• About
  • Book Recommendations
  • Contact

Sincerely, Sara Meadows

a lifestyle blog about seeking simplicity

  • Life
  • Home
  • Books
  • Wellness
  • Style

Home • February 14, 2021

Our Home Reno: the Dining Room

dining room with blue and green and art

Well it may have taken us nine years, but we finally finished decorating our dining room after we renovated our downstairs. I know you’ve all seen different corners of this room from time to time as we slowly purchased furniture and accessories, but I wanted to share the whole room with all the sources and before pics!

Dining room with blue and green and art
Dining room with blue and green and art
Woman setting table in dining room
Blue and white pottery and colorful art
Furniture and Accessory Sources

I wanted the dining room to feel really fresh, so I we punched up the white walls and classic furniture with colorful art and fabrics. Here’s a list of where we found all the pieces in this room:

  • Dining table — This was a piece handed down by my parents, so unfortunately I can’t give a source. But I highly recommend finding a round table that extends round like this one. It makes holidays really fun and festive when you have 12 people all around the table.
  • Chairs — I wanted these Ballard Designs chippendale chairs for years and pinned about a thousand photos of them. I finally pulled the trigger last spring!
  • Chair fabric — I purchased Betwixt Leaf Blanc fabric by Schumacher from wallpaperstogo.com and recovered the Ballard chairs myself.
  • Sisal Rug — This might be one of my favorite purchases I’ve made in this house. I had no idea that you could create a custom size of a Pottery Barn woven rug. The quality of this rug is amazing and the price was great for being custom. We have a square dining room, so finding a square rug that I loved was tough until I found this one.
  • Bar cart — Obsessed with the Serena & Lily wicker bar cart. This room is not very big, so this piece is great. When we extend the table we can roll it right out of the room.
  • Lantern pendant — I love this simple light that’s both classic and modern.
  • Art
    • Large-scale contemporary piece by Skully Gustafson 
    • Blue and green landscape by Elvia Peña Savage
    • Modern silhouettes by Lindsay Doyle
Before, During and After

Now, just to remind you where we started…we purchased our home in 2012, and it was a fixer upper (to say the least). We’ve slowly renovated it over the years, starting with the downstairs and recently adding on upstairs as well. The dining room wasn’t an enormous job, mostly consisting of refinishing the floor, painting and replacing the windows, which we did throughout the house. However, there was an old built in that we removed so the space felt larger.

Below you can see what the dining room looked like when we first walked through, a progress shot when my parents kindly gave us their dining room set, and what the same angle looks like today.

Before picture of a dining room makeover
Dining room with blue and green
Holiday Table

Oh and here’s a peek at what the table looks like when it’s extended like it was here for Christmas dinner in 2019.

Dining room holiday table

Thanks for following along with my makeovers! If you missed them, I’ve also shown my kitchen, living room and patio!

You may also like

  • Our  Home Reno: The Living Room
    Our Home Reno: The Living Room
  • Our Home Reno: the Kitchen
    Our Home Reno: the Kitchen
  • A Bluesy Living Room Refresh
    A Bluesy Living Room Refresh
  • Our 2020 Fall Bucket List
    Our 2020 Fall Bucket List

Posted In: Home · Tagged: #diningroom, #diningroomdecor, #diningroommakeover, #diningroomrenovation

Get on the List

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

A photo of Sara Meadows.
About Sara

Keep in Touch

Categories

  • Books
  • Home
  • Life
  • Style
  • Wellness

Sara Elsewhere

Affiliate Links

Links on this site may be affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Since I’ve been trying to drink less, I’ve bee Since I’ve been trying to drink less, I’ve been looking for lots of fun non-alcoholic drink options! My latest find is SO good! These @rishitea @sparklingbotanicals have great flavors and are made of real plants — nothing artificial. I love all of the flavors in the sampler pack but my fave is Grapefruit Quince!

Use code 7OFF for $7 off at sparkling-botanicals.com 🌱

#rishitea #sparklingbotanicals #gifted
What are you reading this weekend? I’m in the mi What are you reading this weekend? I’m in the middle of Atomic Habits and a few chapters into The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Drop your “currently reading” in the comments so we can all add to our TBR lists! Happy weekend! ✨

📸: @meetmuhree
Just me, hiding in my closet, which happens when y Just me, hiding in my closet, which happens when you have very little privacy most days. It’s fine. I’m fine. 😂

Today was an asynchronous school day, followed by two days off for school conferences. Trying to juggle and make it all work. But I’m so excited that starting Monday, both of my kids will be in school four days!! I can’t even believe it! What’s your current school situation look like?

📸: @meetmuhree
Every Monday’s a clean slate! Walking into the w Every Monday’s a clean slate! Walking into the week with positivity and gratitude. Hope you have a great one! 💕

#mondaymonday #mondaymood #mondaymotivation #mondaymorning #mondaymotivations #mondaystyle #mondaymornings #mondaymindset #mondaymorningmotivation #mindfulmonday #mondaygrind
Serenity now, serenity now 💆‍♀️✨ I’ve Serenity now, serenity now 💆‍♀️✨ I’ve got Stress Away and Lavender going full time over here. Are you into essential oils? If so, give me your favorite diffuser combos in the comments! 

I’m obsessed with this ceramic diffuser. You can get it here: http://liketk.it/38J7e

Also, there’s a link in my bio if you are interested in trying out @youngliving 🌱

📸: @missmariesdanceproject 

#essentialoils #essentialoilblends #essentialoilsforthewin #younglivingessentialoils #younglivingstarterkit #younglivingoils #younglivingeo #stressrelieftips #stressreliever #stressawayessentialoil #stressaway
I’m not gonna lie, it’s been a rough week here I’m not gonna lie, it’s been a rough week here. I don’t know if it’s the weather, nearing a year of this pandemic, or just the normal daily frustrations. I mostly post about accomplishments here and not the struggles, but if you’re also feeling a little down, know you’re not alone. 💙
It’s Makeover Monday! 🤗 We bought our fixer u It’s Makeover Monday! 🤗 We bought our fixer upper 9 years ago and have been renovating and slowly decorating ever since. Happy to report, we finally got to the dining room! I know you’ve all seen corners here and there but I’ve got all the pics and links to sources on the blog (link’s in bio) after finally recovering these chairs. And if you keep swiping, you’ll see the before from our walk-through of the house! 😬

What house project’s at the top of your list?

@liketoknow.it http://liketk.it/38n9E

#makeovermonday #diningroomdesign #diningroominspo #diningroomdecor #mkehome #mkeblogger #wisconsinblogger #homemakeover #diningroomideas #theeverymomathome #apartmenttherapy #homestyledecor #homewithrue #sodomino #howihaven #howihome #prettylittleinteriors #currenthomeview #makehomeyours #myhousebeautiful #housetour #hometour #housetours #hometours
Happy Valentine’s Day! I can’t believe this wa Happy Valentine’s Day! I can’t believe this was three years ago! My Valentines are so much bigger, but they’re just as sweet. ❤️💕

📸: @boutiquephotographer
  • Books
  • Home
  • Life
  • Style
  • Wellness
  • © 2021 Sincerely, Sara Meadows • Terms & Privacy