Beautiful view -- you don't need any window treatment on that sliding door, for one... is that your furniture?

Yes, that’s our furniture that we’re keeping. I’d like to move the black cabinet out and long table and artwork over...thoughts?

who makes the striped rug?

groveraxle your renderings are always spot on!

Dining set has a heaviness of look [and pounds?]… so, is the current paint really a help? course you could add a lively rug, idk...

but isn't the wood, and also the paint fairly dark... ?

Squared sockets / for elongated tables to geometric seating. Black and Polished Nickel two-tone for variety of hardware finishes... 36" long.

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Posting in case -- a pull-chain switch allows you to turn the light on and off right at the source:

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well, I should suppose the sconces already have a switch plate … yes?

Yes sconces have switched. Wow I do love where your going with this! Suggestions are fab! I agree room should be lighter too. When we moved it it was dark red so we just threw another dark color to cover it.

My entire house is light and will be getting painted again light (white and light gray), right now it’s all cream. So should dining room be a light too? You guys are such a help thank you! This is a pic left of dining room and hallway sconces. If this helps....

Thank you for the suggestion but we’re definitely going to leave it open. Thanks again to all of you for the advice!

The striped rug is from Safavieh's Kilim collection.

Can't tell what from here -- you said LR gets plenty of light // paint in DR seems ok, but is it good with deeper rustic table... grover's is good.

This is good to read - they ask whether you want a certain room to have a vibe of bold walls - all other walls could be the same.... is that your DR?

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Yes shiny, polished nickel.

I want to ask what inspired/ brought about getting the dining set?

Ha. We just thought it was cool. Period. Bought 7 years ago when we moved from city life to a wooded, country-like area. Now I feel like it brings a touch of the outside in....but mostly not much thought just liked it.

In a similar way, is there anything else to show us that you've found? :)

Not to step on Darlene's toes but I think when she was referring to boxing in the poles she may have meant to square them up instead off closing off the space. It would make them more modern and go with your other finishes better. It will still be open, just different shape.

Thank you! I realized later what she meant...I read it at first boxing in whole area.....duh moment lol. I really like that suggestion and totally agree!

For lighting, why not go with something unique like these, with a bit of a story, rather than buying a mass-produced fixture?

It's true... the posts have classic elegant look.... not at all like the table.

What about a chandelier like this we used in a recent design of ours?

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