Dining Room

Why have a plain dining room? Why indeed… We started off same as the living room, took down the tile ceiling, ripped off the paneling, sanded/spackled the walls, and took up the carpet. We then bought some 1/4″ luaun and cut it up into 3′ tall panels to create a wainscotting. Nailed that up and painted it white. At some point in the future, I’ll build the little picture frame appliques to finish it off.

Then we wallpapered the room (and when I say “we” I mean “my father, Mr. Wallpaper”) a textured paper. I have some great shots of it drying below. Photography is not a hobby of mine. When we bought the house I swore no wallpaper would be present, and yet here we are: 2 rooms down, 2 rooms with wallpaper. Now I know how John Kerry felt.

We painted it a burgundy to tie it in with the living room and finished it off with a chair rail and crown moulding. We also added a chandelier (not nearly as simple to put up as you’d think…) and a decorative medallion.

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