The Dining Room

This is the new dining room, created from a bedroom, basically used just for storage, that was off the kitchen. Barely 10 feet by 10 feet, I removed the door. By doing this it connects the two spaces quite well. The walls were painted Mustard Yellow Valspar paint, the trim, Canvas Sneaker, also by Valspar. The color is a not too deep but rich color that is very neutral.

I have always loved the American Southwest, and the room is reminiscent of some of the places I visited while out West. I used a pine table from IKEA, which can seat 6 or more with the extension leaf in use. We squeeze ourselves into the small room but when at the table we just laugh, talk and eat. My Mexican Equipale chairs which I purchased twenty years ago and shipped East from Solvang, CA, have been a treasured purchase. They have always manage to be used somewhere in the home.

I love textiles, being a former textile designer, and I collect fabric whether in the form of a bright Mexican blanket, a Pendleton wool blanket, a woven Alpaca blanket, purchased in a clearance bin at Macy's for four dollars!!! I collect table cloths, a Pierre Deux, French country style, or block printed Indian cloths, or printed versions of Indonesian Ikat's, and an African mudcloth . All for their color, texture, Ethnic origin, patterns, and interesting designs.