A wallpaper, shiplap, and window trim "How-To" blog post will have to wait because today is all about Before & Afters! Granted, I still have to paint the shiplap (it's only primed) and hem my curtains. Stay tuned for the last 5%, but for now, here's my 95% finished dining room.
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I love adding textures to a space and these sage-green velvet curtains are the perfect touch! Doesn't it just soften the room and create a cozy, welcoming, speak easy vibe?!
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You can find these stunning curtains on Amazon 2 panels for $59 (currently on sale from $65.99). Great price!
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Boy, was I on the hunt for the perfect curtain rod! I searched everywhere!!! There's some stunning unique rods at Anthropologie that I was in love with, but I kept coming back to this Target rod. I love it's older style while still being simple, and classy with a hint of uniqueness.
I purchased our 84"-120" curtain rod for just $34.99 at Target online. I'm very happy with it!
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The curtain rod was just a little more yellow-ey gold than I wanted so I knew my curtain clips needed to be a hair darker in brass tones and smaller in size. Darker so it pulled the darker/warmer tones out of the rod and smaller so you wouldn't notice the slight color difference. These dainty little clips were perfect!
I purchased our curtain clips on Amazon for $7.99 (currently on sale from $16.64) and it comes with 14 clips! That's a steal of a deal!
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I purchased our A-Street Prints wallpaper from Home Depot for $93.18 a roll - I needed two rolls to cover the top third of our dining room walls.
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Now, let's have a little fun with some before and afters side by side:
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This room used to be my least favorite room in the whole house. In fact, I hated it so much that I initially wanted to reconfigure our whole living space to move the dining room to another area!
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But, now that it's redesigned the dining room is one of my favorites.
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I'm so proud of the months of hard work that went into creating this space, and how well the design all came together.
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I'm in love with this room and the feelings it invokes. I can't wait to eventually get new floors, add a light fixture, and a new dining set - that would totally complete the space!
One step at a time... and I hope you're there to join me along the way!
Sincerely,
Jessica Doberneck with:
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IT LOOKS AMAZING!