Our Christmas Table Setting

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2f3ITGCtU45tnJitRyGTJc9QTgzWDVXNkvFoKKW4i5ykTQD9S4B9zNaN5Vylomj9x2VWwlITMneIPdfeymdnSt2DQoZ0DSy0fiE2jiagRx2pMDJwtWvNJE1rLo_mZoAC4FMkHTUr1Pk/s1600/qJuly_5280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2f3ITGCtU45tnJitRyGTJc9QTgzWDVXNkvFoKKW4i5ykTQD9S4B9zNaN5Vylomj9x2VWwlITMneIPdfeymdnSt2DQoZ0DSy0fiE2jiagRx2pMDJwtWvNJE1rLo_mZoAC4FMkHTUr1Pk/s640/qJuly_5280.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although we still have more to do in this room (eventually wallpaper above the chair rail, a hutch, a non-made-by-me table, etc.) now that we've made a decent amount of progress in here I thought it would be fun to set the table. First I brought our bench in from the kitchen. We actually used it with this table in our last house and now that we've recovered it, I thought the stripes would add a little bit of interest in here. Then I added a runner from Target. It wasn't really long enough but I had trouble finding what I was looking for and I liked the color of this one. The three votive holders were from Target as well and I added some fresh cut boxwood from our yard and sprinkled some ornaments along the runner. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtogR09yR5Hpr5f11qwcONwkCwbh-szq9qv2EHtWjs95bLyvZi8CSUEwiEW3HZwrAQM2m1-hY7KYTzmbN-UnXGih00k6VTgjgXWo7xhq0hTX_L86xO_sluyI1kt6SuTNE5MEOO4ZHSjU/s1600/qJuly_5340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtogR09yR5Hpr5f11qwcONwkCwbh-szq9qv2EHtWjs95bLyvZi8CSUEwiEW3HZwrAQM2m1-hY7KYTzmbN-UnXGih00k6VTgjgXWo7xhq0hTX_L86xO_sluyI1kt6SuTNE5MEOO4ZHSjU/s640/qJuly_5340.jpg" width="436" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZvLuXbvqR-p4RVVevystI2hIW8HQ4Rb9tee9H0-jh65Sh-X_0kcn8tW3UhCtke567y9qSHPIhDYxHhI_WrVJjhCF3FA6t2uRrIeJhMBGPxq8Vg2qEnzzR4ODxTw3Vpr2dFwy77T-_4Q/s1600/qJuly_5274.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZvLuXbvqR-p4RVVevystI2hIW8HQ4Rb9tee9H0-jh65Sh-X_0kcn8tW3UhCtke567y9qSHPIhDYxHhI_WrVJjhCF3FA6t2uRrIeJhMBGPxq8Vg2qEnzzR4ODxTw3Vpr2dFwy77T-_4Q/s640/qJuly_5274.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SYWzoNuxtQswDVElq21JAI4Fegxh5lVzdpqRcwheYgwPOYWE8zQOF-nUsc0TVRwNvLqVCXa_lp7C8I0h-sz8YLd4rUv386zZ48YaiHj2w5DiVx7B9VpHpjr-dnjvfcFjNB1wZP6l4pg/s1600/qJuly_5252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SYWzoNuxtQswDVElq21JAI4Fegxh5lVzdpqRcwheYgwPOYWE8zQOF-nUsc0TVRwNvLqVCXa_lp7C8I0h-sz8YLd4rUv386zZ48YaiHj2w5DiVx7B9VpHpjr-dnjvfcFjNB1wZP6l4pg/s640/qJuly_5252.jpg" width="436" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> At each place I used our beautiful place settings that Mikasa sent us. It's called the <a href="http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/Mikasa-reg-French-Countryside-Dinnerware/102966?Keyword=french+countryside">French Countryside Collection</a>.  I love the simple elegant look of this collection. It goes perfectly both in our kitchen and dining room and mixes and matches nicely with the other dishes we own. I am so excited about it and would definitely recommend it! My mom actually has this exact set of dishes that she uses in her home. I also used the beautiful flatware and glasses they sent as well. The flatware is the <a href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/65-Piece-Avalene-Flatware-Service/prod156370176/p.prod">"Avalene" pattern</a>. It has a fun pattern to it that still has a very classic feel. There is a lattice motif at the bottom and a band of beading at the top. And I really like<a href="http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/1/1/35294-mikasa-barmasters-24-ounce-stemless-wine-set-of-4.html"> the stemless wine glasses</a>. I've never had any before and I love their design. 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Our Christmas Table Setting

Although we still have more to do in this room (eventually wallpaper above the chair rail, a hutch, a non-made-by-me table, etc.) now that w...

