Mid-Century Farmhouse Dining Room Reveal

These past six weeks flew by at lightning speed, and it feels great to be at the finish line of the Spring 2016 One Room Challenge!  Thank you so much to Linda at Calling It Home for spearheading this semi-annual design blogger event.

Six weeks ago, I set out to spice up our dining area, a "room" that is centrally located between our kitchen and family room.  What I thought would be an easy and straightforward makeover posed quite a few challenges at nearly every turn.  It felt like the One Room Challenges at times! :)

Week One: The Space, Before Photos & Design Plan

Week Two: Creating a Focal Wall

Week Three: The Midway Point

Week Four: Behind-the-Scenes Challenges & Progress Update

Week Five: Final Peek

I'll dig into the design details later.  Today's post will be all about one thing - the room transformation in photos!  So come on in and take a look...

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

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AFTER

The room already had a lot going for it post-renovation, including the hardwood floors and all the natural light it gets.  It was just waiting for some design attention, and several hours/weeks of DIY labor!  It's amazing what just a little color, pattern, and some architectural dimension can add to a space!  Take a look at a true before photo of the dining area before we renovated the room...

It was a dark and dated time capsule, just like the adjacent old kitchen which we also renovated.  Our dining room (and home in general) has come such a long way over the past three years since we purchased our fixer upper!

Book: Styled by Emily Henderson

The goal of this budget-friendly makeover was to create a design-savvy space with a mid-century farmhouse spin - which is in keeping with our home's 1955 architecture and interior decor.  Most of all, I wanted to inject personality and pizzazz into an otherwise lackluster space.  The focal wall we DIY'd accomplished just that!

The feature wall literally transformed how the room looks AND feels!  It was the main component of the design plan, and it truly is the "star" of the room!  The bold graphic wallpaper added the design "oomph" I had envisioned, and the wainscoting detail provided much-needed architectural dimension.  I am so pleased with how it turned out, especially after all the challenges we faced having an uneven wall!  It single-handedly elevated the room's design, and it also gave the dining area its own "identity" within the open concept great room.

Thank you all so much for following along with our dining room makeover!  Your positive support and encouragement here on the blog and on Instagram has been truly appreciated.  That's a wrap on the Spring 2016 One Room Challenge!!!

SOURCES: Wallpaper // Brass Ceiling Pendant // Jute Rug // Mahogany Extendable Farmhouse Table (old from Pottery Barn) // Tufted Parson Chairs (old from Bombay Company) // Bar Cart (old from Crate & Barrel)

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