My Primitive Dining Room

This room is adjacent to the living room and shares the back wall with it. This is what the room looked like when we saw it for the first time...

This is what it looks like now with our stuff in it. I want to paint the hutch black.

I love the checked curtains in the photo below this one, but I just can't bring myself to toss out perfectly good drapes so I guess they will stay until they start to fall apart. The walls would be painted Golden Hills and the hutch Tricorn Black. 

 

I'm going to swap out all the hardware with these.

I have a verdigris metal rooster that was my mom's that I have sitting on the hutch right now. I don't know if I will take the mirror out or not. It is a nice feature. I found these cute stacking boxes that would look cute next to it as well as this neat block set for $19.99 at Here's Your Sign Primitives. There are many other wonderful Prim decorations there.

 

By the way this photo is from an amazing blog about a mobile home transformation...yes, this is a mobile home! Here's the link: Primitive Mobile Home Décor


I want to replace the lighting fixture with this one and accent it with a pip wreath. These Oatmeal-colored chandelier lampshades are $38.99. The 5-Arm Chandelier is $90.00. That's about $60 cheaper than anywhere else I've looked.

Of course, I will need to buy light bulbs and shades but this way I get to pick what I want. I also want to add a pip berry wreath.

There's also these lamp shades as well. I like the soft light they give out. They are burlap covered and only cost $29.00 for a set of six from Amazon. I also found this tan and black pip garland at Factory Direct Craft  for $16.99 for a 54" strand that I would make a wreath out of to put in the chandelier.

For my tabletop I'd use these pillar candlestick holders. I've seen unfinished ones at Michael's. They look simple enough to do. If I bought this set ready made they're asking a ridiculous price of $68!  love the braided placemats but my tiny table isn't large enough for it.

 

The dishes I like are by Park Designs and they are called Star Vine. You can find them at Lake Erie Designs for $200.00 for a 16 piece set. I'm sure my husband will think I'm nuts buying another set of dishes since I already have 3 but these would be lovely for everyday use. The pattern extends to quite a few kitchen items as well; like a canister set for $79.99, salt and pepper shaker for $9.99, spoon rest for $11.99 and a variety of casserole dishes. There are also items that match for the bathroom.




These placemats are called Sturbridge Black Placemat and is only $4 at Piper Classics


There's also a site that does microwave covers and other appliance covers with fake apothecary drawers on the front and it has the added convenience of having a swinging front door so I wouldn't have to lift the cover off every time I used it. Unfortunately, you can't buy it but I could probably make one, but then I haven't asked him yet. Here's his website: http://lumberjocks.com/dakremer. When I bought the microwave I was still thinking of doing a beach themed décor so I bought a white one instead of a black one, but with this cover it really won't matter.


Here's another angle of the dining room. The white wall that the white hutch is on wraps around the kitchen.

I want to paint my hutch black so it looks like this. I'd use Tricorn Black. 

A set of these round stacking boxes would be cool next to the hutch. Unfortunately the company doesn't ship so I would have to make them myself, but with a pattern to follow I'm sure I could accomplish it 

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I love this table. I'd like to find one like it, but I'm afraid they don't ship so I'm going to have to go to a yard sale or thrift store and try my luck there. I think the star accents and the phrase "Gather At Our Table" is a nice touch. I also like the treenware trough with the candles and pip berries. I could do a smaller version of this.

Until I can find a table similar to the one above I'm going to paint my like the one below.

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