Tuesday, January 8, 2013

"Dining Room" Introductions

If you're anything like me, you love seeing pictures of other people's homes.  Sure, magazine spreads are inspiring and beautiful, but there's just something so interesting and fun about seeing the inside of a real person's home.  Maybe it's the voyeur in us?  Or maybe it's that when we do so, we can learn so much about a person.  I suppose thinking that way can tend to make us feel like there's a lot of pressure on making our homes as close to perfect as we can get.  I'd like to think it's actually quite the contrary.  It's not so much the "perfection" but really the character that our homes and the things with which we choose to surround ourselves have that make them unique and interesting, regardless of how perfect they may or may not feel.  

With that said, I thought I'd share some pictures of our dining room.  I'm choosing to call this my "dining room" when really, it's simply an eat-in kitchen.  But dining room sounds far lovelier, so we'll go with that :)  I'm planning to share more about the different things in this room soon.  


For comparison's sake, here's where we started back in August.  











And just so we're clear, this was the situation a few moments prior to my little photo shoot :) (consider yourself fortunate that you aren't able to see the dried up bits of roast beef leftover from lunch littering the floor!)


8 comments:

  1. love it anne!!! i want to see your whole house!!! you have a way of making a "cookie cutter" type house seem custom made! i love the chandelier. we are only renting right now and i can't stand all the light fixtures and you've made me want to change them all out anyway. :)

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  2. Looks great, Anne! Love following your new adventures on your blog!

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  3. You are so inspiring! I've enjoyed reading your posts so far, and looking at the pictures too! I had to laugh at the caption to the last picture! :)

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  4. THANK YOU for the last picture!! That did this momma's heart good. You are a beautiful decorator and a beautiful person, both inside and out. HUGS!!

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  6. Anne - this is amazing! I wish I could hire you to help me out : ) I am so impressed with your eye and your drive to make a temporary house seem so cozy. I've lived in the same house for almost 9 years with no plans to move and it STILL needs those little touches that make it special. Way to go, girly!

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  7. Anne! This looks awesome! Talk to me about what's on the back of your bench? LOVE Your blog--you have a great eye and such a gift for this! Love and miss y'all!

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  8. I second the request by shannon - whats on the back of the bench!?

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