Dining Room Seat Cover Saga....

I fell out of love with the burlap seat covers that I once adored.... (too itchy, too dark)

So out of curiosity, I removed one and found a pretty white matelasse fabric underneath. Cool, I thought.....until I decide on something else this will do. Then as I removed the burlap from the remaining seats, 3 out of the 6 had some stains that I couldn't live with (even for a little while)

So I took that fabric off to find this 80's ish style fabric that was in great shape but not at all to my taste. Headed out to the fabric store where I spent nearly two hours before deciding on something I liked....only to find there wasn't enough material to cover all six seats....ugh!

So off to the department stores I went - looking at tablecloths, drapes, shower curtains, slipcovers.... ANYTHING with a pattern I liked that I could cut up and fashion seat covers out of.

And I scored.... at KMart of all places! Oatmeal Sweet Rose Damask curtain panels by Country Living. I'm officially back in love with my dining room chairs!

This is the picture from the packaging....so pretty against the pale blue walls....it's got me thinking.... :)

White Wednesday

For my fourth joining of Kathleen's White Wednesday I thought I'd share a picture of my dream dining room. I love that this room is so big that it allows for not one but two chandeliers, huge mirrors and a table that comfortably seats eight!! The fact that it's white plays a small part as well.... :)

I wish I could remember where I got this image from because I'd certainly love to give credit where credit is due.

Look familiar?

From a prior post you may recall this old mirror frame and sconce - two of a few items I came home with after a lucrative day of shopping.

All I did was add the lamp shades - which I recalled I had stashed away somewhere. Took me a while to find them but the point is...I found them!! Hammered in a couple of nails and I was good to go. Yessss...I would have been happier if my husband hard-wired the sconce but truth be told...I didn't even ask....at least not yet anyway! :)

Cheryl.... if the cherub candelabra looks familiar as well....it should...I bought it from your Whimsical Victorian Cottage Chic shop at House at 755 about a month ago.

It appears I'm ready for dinner guests....

when in actuality I was simply entertaining myself by playing around with my dining room decor and table settings. The chandelier lunch plates were a clearance section find at Home Goods (aka my home away from home) that most certainly were meant for me because there were six... EXACTLY the amount I needed! So yes, that's all it takes to amuse myself for an hour or so and to curb my decorating sweet tooth!