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Our New Sideboard and Updated Dining Room

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxXkrjwPMvCky9ikDLO2wnh6WFM1vGOz-KKqLEs4n7gmsNHAPJZ9NTyY09iCtFeCsSpsulu4FODr8-KepGJrskt26kp9LkYVk5bA7MTo5b7LHwfUufwKm2w44GJ0ii3NgMSuCAwnq7xU/s1600/aJuly_4110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxXkrjwPMvCky9ikDLO2wnh6WFM1vGOz-KKqLEs4n7gmsNHAPJZ9NTyY09iCtFeCsSpsulu4FODr8-KepGJrskt26kp9LkYVk5bA7MTo5b7LHwfUufwKm2w44GJ0ii3NgMSuCAwnq7xU/s640/aJuly_4110.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />As I mentioned earlier this week during our Christmas house tour I am back now with the details on our new sideboard and lamps. I started looking for a sideboard and hutch pretty much as soon as we moved in this summer and for the last several months this room has been pretty much empty except for the table. I regularly checked craigslist and our local consignment and antique shops in hopes that something would turn up. Finally, after months of looking I saw this at one of the consignment shops. It's actually a media cabinet but it works perfectly for what we needed in here. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyJi4COr63IouYhrJPnRPi7LyT52j5NMgDKyxyu82Rs74uEb7LVw0KvD0jNzm3TyOaC1z3f04ewRgDfI2Nehs3-fk7UUx8serx0AI8qcvpsDu9ngIazmB6hyzNz3_va6X2nqATM8PUo8/s1600/aJuly_4242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyJi4COr63IouYhrJPnRPi7LyT52j5NMgDKyxyu82Rs74uEb7LVw0KvD0jNzm3TyOaC1z3f04ewRgDfI2Nehs3-fk7UUx8serx0AI8qcvpsDu9ngIazmB6hyzNz3_va6X2nqATM8PUo8/s640/aJuly_4242.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I originally pondered not painting it. In fact I left it unpainted for a couple of weeks trying to decide if I should paint it or not. In the end it was just a little too red (it's hard to tell that in the photo but it had a reddish/orange tinge to it) and didn't go with the wood of the table and chairs so I pulled the trigger and went ahead and painted it with Annie Sloan's French Linen from our sponsor <a href="http://ladybutterbug.com/">Lady Butterbug</a>. They ship their paint so quickly! It has arrived each time just two days after I ordered it. And I LOVE this color. I need to repaint our kitchen table and am pretty sure I am going to use this same color. I haven't waxed the sideboard yet but I do plan on doing that at some point. Once I got it painted I knew I wanted a set of lamps. I have always loved the look of two lamps on a buffet. We had that in our first house and I always kind of missed it in our last house. I ran into Home Goods hoping they might have something but honestly wasn't expecting to find anything. I first saw these ones but passed by them because I saw one that I fell completely in love with. Unfortunately though, there was only one so I went back over to these. I didn't think they were as pretty but for $25 I figured it couldn't hurt to try so I brought them home fully expecting to be returning them the next day. Well, once I put them on the sideboard I decided I loved them. YAY!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few before and afters of the piece and the dining room in general.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOSUOB5va9WoSIlMk64qCoBtEb8sYYEJZ9zFNaiwo0oe9IDgrRlFAB3edFZa1ZcqGBhsiP8lGRDcSExEdtJDV2QGOfL40TUlnmDNVePu79-VyxBieEVW4BmeLdS6sAw5yNHAFARlY_r0/s1600/fDBeforeandAfter5b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOSUOB5va9WoSIlMk64qCoBtEb8sYYEJZ9zFNaiwo0oe9IDgrRlFAB3edFZa1ZcqGBhsiP8lGRDcSExEdtJDV2QGOfL40TUlnmDNVePu79-VyxBieEVW4BmeLdS6sAw5yNHAFARlY_r0/s640/fDBeforeandAfter5b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFjQredxSij7o2CnsHpasQ2bLA_hDaTbqzhXgxpobRfJOq2-aWVaJJS-jYxXc9AOh-QByOVKj5mKLi0nsbHfDQWf0FisTPhR9vTqq28bC6B_b7YHJYVaiqOty28s_R_qa1AY4GbxVqa4/s1600/fDBeforeandAfter5b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"></div><u><b>SOURCE LIST:</b></u><br /><br /><b>Wall Color</b> - Gray Owl at 75% in