The Dining RoomWhile we like to stay focused on all things kitchen in our remodeling section, the dining room is where all that delicious food is taken once it leaves our kitchens. We moved into our house almost 10 years ago and our dining room has been a bland white from the beginning. You can see the boring white walls from the image (which is from when we moved in because AGAIN I forgot to take a before shot). It is also a hard copy photograph. I wasn’t even using digital at the time! |
 Dining room when we moved in |
Sweet Caramel Design Inspiration - Warm Caramel |
I have always wanted a warm yet friendly dining room, and have thought in the past I would use the deep, chocolate brown color. Though this time I thought of caramel. Caramel has that warm feel without being quite so dark. I selected a color from the Lowes Valspar collection called Toffee Glaze. After about three coats of paint, it was looking dark enough for caramel. Then we added the white trim to the floor and ceiling to set it apart from the paint color and wood, and to go with the our white dining room chairs. |
Before Before the color |
and After After the color |
Trim around the doorway
After all the major stuff was done we did a little decorating and added curtains. The other change from our old dining room design was that we took both leaves out of the table and took all the rest of the chairs upstairs to an empty room. This made the dining room look a lot more spacious. I really like the change and it now looks like a finished room instead of a blank slate.
Have you ever put off decorating a room for too long?
This looks great. I love the dining set. Did you refinish the light fixture?
Thanks Treva – Our dining set came from my parents. The white chairs can be a challenge. We just got a new light, but it is different.
WOW! I really like how the dining room turned out. I really like the color.
Thanks Laura – it feels so much warmer and cozy. I think food even tastes better.