Dining Room Summer Decor

So the Summer Decor tour continues.. so today it is our Dining room.. This is our families gathering spot.. See how it all turns out below..

Spring decor in our Dining room

Farmhouse Bench Makeover

I decided to change up our dining room a bit by adding this cute farmhouse bench from our deck.. with our Canadian winters and snow and space at a limit for outdoor furniture storage... I decided what a better way than to use my little bench instead of just storing it away.. so here is how it all turned out!! ;)

Christmas in our Dining Room 2016

This year I kept the red holiday decor designated to our Dining and Living Rooms as they are connected to each other... The red just sets the mood for the holidays as it's one of the first rooms you see when you walk in our front door. ;) Come and see how it all turns out by clicking read more..

Breakfast Room Reveal

So I'm so excited to share our Breakfast area today.. we've done some changes in here recently.. I found this antique wooden round table at an online auction recently with this really unique base and just had to have it!!  I got it for a mere $50 but it does need some work..well a lot of work!! I know.. I know I just recently posted about our farmhouse rectangular kitchen table.. which we just did a makeover on by adding planks to the top of it.. Don't worry I still have it and love it But I couldn't resist this deal .. I should tell you, I have never had a round table before.. but I think I like it??. Then there is the tiny fact that I am super torn on which style I like??.. I really like BOTH ..ahh!! :( So please help me..what do you think? Do you prefer the round or rectangular farmhouse style for our space? leave me your comments below...

Our Dining Room lately

Here's a little peek at the way our dining room had been looking lately before I changed it over to fall ;) .. I will be sharing how we decorated it for Fall tomorrow. So I will keep this post short and sweet. Check out all the pictures below..

Updating a Vintage Chandelier

Today i'm sharing how I updated our old chandelier to give it a more Rustic vibe. It's amazing how simply adding sisal rope to the trim of the chandelier can completely change the look and create the natural element I was craving. Now I should tell you that even though this makeover wasn't HARD, It was quite time consuming and I did burn my little fingers more times than I would like to admit. ;) Now keep in mind the rope I used is thicker than the typical in-expensive jute. Which made it was quite a mission to cut! All I did was pre-measure how much I needed per candelabra... And then added the glue to each chandelier arm and wrapped, one arm at a time.. I also tried to start my sisal wrap at the back to make it less visible. 

Our Spring Dining Room Reveal

Bunnies, Bunnies everywhere!! Our daughter makes us listen to this 'Bunny Hop' song at least once a day so that may have led to my decorating theme this year :) I kept our dining room fairly simple with a few Spring-ish Easter touches. See the details below...

Decorating with Dried Hydrangeas

So I admit it! I am OBSESSED with Dried Hydrangeas! They are just so beautiful to me.. Hydrangeas also hold a special place in my heart because they were our wedding flower. I have them literally ALL over my home! I feel as though they are timeless and classic and look great for any season. The light Creamy ones are my favourite. Some flowers I have dried myself while others I have bought on EBAY. I Love them so much and have tried so many times to dry them on my own and they NEVER turn out. The only time they dried out perfectly is when I wasn't trying .. how sad!! I said before I am not a gardener or plant person.. I'm missing that green thumb! I just like Pretty!!

Shared with the Vintage Inspiration Party at Knick of Time Blog

These are Hydrangeas from one of our previous homes Garden's.. They dried perfectly on the bush so I cut them off in Fall and placed them in the vase and they have been there ever since.. They even get special prevlidges in a box in my car during each of our moves so they don't get damaged! This is the best and fool proof way that I have found to to dry hydrangeas .. Wait till the end of season (end of August roughly) until the Hydrangeas are pretty much dry on the bush, then cut them off and hang them to dry for a few days upside down... then voila.. beautiful dried hydrangeas!!

 In our kitchen we have a galvanized tin vase full of a dark caramel bouquet of dried hydrangeas. I recently bought at my local garden centre. They were 50% off so approx. $12  for the bunch.. They are nice and full in a unique darker shade, darker than I typically choose.. But since I have such a hard time drying myself I couldn't pass them up! And the colour looks great with all our Fall Decor.

These are my big slurge From Ebay.. I just love them.. Plus the shop has super fast shipping. I really shouldn't share my secrets as I am sure the bids will go up now :( But then again I guess I don't really NEED anymore! The flowers can get expensive but they are full and gorgeous and hopefully will last a very long time!! SO I felt the price was justified. ($32 was my winning bid for 14 flower stems.. plus $15 shipping.. Ouch!!! But what a BEAUTIFUL Investment!!)

These are ones I dried..See the difference??? They are sentimental as they are from our Daughter's 1st Birthday Party..  But you can really see the difference.. Well at least I tried!! See why I need the Ebay ones!!... I love the look of laying Dried flowers in wicker baskets for a french relaxed look.

 Here are some blue and cream ones from Ebay as well.. I bought them originally for our Grey nautical themed basement and had some left over.. and since the guest room has a blue and white theme going I thought they would go perfect in our white ceramic vase, styled beside some Navy Blue Antique encyclopedias.

 Here is the full bunch of the Blue and Cream Dried Hydrangeas in a cement planter in our basement. The planter is currently on top of a designer book in a tray on our ottoman. BUT it may need to be switched up.. as our daughter has recently figured out that she can pull off the petals.. Yay!! ;(

Last by not least .. My favourite look.. Our Dining room centrepiece... It's a mix of some of my favourite things.. Cream Candles, light coloured dried hydrangeas, glass jars, burlap and wood. I placed the stems in little glass milk jugs inside this rustic wood box that I found one day when I was antiquing.. It was only $8, that's literally less than I could make one for! The dining room centrepiece also features Glass Hurricane vases with Cream coloured Vanilla Candles from Ikea wrapped in Jute webbing secured with Upholstery tacks.

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Linen and Chrome Pendant Light

I just love this light so much so I just have to show it off. It was such a great bargain at Home Depot(this is NOT a sponsored post).. I know.. $160 Crazy right! You can see it here. It is almost 24inch in diameter so its quite impactful. It's made of a white linen shade and chrome candelabra chandelier base. It looks amazing walking under it or looking up at it. It would also look really good with a rimming of a thin ribbon for some detail on the top and bottom of the shade (I always meant to do that, but never got around to it). 

 I also used it in my previous townhouse in the dining room. And most recently my Aunt bought one for her dining room too! (Good taste runs in the family!) Here is the pendant fixture in my old Dining rm (Sorry for the picture quality. I had to scan them for you all to see.)