How to create Perfect Dining Room Pairings

The Dining room is all about gathering with your friends and family, enjoying a meal, and catching up on the day. One of the most important aspects of the Dining Room is your table of course.  It has to be large enough to accommodate everyone, be the right shape and material for your uses, and acts as the anchor to the room.  

The chandelier is the jewelry of the room.  It gives the room the dim soft lighting you want to create the right atmosphere or lights up the whole table for crafts and homework sessions.  I have created these perfect pairings of gorgeous dining tables and wonderful chandeliers to simplify your Dining Room design.  

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The Emerson Table from West Elm is perfectly rustic and modern at the same time

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I love it paired with this mix of rustic bronze and elegant crystals

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The Banks Reclaimed wood table from Pottery Barn looks traditional with it's carved detail legs

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Two of these lanterns above it would be perfect

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This small metal top round table from Anthropologie can fit in a small dining room or kitchen

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This clear glass sphere modernizes the rustic wood and metal table and brings airy-ness to the space

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This White distressed Farmhouse table from Ballard Designs has classic notched legs

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This hammered metal pendant mimics the zinc top of the table and adds to the rustic farmhouse style of the table.  Two above this long table would fit perfectly.  

Will you be updating your dining room soon? What do you think of these pairings?  

Nautical Summer Paradise

Have you checked out this years HGTV Dream Home? Both the interior and exterior are beautifully put together with a Nautical theme for this Martha's Vineyard home.  There is tons of blue and white as you would expect with pops of different accents in the various rooms of the house. 

This beautiful Cape Cod style home is set on Martha's Vineyard

I love the copper details and bracketed flower boxes decorating the exterior

I'm a sucker for a cupola!

An outdoor shower is a necessity at a beach front setting

The great room features a calming blue and white classic nautical palette

The vaulted beam ceilings are striking

The dormers allow even more light to enter the spacious great room

The dark painted shelving allows the silver and glass accents to pop

The rustic beams add warmth and depth to the majorly white space

The large open chandelier defines the dining area without obstructing the sight lines to the kitchen

The ticking stripe settee creates a comfy place to linger after dinner

The butcher block island adds more warmth to the white kitchen

Doors from the kitchen allow you to bring food right out to the patio space for your awaiting guests

The powder room features a unique vanity design, and I love the use of 2 pendant lights above the vanity

This classic laundry space is beautiful and functional.  The use of small tiles on the floor help make this small space look larger

This monochromatic palette in the master bedroom creates a serene space

The fireplace anchors two armchairs perfect for reading in the evening

Patio off of the Master Bedroom perfect for watching the evening sunsets

The dressing room is a nice bonus

The spacious master closet

The Master bathroom has a barrel vaulted ceiling, vessel sinks, and gorgeous glittery pendant lights

The unique shape of this tub fits with the traditional and modern mix of the home

Beadboard paneling is a ode to the classic cape code style

The kid's bedroom is a bright space with preppy New England classics

Keeping the intensity of each of these colors similar allows them to blend well together

The colors on the patio mimic the bedroom

The kids bathroom is vibrant with whimsical touches like this detailed mirror

The guest bedroom features a classic nautical blue and orange palette

This cozy bedroom seating area allows your guests to get away for a bit

Check out this geometric chair fabric up close

This guest bedroom patio allows them to relax and enjoy the great outdoors

The guest bathroom features the same color palette

I love this bronze faucet that mimics the exterior copper elements

The patio off of the living space has tons of seating for outdoor entertaining

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Check out the link for more information on the HGTV dream house and to enter to win it.

What do you think of this nautical paradise? Will you be entering to win it?

What I'm Loving Now...Brick Floors

Brick floors were often seen in the traditional homes of the past, and were eventually replaced with now popular wood, tile, and carpet.  I love seeing brick floors coming back in many home styles from Traditional to Modern.  

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I love this herringbone entryway with the surrounding border

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This entryway border extends all the way around the built in mudroom bench.

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This beige-y brick accentuates the modern elements of this rustic glam laundry room

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This modern farmhouse kitchen is juxtaposed with this traditional red brick floor

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This classic southern home uses wood beams to create an X pattern to create visual interest in this small space

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In this modern kitchen the brick was painted white to blend with the modern glossy lacquer finishes.  

How do you feel about using brick inside, would you consider it for your home?