Fixer Upper Home Tour: Dining Room
Welcome back to our Fixer Upper Home Tour! You can read previous Home posts here.
It has been an eventful week here at The Peaceful Mom household. Late last Tuesday night we discovered a wet spot on the carpet in our master bedroom then we realized that about one third of our carpet was completely soaked and there was a huge puddle of water on the floor underneath.
We moved everything out of the room, dried up what we could with towels and draped the carpet pad over a chair to let it dry. Needless to say it was a restless night sleeping in the living room.
The next morning we called our plumber who had to cut several sections of our bedroom wall to determine where the broken pipe was located. Unfortunately he discovered that the leak is in a pipe under the concrete slab of our foundation. This situation combined with the previous leak in our kitchen means that we really need to have our entire house re-piped so that the plumbing runs through the attic rather than the foundation.
Thankfully the leak is in the hot water pipe so we can temporarily fix it by leaving the hot water turned off most of the time and only turning it on for quick showers. This situation is inconvenient but gives us a little time to save the money for the re-piping which will cost almost $3000 — yikes!
On the bright side we were finally able to find a dining room lighting fixture.
Dining Room Setup of Previous Owners
When we first moved in I had the contractors take down the old (and really ugly in my opinion!) light when they scraped the popcorn ceilings. We expected to replace it within a week or two but we had to spend money on unexpected repairs so the light had to wait.
This past week we were able to purchase this dining room light fixture which really completes the room. It was $175 at Lowe’s and we were able to have it installed by a friend for just $25 so we just squeaked by on our budget of $200.
I think the clean lines work well in the space and the nickel finish looks great with the Dark Pewter (Behr) walls. I carried the gray in from the living room to make the space cohesive and accent my white shelving. The Ikea table was purchased at a yard sale a few years ago and the chairs are all thrift store purchases as well as the bench which is a recent find. I want to have a seat cover made but for now I placed some throw cushions along the back to make it a little more comfy.
Here’s a shot of the wall leading into the kitchen. The additional shelving provides a space for decorative items as well as much needed storage since we have such a tiny kitchen.
Our update is moving along. Although our progress is slow, it’s still progress and I’m so happy to live in our own home after so many years so that we can create the space that we want to live in.
What do you think? I am definitely not a designer so I am interested in your feedback.
Leave a comment and let me know. 🙂
Hi, I LOVE the new light fixture. I LOVE your new space! Good job!! I can just say that the kitchen chairs need to have some cohesiveness that ties them all together. This is so they dont look like hodgepodge. Either All with the same color & cushions, 2 or 4 the same style, & if you have 2 that are alike, which it looks like, put them at the ends of the table & the other 2 on the side & paint them all white. The Red really stands out but does not go with any other color going on in your BEAUTIFUL new kitchen/dining!
Many blessings!!
Thanks for the suggestion Sonia!
Beautiful!! I love the grey walls and really want to update my house with grey but with 25+ ceilings in my den which are painted the same color as the walls, I am guessing I will be just re-painting the same color as our builder painted the house just upgrading the type of paint (so that every smudge doesn’t show up on the walls…hate builder grade paint). I love the way the grey paint makes your cabinets and trim pop. Great job!!
Thanks Amy! I can imagine painting 25 foot walls would be a difficult job. I had to have a friend help us and ours are only 12 feet.
Thanks for the encouragement Missy! I couldn’t decide about the height of the light fixture. We didn’t want it too low because sometimes we push the table against the wall to give us more space and my husband is very tall but you are probably right that dropping it a little lower would look better.
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment. 🙂
Love that wall color so much, and the way it makes the simplest things pop that might go unnoticed. I LOVE that your chairs are unique and it looks so cozy! Apparently someone thinks you need a swimming pool inside too?
Ha! I can definitely do without the indoor pool. 😉
Thanks for your encouragement Julie. I had planned on painting all the chairs the same color but I decided that I like the mismatched look. It reminds me that each person that sits at my table is unique.
I can sympathize with the flooding. Woke up one morning to ankle deep water all through my bedroom, hallway, my sons room and part of our den. Carpet was a total loss. On the brighter side, we did get to upgrade old carpet to beautiful new hardwood floors and decided to just pay a little extra and redo all the floors in the house.
I am so sorry Amy! At least ours was somewhat contained but I might be a little jealous of your hardwoods. ?
Dear Kim, I really like your new kitchen and I am so happy for you that your creativity paid off and now you are in the process of making your own space. I just want to give my idea concerning bench cover. I use old jeans to sew covers for such things. Bottoms can be nailed or fastened with rubber band. Happy creating!
Ooh Elena — that is a FABULOUS idea for a bench cover! Thank you for taking the time to comment!
Great job showing what can be done on a budget. You set a good example of having patience when things go awry, honoring your priorities and working towards your goals. And you have a Peaceful Home as a result. Especially like the bookshelf arrangement.
Thanks so much for your encouraging words Charlotte!
i love the light. it looks great with the wall color.
Thanks Cindy!
Sorry to hear of the water mess in the bedroom. You have a lovely place! I like the blue paint and the new light fixture…much nicer!
Thanks Jane!
It looks great! So sorry to hear about the plumbing issues.
Thanks Claire!