Looks great! I think the mirror looks to be a nice size for the space. I'd place the photos on the other wall. The chairs turned out so nice!!!

Thoughts:

You could consider hanging the mirror sideways. It just seems a little narrow to me. Don't hang it too high, as you want connectivity between the mirror and the buffet. (In your before photos, your mirror was hung too high). One way to achieve this is to place something on the buffet (very simple, maybe something similar to your table centerpiece).

Love that you chose bold fabric for the chairs. A more muted tone of gray would have had a totally different effect !

Thanks Ann, I was worried about this whole process but I am so happy it turned out good. I think I love this set again ;-)

I accidentally hit the button to stop discussions. Does any body know how to undo that? Otherwise I assume I just start writing and post.

K, I might add that we are getting down to items that are subjective and more or a personal choice. Your room will look great with the existing mirror hung vertically as you have it, but I wanted to offer my personal opinion. One other consideration: it looks just a touch tight around the end of your tables. Not a big deal. But, have you considered, if you don't hang the photos on the wall with the buffet, when the dining room is not in use, to place the end armed chairs on the same wall as the buffet. It will give that wall a larger presence and free up some traffic space. It will also show off your gorgeous chair fabric.

CDR I totally agree with your idea to move the chairs, I think the front pattern on the chairs will be nicely displayed there. I've been pretty busy this week but I will post the complete pictures this weekend. I must say with all of my husband's complaining, he looked at the complete redo and gasped (for lack of a better word) he said the room looks amazing. I shrugged my shoulders but secretly thought VICTORY!!!

I like cdr's suggestion, k. The room really looks GREAT. Congratulations! It is testament to your focus and vision that you were able to sift through the multitude of ideas and suggestions and implement those that gave you the room of YOUR dreams. What fun! bevballew, with an extensive background in decorative painted finishes and furnishings, I am going to make a guess at the question you posed earlier in the thread: how were the chairs darkened... It was probably done with a glaze, versus a stain. However, If the chairs were stripped first, they would more than likely have been stained. I am making this guess, because glazes are intended to be applied over existing finishes and lay on the surface (but are still translucent like stains) whereas stains are intended to absorb into the wood and therefore usually used on unfinished wood. K?, do you know if they stripped the chairs first. I would bet not. LOTS of work and unnecessary, based on your goals. I can't wait to see the final pics of your beautiful new dining room.

Your design looks fabulous! Everything has come together beautifully. As far as where the pictures should go, just trust your own instinct. You know what you like and, so far, all your choices have obviously been good ones! I hope you enjoy your dining room with lots of family and friends for a long, long time. Very well done!

Thank you so much Daniel! I think from following this thread it was a glaze. It is nice to know a glaze can be used as opposed to stripping. I have a few pieces of my mom's that are dated and that route would be great. Thanks so much for responding to my question!!

Yea, K!!!!! I am so glad you put the picture of the office next to the ones of the dining room! I knew your choices would compliment each other! I love the chairs and your selection of materials. I am jealous! I agree with mob ear, trust your instincts with placement of mirror and pictures. Thanks for including all of us.

That was supposed to be "mbear".

What color is the paint on your dining room walls

It is Benjamin Moore's Revere Pewter, I picked it because it goes nicely with dark brown.

Great point by mainstreetschool. I too, love that you showed in pics how well the two rooms flow together. And they REALLY do. "Like"

VERY nice k! What a transformation. Congratulations.

Wow. What a transformation! Correct.....it is what you like that is important.

On your office which is very nice. I would turn desk around so you look out window. Then move big chair to opposite side. It would hid. That awful plug.

P.S. love the color.

Your dining room is beautiful. Good job.

The big chair needs to stay in its place, it's hiding a lot of chords. One day I will move the office around but if you've been following all of my changes you would know that I am exhausted!!!

Wow it looks fantastic. You have fabulous taste and the finished product is beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing the entire process. It is so fun to see the end result. Now go pour yourself a glass of wine and enjoy.

I like the way you think mj ;-)

K that is just beautiful... Very well put together! Awesome Job!
Where can I get that horse picture?

Z gallerie

Congratulations! You did a beautiful job and so glad it worked out well and you are happy with the results! What a dif! Love the darker color of the wood finish!!

Use your rug as a base.
Find fabrics that compliment rug and blend with wood tones.

I think I really need to give 'props' to the painter, Loretta (contact Uniqdezines@gmail.com) at Uniqdezines. She picked up the set at no charge (extremely heavy) transformed it and delivered it in a short amount of time. I also need to mention, at a great price. When I noticed a few smudges in the table she came by immediately (she lives on the other side of town 50 miles) and didn't leave until the table looked amazing. I am so happy I met such a caring professional. I live just north of Atlanta. Ok, enough of my soap box ;-)

Looks amazing.
When's the party? :)

Soon...and you're all invited!!! ;-)

...especially CDR and Daniel, I'd luv some free advice ;-)

You are very kind. Let us know when you have recovered from your dining room and are on to the next room!

Thanks k. I have enjoyed brainstorming on this project with you. I would LOVE to attend your housewarming. How fun!

LOVE it. I just did my dining room and some of these same Houzzers helped me. Daniel Dionne was especially helpful. I had a hard time with the fabric on chairs. I might have gone a little bolder, but I loved the medallion print. Still need a couple accessories for pops of color. I don't know, it's calming in there.

It's nice, but a bit flat for my taste. The room needs some color, art and accessories.

It's beautiful, Kelly.

A lot of work but well worth the effort the transformation is amazing...thanks for sharing

Great job Kelly, do you have a 'before' picture?

I think you need something with more pizzazz as a centerpiece.

Not necessarily color but something with more substance.

Kelly.....are you looking to further improve or are you happy with this?

Kelly, I agree with bevballew. The centerpiece could use a bit more presence. Perhaps a large porcelain bowl or compote. Also, you really need window treatments. So far, so good. Thanks for the shout out.

Wow... that's incredible!

Kelly, let us know if you want more help and it would probably be best to start a new discussion.

My first reaction is
-lovely, calm space
-gorgeous chandelier
-pitcher looks odd and dwarfed between 2 candles-overall, too dainty for space--need something large and plain to ground the chandelier
-buffet arrangement---same thing---vase and candles are not connecting
-need drapes on windows

Simple fixes.
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I am scared to do the window treatments. I can easily get new accessories, like something larger, bolder to replace the white pitcher and plate, but .... if anyone has suggestions for window treatments, I am open. Was thinking of skipping it altogether.

I will go to your discussion and comment

Simple panels on lovely hardware will do the trick, Kelly. They don't need to be (shouldn't be) too elaborate. It is really more about the softness and enhancement of the architecture. Subtle. It's looking good. Nice job.

I agree with CDR, please start a new discussion ;-)

I see a simple window treatment in silver or Pewter or gray, whatever color you want to call it, in a silk type material. No valance. Just straight simple gathered or pleated drapes.

wow love what you did! the color change was night and day!