Hello all. Hope your week is going along nicely. The summer is slowly coming to a…
Wallpaper and Paint, Check, Check
Yesterday I shared my long to do list I call the Dining Room Project. Why do I name my projects? I don’t know. But they sound better than “A room that desperately needs a makeover and what I’m doing to get it there” right? Do you name your projects?
The dining room is the one space in the house that has not received any of our decor love since we moved in last year. In less than 3 weeks I’ll be hosting my sister’s wedding shower in that room so it was about time to whip it into shape!
Here is our list for the makeover with some already checked items, horray.
Pick out a wallpaper for in between the wall slats
Order the wall paper {Done even though it’s been delayed. I should have ordered it earlier, grrr}
Select a paint color for the top half of the room and paint
Decide if we are painting the ceiling or not {Not right now, we want to see how the room comes together otherwise}
Remove blinds and clean windows
Buy and put up window film
Find fabulous fabric for the window treatments
Make curtains (if I buy fabric) and roman shades and hang them all
Make frames for mirror wall art
Buy frames (or find some) for other wall art I have planned
Decide which color to paint buffet and then paint it
Find new hardware for the buffet
Find lamps and shades for the buffet, repaint part of the new lamps
Decide on/find other wall art?
Pick out and buy a rug
Get a new chandelier
Other lighting?
Throw a dinner party to enjoy our new room! {I added this one today}
This past weekend was a chance to do some crossing of of that list so off I went. First up was the wallpaper. Can you tell which color won?
Sure I can hang half a room of wallpaper in 5 days, no problem. After I calmed down form that slight panic, I realized I could then pick out a paint color too and get started on that.
We started with lots of paint color chips on the wall. This was actually back at the holiday time as you can see part of my decorations on the mirror.
Off to buy paint. And while I’m at it, window film. I love checking items of a list, especially a list as long as this one.
I’m really excited to see how it turns out!
Really looking forward to living vicariously through you and reading about the grasscloth installation (because I’m too chicken to commit to wallpaper).