0ur dining room is the first room you enter when you walk through the front door. It sits immediately to the left through a large opening in the entryway. It then flows seamlessly into the living room through another opening. When we first toured the home, I knew I wanted to make the dining room a statement piece since it’s one of the first rooms you interact with.

Here’s a photo from our initial home tour:

Here’s what we’re planning for this room:

1. New floors.

   First and foremost, all floors will be replaced with new Luxury Vinyl Planks (LVP). So, we’ll say goodbye to the warped hardwood floors and dingy old carpet, yay!

2. Statement feature wall.

   I have fallen in love with those super fun feature walls I’ve seen all over Pinterest, so I most definitely will create one for the dining room! I’m thinking of painting it blue-grey?! Bold but not too bold… our walls are white, so any color will be a noticeable contrast.

3. Replace baseboard and window trim.

   Since we’re planning a modern-industrial-rustic vibe for the house (is that a thing?), we will replace all the ornamental trim with a simple square profile instead!

4. Wood Accents.

   For a fun touch, we plan to add stained wood planks along the vertical plane of our tray ceiling! I’m also thinking about adding faux beams for the headers above our openings; what do you think?

5. New Fixtures & Decor.

   To top everything off, we’ll replace the boring chandelier with a new fixture and accessorize the room with pleated drapes, greenery, wood tones, and modern accent pieces!

Sources:

Flooring
Baseboards
Light Fixture