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Farmhouse Dining Room Transformation

11 years ago
Before: Green Windows/Fireplace After: Ben Moore Simply White / Stone Harbor Walls w/ Crystal Chandelier.

Comments (46)

  • 11 years ago
    One more.
  • 11 years ago
    Well done!
    Nick thanked beachlily
  • 11 years ago
    Beautifully done. You are very talented.
    Nick thanked Susan Davis
  • 11 years ago
    Love your textured plaster. I'm assuming it's original? And the plank door! I bought an old Carpenter lock like yours, still searching for a period brass knob though. What's the age of your home?--Mal
    Nick thanked malhotte
  • 11 years ago
    Thanks, Yes all walls are plaster original. The house is almost 300 years old believe or not, built in 1745 and rumors have it that General George Washington really slept in the house.
  • 11 years ago
    (drool) Our stone house is 1840-50. It had not a shred of original woodwork or walls or flooring left in it. We are slowly replacing these things, which is why your door caught my eye. Love your paint scheme btw.
  • 11 years ago
    Very sophisticated.
  • 11 years ago
    Wait.... so the after is the cold bleak gray room stripped of all the charm and character it once had?? Aww... I thought the makeover was the before picture and was going to comment on how charming and cozy it was.
  • 11 years ago
    Love the redo...a painting or mirror over the fireplace...would love tufted cream chairs at the table to soften it up...and a more substantial vase of flowers in the middle of the table without runner...love the look!
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    I love the before pic. The after one is a tad bleak for me. But that's just personal taste.
  • 11 years ago
    It looks so much better. You've done a great service to the old house. I think it looks not only sophisticated and classy, but expensive. The Before looks so average and typical. As if you start off with something and accumulated stuff and styles over many years that looking at it all together makes it not cozy, but just bad. The transformation, color scheme, everything is good. Well done!
  • 11 years ago
    Thanks so much for your nice comments. There is nothing wrong with the before, but it is not my furniture, and the colors are too colonial for me. The room was updated and the plan was to make it elegant and sophisticated, not colonial or bleak as some others have mis-categorized it.
  • 11 years ago
    Nick I agree with you! I really like the change out of the table especially, the only thing I might have kept was the larger scale mirror over the fireplace, so maybe a larger piece of artwork if you are not to keen on a mirror. either way great job!
    Nick thanked bogey06
  • 11 years ago
    Thanks. I am looking at a mirror for the fireplace from Restoration hardware.
  • 11 years ago
    beautiful redo...not bleak just more updated...love the colors and the dark wood ..you accomplished what you set out to do
    Nick thanked marfenster
  • 11 years ago
    I like the new look much better than the previous eclectic mix. My one suggestion would be to find a great piece of art work for the mantle instead of the "Ballard" look of the current arrangement.
    Nick thanked pansdaughter
  • 11 years ago
    What do you mean by Ballard look?
  • 11 years ago
    Sorry but I like the before picture. Probably because I don't care for the chandelier.
  • 11 years ago
    Very pretty!
    Nick thanked Jolene
  • 11 years ago
    I love the transformation. With some accessories in complimentary colours, the room will look awesome. The only thing I would personally keep from the original fixtures is the chandelier - I really liked the design and it would have gone well with the new furniture and colour scheme.
    Nick thanked elean13
  • 11 years ago
    So lovely!
    Nick thanked wallizgrl
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Beautifully done! Much improved. It's amazing how paint color can transform a space.
    Nick thanked Lynn Frazier, Interior Designer
  • 11 years ago
    Sorry, I like the original one.
    Nick thanked carolinechulau
  • PRO
    11 years ago
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    Nick, I'm so sorry that not everyone gets it. I share your vision; bravo.

    Dare I surmise by the thickness of the walls evident at the windows that the exterior is stone? Yaay you!
  • 11 years ago
    Barnhart - Thanks for your feedback. I don't take the comments personally. Style is all about what resonates with the individual. The old colonial style in my opinion isn't warm or cozy, its an eclectic mix, and the chandelier is way too large for the room, and not my personal style. And yes, you are correct the house is all stone built in 1745.
  • 11 years ago
    Now THAT is one sexy, glamorous dining room you've created! I love it!
    Nick thanked n247080
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Love the calm, spare elegance. Nicely done! I assume the "Ballard" comment refers to a furnishings company called Ballard Design.
    Nick thanked Tracey Stephens Design, LLC
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Love it! Nice job
    Nick thanked User
  • 11 years ago
    Oh dear, looks like you didn't like Guildford Green, a color of the 2015. Frankly, that's what I think everyone should do with it --- paint over it. I do wonder if yours was always that color or if it was a prettier color that faded.
    Nick thanked Sigrid
  • 11 years ago
    Haha, I hated the Guildford Green!
  • 11 years ago
    New space looks really nice but is the previous green guilford green? I love that green shade in the before pics.
  • 11 years ago
    Not sure exactly what green is in the prior picture but I didn't think it did the wood trim justice.
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    I love the transformation of this space! It looks like a serious space now!
    Nick thanked Design Line Works, LLC
  • 11 years ago
    Is the trim color a beige/khaki shade? Hard to see in this picture. I'm wondering how it would look on my kitchen cabinets.
  • 11 years ago
    The trim is Simply White in the After pictures. It is a pure white from Benjamin Moore.
  • 11 years ago
    Nick - you obviously have very good taste - seems like both the before and after pics are popular!
    Nick thanked Ann
  • 11 years ago
    I like everything except the chandelier...the iron finish attracts visual attention...clear glass would just be an orb of reflected light.
    Nick thanked dclostboy
  • 11 years ago
    Love both.
    Nick thanked feeny
  • 11 years ago
    I'd kill for that crystal chandelier. It's perfect.
    Nick thanked malhotte
  • 11 years ago
    Love the redo. That green didn't do it for me, either.
  • 11 years ago
    Wow!
  • 11 years ago
    After exquisite and beautiful!
  • 11 years ago
    I completely agree with melotte. Nick made the house his own and current without sacrificing all of the gorgeous original detail of the farmhouse. Not everyone's taste is period colonial. This house is both a reflection of Nick's personal style and the homes timeless appeal. I am Nick's Realtor and it is refreshing to see a gorgeous Farmhouse brought up to date without disturbing its original architecture. I am so sick of all the boring colonial farmhouse interiors without a shred of creativity. This house is even better in person and I can't wait to see how he does the porch in the Spring. Kudos to Nick!!!
  • 11 years ago

    If you live in it you should love it every moment of every day. Go Nick!

  • PRO
    10 years ago

    Great work!