Friday, September 23, 2011

roomspiration linky party: dining room edition

Hello abode lovers! It's FRIDAY! Wahoo! I hope all of you have had a fabulous week- mine has been jam-packed busy. I am in need of some serious veg-out time! Anyway, today we are linking up with Involving Color- so go visit, check out all of the dining spaces and link up!


I am sharing my dining room today in honor of the partay--- I always knew that I LOVED having an eat-in kitchen. With that said, we don't have formal dining room and I really wanted to bring some glamour to our eating area. There's NO reason that small abode's can't have serious glamour punched into small spaces! I was determined to rock out some serious sparkle in my little nook. Since I was working with a small space and wanted major impact, I knew that mirrors would be key in my space. Check out this earlier post I did about mirrors on the wall... you can see where I pulled my inspiration from easily!



(before) 
See how much smaller the space felt before??? And where oh where is the glamour? 


Mister Husband was in charge of getting this wall together... he hired a glass guy, and had one of his good friends come over to do all of the woodwork! (We gave Colonel Dad a break after finishing the kitchen!) Mr. Hubbs' friend Britt did a GREAT job! 
(Below is Mister Husband hanging the Wisteria mirror!)


Lady sniffing the new present! (and yes- that's King's waggin' tail...) 


 And a little kiss before the big reveal!


Gorgeous, right? It's from Wisteria- and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. When I planned for this wall of mirrors, I really wanted to be able to hang artwork or mirrors on the wall- so, framing it in was my best option! 


detail shot of the lovely carving


I thought about doing the pattern in squares, but I really love the center mirrors being large- I feel like it opens up the space more that if it were divided. I love that this little, dark nook has turned into a shiny, glittering space! The chandelier's reflection adds even more light and sparkle to the space-- it feels MUCH larger now- don't you love that a mirror can give you extra faux square footage? I do!


 The mirror in the center also breaks up all the vertical lines with something that feels much more organic and natural. 



 This image really shows off the metallic ceiling that I painted almost 2 years ago!


I hope all of you enjoyed my little dining nook, have a great Friday and an awesome weekend!

15 comments:

  1. You've made the space appear to go on forever! Fantastic makeover!

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  2. wow! boy does this room make a statement! I LOVE it!!

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  3. WOW. What a special space! I LOVE all the glitz and glamour. I've been considering doing a metallic paint on my dining room ceiling and you're making me think it's exactly the right decision. This room is jaw-dropping!

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  4. Hello...

    Well my friend, I'd say, "mission accomplished"! Your dining room certainly makes a fabulous statement! I love the wall of mirrors and I also love that you added the beautiful framed mirror to the wall! Ohhh my...your chandelier is gorgeous and I love how it is reflected in the mirrors! Simply gorgeous!!!

    Thank you so much for sharing your fabulous dining room with us today! I'm coming over from Jena's Roomspiration party.

    Warmest wishes,
    Chari @Happy To Design

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  5. Another gorgeous space Laurel-Dawn! The mirror wall and the crystal chandelier made all of the difference in the world. Glam, glam, glam.

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  6. Gorgeous! I love the rug, I am not a huge fan of hide rugs, but that is hide done right! p.s your puppies are adorable!

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  7. Laurel-Dawn, I'm obsessed with your dining nook and I love what you did with the mirrors! The transformation really turned out beautiful.Thanks for linking up!

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  8. Fabulous, I love the mirrors and the color. What an unreal and beautiful space. Hugs, Marty

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  9. This looks great! LOVE it!

    Jenny
    www.simcoestreet.blogspot.com

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  10. Love how this room sparkles. I think the mirrors do a great job of elongating the room. And that chandelier, wow is all I can say...since I have been eyeing the same one for a while. Love the chairs too. Great job.

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  11. wow, this is amazing. So sophisticated and fabulous. I love it, great job.

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  12. was wondering if you could tell us where you got those chairs!!! I love them!! the dining room is gorgeous!! lovelove it!

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