Here’s another look at the new area in the house that I'm calling the “dish room”.
Throughout
the seasons, it’s really proven to be quite useful and popular for photo
shoots, as well as housing all my extra plates, home accessories and vintage colored glassware.
Last year I decided to take an unused bedroom and use it as the main hub for a lot of my styling props.
Here it is styled for the autumn months. Brown and white transferware, copper accessories and lots of natural textures five this space a fall vibe.
A cottage farmhouse display was set up against the big wall with furniture that was already in the room. I just added a peg rack to the shelves that were already in the room.
I did have to paint the shelves white and move them to the center of the wall, but all in all, this was all very budget friendly.
A dark
brown-black Ikea desk and the two shelves were transformed with a few coats of
white chalk paint. I papered the wall with a fun beadboard textured wallpaper
which saved me quite a bit of money on using actual beadboard.
All I
bought, besides the wallpaper, was a custom-made peg rack to fit right under
the bottom shelf and a cute gingham curtain for the desk opening.
I also found the most adorable vintage chandelier to finish off the room. This is now a great spot for my early morning photo shoots and also fulfills my organizational tendencies! 😜
My good
friend and contractor George found this vintage corner cabinet around the
corner from my home, on the curb!! It was free, and he knows my taste so well,
that he immediately called me to give me the heads up on this free cabinet.
When we
found this piece, it was painted with a very shiny and bright enamel paint that
was just starting to peel off.
A lot of
elbow grease, sanding, scraping and now this piece was ready for a new coat of
paint.
I painted
it a neutral grey-green color. In this photo, it looks greener than it does in
real life. It’s a great farmhouse style neutral color.
With all
the pretty dishes and plates I’ve collected over the years, I decided floor to
ceiling dishes on the wall was a fun surprise for this main accent wall.
The stage is
now set. There’s still time to fill in all the plates, but projects got in the
way of it all. I love the evolution of it, so time is on my side.
Some of my
favorite farmhouse and cottage style pieces are now on full display here in my
new dish room.
And best of
all, when Christmas projects came along, this was now the perfect backdrop for
some very special stylings…
You may recognize
this shot from the winter 2024 issue of Country Sampler Farmhouse Style magazine. Yes, my new little dish room now has proudly graced the cover of a
magazine!
Don’t ask me how this happened! It was a complete and utter surprise, but wow!!! A very special one!
Here' how the cover shot turned out...
This dish
room is like a dream come true! I love how you've made use of an unused space and turned it into something so functional and aesthetically pleasing.
It's always
inspiring to know a little creativity and some resourceful design can
completely transform a space.
ciao fabiana
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