Project DuJour

It's back to productive mode this weekend. Last weekend we played in NY/NJ and next weekend we have some fun plans surrounding Baileigh's 7th birthday...so that means this weekend was back to the grind. I've invited people over for Thanksgiving with ulterior motives that it would be the kick in the pants we need to get a second renovation wind.

I started to unpack the dining room boxes and decided that it would be easier to paint the room now then down the road. So...it still has a way to go but I decided to be pretty daring and take it from this color to...

this dark chocolate brown color. I painted all the trim white, it's hard to tell but it was an off white prior to my painting. I also purchased a new chandelier that is brushed stainless and matches our kitchen fixtures.

It is very dark! I like it but I have to admit that I preferred the color that it was when I was rolling it on...oh well, I wanted to do something bold and like nothing I had ever done and it definitely fits in that category! It also goes nicely with our new kitchen colors.

Since I was taking some risks in my color I decided to make some changes to my dining room table as well. My tastes have changed and I don't really care for the furniture that we purchased ten years ago. Aside from that, the fact that it has moved at least six times and was fairly low quality to begin it isn't holding up great.

So I decided to sand the chairs and paint them and then recover the seats. If I can find the right fabric I may use the same material that I cover the seats to make drapes...which should be interesting considering I don't sew. Eventually I think I want to paint the base of the table and the pedestals and refinish the table top surface but keep it the same color...but right now the chairs will have to do so I can turn my attention to some other projects.
While I worked in the dining room Brad spent his time upstairs in our new laundry room. He finished painting the other section of the room that used to be wallpapered, hung the new doors going into the laundry room and put up a new light fixture. He also spent Saturday changing the layout of our closets and built new shelves. He's heading out of town tomorrow for the week so now I'll be able to surprise him by finishing the chairs and curtains and hopefully unpacking and organizing our bedroom now that we have closet shelves! The next project weekend isn't until November 7th...I think we're going to tackle redoing our half bath or build a wall in our basement to create a guest bedroom...the options are unfortunately endless!