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Dining Room Reveal

Jul 06

A Dining Room Update with DIY live edge table- I can't believe this is the same room!

I LOVE that we are finally at the fun stage of renovations, where we are getting rooms all ready and decorated. These room reveals seem to be such a long process for us since the majority of our renovations in the upstairs finished almost two years ago now, but we’ve had other big renovations in the basement (like this suite and this family room) to work on before we got to take time to decorate and do the fun stuff. I’m going to go give you a peek at the ‘before’ of this space.

A Dining Room Update with DIY live edge table- I can't believe this is the same room!

Crazy, right!? If you want to take a look at all the befores of our home, you can check out the whole post here… it’s come such a long way!

A Dining Room Update with DIY live edge table- I can't believe this is the same room!

A Dining Room Update with DIY live edge table- I can't believe this is the same room!

The first things we did- the basics before we even moved in were refinishing the hardwood, knocking out the valance, and opening up the wall to the kitchen. Also paint! Then last year we went and put a deck on the back of the house and knocked a hole in the wall to make put in the french doors. Oh! And we moved the light, because it was in such a funny spot in the room, it made everything look out of place.

A Dining Room Update with DIY live edge table- I can't believe this is the same room!

Then it was the fun stuff… we added a DIY salvage copper curtain rod, basic white Ikea curtains and the giant map is from there as well. Have I ever talked about this map? It was Shane’s pick when we bought our kitchen from Ikea, we got a gift card back (kitchen event!) and he was set on this. I questioned his decision because it was so huge, and agreed that we could put it in our entry way on the giant wall, but he hung it here while I was trying to decide what to do with this wall and I fell in love with it there. He likes to remind me that he makes good design decisions now because of this.

A Dining Room Update with DIY live edge table- I can't believe this is the same room!

A Dining Room Update with DIY live edge table- I can't believe this is the same room!

A Dining Room Update with DIY live edge table- I can't believe this is the same room!

Now let’s talk about this beautiful chandelier. You know that we’re budget conscious around here, so everything here is completely affordable. This light is from the Canvas line at Canadian Tire (Elise Chandelier) and if you haven’t checked out that line… seriously, you should. We don’t have much for affordable home decor around here (since we lost  Target in Canada), but Canadian Tire is stepping up their home dec game lately! The other light from there I was looking at is this brass little number– isn’t it amazing too?

A Dining Room Update with DIY live edge table- I can't believe this is the same room!

A Dining Room Update with DIY live edge table- I can't believe this is the same room!

And how about our table! It’s a DIY that I’ll be sharing the how-to on Friday…

UPDATE: find the table DIY RIGHT HERE!

I can’t believe how well it turned out. We learned a LOT with this one, so I’ll be sharing all those tips with you. We paired them with these awesome molded plastic chairs, and I love well they play with the live edge table to create a bit of a scandi style space. Any guesses where you can grab them? Also Canadian Tire (also Canvas- they’re called the Henrik Chair). Seriously, you guys… they’re killing it right now! They’re regular $100 but if you’re familiar with Canadian Tire, you’ll know they have rad sales all the time. Right now these ones are on 30% off.

I cut some faux fur I had bought for baby pictures to make pads for them, but they’re really just as comfortable without, I would just rather toss these in the wash when the kids spill spaghetti sauce and I don’t realize instead of scrubbing chairs #lazymom.

A Dining Room Update with DIY live edge table- I can't believe this is the same room!

A Dining Room Update with DIY live edge table- I can't believe this is the same room!

UPDATE: find the table DIY RIGHT HERE!

The table is 6 and a half feet long, so we can comfortably seat 8 without pulling out our folding table (you know we have one because… dinner parties). Having 6 chairs out all the time is so nice so we can have another couple over without pulling office chairs and stools to the table to eat. I’m just looking for two contrasting chairs to have on either end of the table now… I have a couple ideas but any suggestions? I’d love something to keep with the scandi style- maybe wood?

