carpet. Hence, we have carpet in the dining room. Luckily, the wood floors are the major undertaking and the rest of the dining room is cosmetic. We have a contractor coming in tomorrow to give us a quote on the floors, so we're hoping to get this fixed up immediately.

Once the wood floors are installed, we plan to design the room in a simple, structured way to encourage flow to and from the kitchen and provide a warm atmosphere for family meals. We purchased an Ikea dining table from Craigslist for $250, which will work for now until we upgrade to something more mid-century.

Our inspiration for this room is depicted in my mood board:

In the next six months, we will:

• Paint the walls a warm cream color from Benjamin Moore

• Partner with The Shade Store to measure and design custom grass cloth roller shades for each window

• Install a Nelson-style cloud light

• Bring the room together with a 9x12 area rug

• Incorporate six Salt chairs from Serena and Lily

In the next year, we will:

• Add a buffet/credenza

• Buy a large piece of art to hang above the buffet

• Add a large plant and planter at one one corner of the room

• Explore options for additional seating as the room is massive

Items can be found at:

1. Serena and Lily Tucker Chair - $158 (on sale now!)

2. West Elm Cloud Pendant - $399

3. Bloomscape Fiddle Leaf Plant - $249

4. Design Within Reach Large Line Credenza - $3995

5. Lulu and Georgia Sharon Wall Art - $801

6. 9x12 Ruggable Multi-colored Rug - $599

That's the tentative plan... stay tuned. Share your mid-century dining room inspiration with us!