Matte Finish<br /><b>Trim Color</b> - Simply White in Semi-gloss Finish<br /><b>Beadboard Wallpaper</b> - Allen and Roth from Lowe's<br /><b>Chandelier </b>- <a href="https://www.facebook.com/savvywmbg?ref=ts&fref=ts">Savvy</a> in Williamsburg, VA<br /><b>Dinnerware</b> - Mikasa, <a href="http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/Mikasa-reg-French-Countryside-Dinnerware/102966?Keyword=french+countryside">French Countryside Collection</a><br /><b>Chargers</b> - Pottery Barn (seven years ago)<br /><b>Placemats</b> - Target (probably nine years or so ago)<br /><b>Slipcovered Chairs </b>- IKEA<br /><b>Side Chairs </b>- Joss and Main<br /><b>Farmhouse Table</b> - We made it - more details <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/our-farm-house-table-saga.html">here</a><br /><b>Clock</b> - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/savvywmbg?ref=ts&fref=ts">Savvy</a> in Williamsburg, VA (a couple of years ago)<br /><b>Mirror </b>- Restoration Hardware (six years ago but I think they still sell it)<br /><b>Drapery Panels</b> - IKEA Ritva Panels<br /><b>Drapery Rods</b> - Lowe's<br /><b>Sideboard</b> - The Velvet Shoestring (consignment shop - then painted with Annie Sloan's French Linen chalk paint from <a href="http://ladybutterbug.com/">Lady Butterbug</a>. <br /><b>Lamps</b> - Home Goods<br /><b>Bowl with ornaments</b> - wedding gift<br /><b>Wreaths on Chairs</b> - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/savvywmbg?ref=ts&fref=ts">Savvy</a> in Williamsburg, VA<br /><b>Paperwhites</b> - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/savvywmbg?ref=ts&fref=ts">Savvy</a> in Williamsburg, VA<br /><br />And don't forget to enter our joint contest with Polyvore to win one of TWO $500 GIFT CARDS TO POTTERY BARN. Check out <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/project-decorate-and-win-500-gift-card.html">this post</a> for more details.<br /><br /><div style="margin: 0 auto; width: 600px;"><div style="position: relative;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/casual_elegance/set?.embedder=8482679&.svc=copypaste&id=105228096" target="_blank"><img br="" nbsp="" /></a></div></div><br />And if you haven't already check out the Christmas House Walk hosted by Jennifer Rizzo - You can start<a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/12/welcome-to-the-2013-holiday-housewalk-day-1.html"> </a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">here</a>. We are <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/2013-christmas-house-tour.html">house #12 on day 2</a>. <br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span class="pibfi_pinterest"> <span class="xc_pin" style="display: block; left: 31px;"> </span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/12/welcome-to-the-2013-holiday-housewalk-day-1.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/12/welcome-to-the-2013-holiday-housewalk-day-1.html" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IP-upc1M4ZdxTRpCWNllAeLY6KxAekNYjZ1YCnx0pANjQKXSEtq5UJYBnQoBSaTkYNDkfL4zR7_Zg_NMRpBvAHVZY7g6sQ71NYAXxpjV2O9gqEUq2n5qB1qJCZh12TacPjxOwMN7pak/s320/Jennifer+Rizzo+holiday+150+housewalk+button.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have a wonderful Friday!  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeqWliHUcZUQsRimJo226ruWAEAg1JFwP1sTsQwy63HjypaCVggLpRHmkrzLN9FJYskXCVVCpe2l379B1EkevYxFyoq0DYEj1z520Nuttzl8zyz2A7r_adyYfFOF5ZGPlr_RsU7koPOs/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeqWliHUcZUQsRimJo226ruWAEAg1JFwP1sTsQwy63HjypaCVggLpRHmkrzLN9FJYskXCVVCpe2l379B1EkevYxFyoq0DYEj1z520Nuttzl8zyz2A7r_adyYfFOF5ZGPlr_RsU7koPOs/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">;</div>

Our New Sideboard and Updated Dining Room

As I mentioned earlier this week during our Christmas house tour I am back now with the details on our new sideboard and lamps. I started lo...

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