And the Winners are..... Dining room update

Finally, after all your inputs, going over and over again my blog post on Dining room chairs and much pondering on my part. I have decided to get the dining room chairs that I think fits best our space and our taste.

And so the winners are....

Tada!

Yes, I chose two types of chairs!

Somerton Chairs from Wayfair.com

AND...

Willoughby Chairs from West Elm

I am so happy with these two chairs! Although it took me a while to get them (almost 2 months!), they were truly WORTH THE WAIT!!!!

I got the Somerton Chairs first. We had to attach all four legs on this one which was pretty easy. Then we got the Willoughby Chairs only recently. We had to attach the back rest along with the front feet, a little more difficult than the Somerton chair assembly, but still, fairly easy.

I chose two types because, although one whole set is the usual for Dining rooms, and by any means, that is the most practical way and also beautiful way, My LIKING so many things and chairs in particular, made this decision easy. And fortunately for me, although I only saw pictures of these chairs online, they turned out to be a perfect match for  each other!

Love the curves of this chair so much! It is also so comfy!

The Somerton's wood stain matched exactly our old dining table (lucky me!)!

Did I mention to you that we got this Dining table at Value City Furniture on clearance? You'll never guess for how much, but we love it nonetheless and did not think of replacing it. It has scratches up top, but I like it that way, it gives the table character and also reminds me of the memories of all the wonderful dinners we shared on this table. It is definitely a keeper for us. I don't really like furniture that is  TOO PERFECT anyway, since I'd be afraid of using it! (Yikes!) :-)

Love that this is a little more "serious" than the other  four

The Willoughby is a little more serious, and I like it that way since it is after all, the "Head Chairs"! They are actually quite comfy despite its stern appearance because you can rest your whole back on them up to your neck. The fabric matches the Somerton's and althought the legs are stained a little darker, they are still brown and looks great with the rest of the set. Pictures don't do justice to these babies.

And here is what the Dining room looks now with these new beautiful chairs...

I can't wait to host a dinner here. The dining room looks really nice with these new chairs.

Now, if I can only find the right China Cabinet and wine bar and window treatments and wall treatments and....Oh well, it really never ends does it... :-)


Have a Gorgeous day!!!

Home Movie Theater Updates

Here are some updates on our home movie theater...

1) Curtains

Rods in place

My hubby added these wooden dowels to hang our curtains.  The hole in the wall, which I think the former owners of this house used as a trophy case, turned out to be very useful for our Home movie theater. It now houses all the gadgets like the Blu-ray/dvd player and the PS 3, DVR etc.

With curtains

Cost of Curtains? ZERO. These were our old curtains we bought from Ikea for our old rental house in Carbondale! We used all 4 panels for this.

Then we bought a looong baseboard and used it as a valence...

Not bad... not bad at all!

2) Seating

I mentioned before that we got something free at last from our local furniture store, BRYAN'S. And this is why...

Recliner seats

These seats are super duper comfy! And they are hi-tech since they are automatic! Everytime we use them we feel like we're on a First class trip to somewhere.

And since it would be a hassle trying to crane your neck out if you sat at the back, my hubby built a platform for the sofa in order to elevate it from the floor. Cool!!!!

See...

Of course, once we carpet the whole flooring this plywood won't be seen anymore. But the viewing experience now at the back is so much better.

Viewing pleasure

Stay tuned as we slowly turn this space into our Movie Haven.


Have a wonderful day!!!!!!

Family Rules

I recently found this at TJ Maxx....

I think is speaks well of the "rules" families should have all the time - the only thing I would change is the "EAT YOUR PEAS" part, I would change it to "NO LEFT-OVERS" or "EAT YOUR GULAY" (veggies).


My little son loves reading these rules and emphasizing ones that are relevant for the day for himself, like for example, if he's speaking too loud, he reads " Use your inside voice"...




HAVE A HAPPY DAY!!!