A Dining Room Update with DIY live edge table- I can't believe this is the same room!

A Dining Room Update with DIY live edge table- I can't believe this is the same room!

Well, I’ll leave it at that for today. And I’ll get busy writing that DIY for you all ;) *UPDATE… it’s done! Check out the table DIY HERE.

A big thank you to Canadian Tire for partnering on this room! I can finally pull down the torn out page from their flyer from last spring picturing these chairs off my bulletin board. 

SOURCE LIST

Table: DIY, find the tutorial HERE

Chairs: Canadian Tire

Candle sticks, vases, stool & plant pot: Second hand

Map, curtains: IKEA

Curtain Rod: DIY, find the tutorial HERE

Curtain Ties: Leather tassels DIY found HERE

Light: Canadian Tire

Floors: Refinished Hardwoods, read more about that HERE

Basket: Homesense

Paint Color: Custom, the closest match I’ve found is called Dreaming in the Clouds by Para Paints

Chair Pads: DIY, no tutorial (faux fur from Fabricland)

Eying the kitchen? Check it out HERE

Category: Home DecorTag: Decorations, Design, Dining Room, DIY Home Decor, Our Home, Renovation, Room Reveal, Sponsored
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  1. Kristi

    Jul 06 at 6:29 am

    It’s such a bright space Colleen! The transformation is incredible! And that table … I cannot believe that table is a DIY! Gorgeous my friend!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jul 09 at 7:44 pm

      Thank you SO much Kristi! We are really crazy happy with it. XO

      Reply
  2. Elaine - visual meringue

    Jul 06 at 7:59 am

    It looks amazing! I agree, Canadian Tire has some great stuff. I enjoy their canvas line too. And I would never have guessed that map is from Ikea. Wow! It looks great there (don’t tell your husband I said so). You did a great job on this room. Love it!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jul 09 at 7:46 pm

      Thanks so much Elaine! Also- I owe you an email ;)

      Reply
  3. Ardith

    Jul 07 at 8:13 pm

    I second, Kristi’s comments, Colleen. You and your husband have created a wonderful dining space—by tackling challenges like the popcorn ceiling, the flooring, and installing the french doors…not to mention that beautiful dining table. Phew, I’m tired just thinking about all that you did. Congratulations on producing such a spectacular result. Plus, how about those cuter than cute models in the last photos?

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    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jul 09 at 7:41 pm

      Thank you so much Ardith! We actually didn’t do the ceiling- just the valance. The popcorn is pretty minimal and in our area they even spackle ceilings of new homes!

      I so appreciate the encouragement :)

      Reply
  4. Becky

    Jul 18 at 8:17 am

    This is absolutely fabulous and inspiring!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jul 18 at 1:01 pm

      Thanks so much Becky! I appreciate you taking the time to comment :)

      Reply
  5. Allison

    Nov 04 at 12:56 pm

    This is gorgeous! I love the Canvas line from CT: I bought the Henrik chairs for our dining room as well! That table is the bomb!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Nov 07 at 12:03 pm

      They are the best! An unsolicited tip… the greenworks cleaner works wonders on getting them cleaned bright white! :)

      Reply
  6. Christina

    Jun 12 at 10:34 am

    The room is beautiful! However – I considered moving to Canada when trump was elected, but without Target, I simply CANNOT! How do you do it?? I would hack everything in Ikea. Speaking of . . .i am sure you can find great contrasting dining chairs for the ends at IKEA. Since your dining room is casual, make the chairs super luxurious for contrast, maybe (washable micro-) suede? Arm chairs, almost big enough to be living room chairs. That’s my two cents!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jun 12 at 1:09 pm

      I know!! NO Target is so sad. Just this week I’ve spotted some wooden chairs I’m thinking of purchasing for the ends! I would love the upholstered chairs but with three toddlers in the house and another on the way, I need something that’s easy to scrub down.

      Thanks so much for popping by!

      Reply

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