Breakfast Room Before and After

Here are some good pictures of what our breakfast room looked like before I painted the kitchen cabinets.  I apologize for how dark all the pictures seem.

The curtains were actually tablecloths cut in half and pinned up to create the v effect.  I loved these, but since the kitchen was getting such a big face lift, I couldn't leave this side of the room out!  I got the rug from Pottery Barn years ago, and it has been great!



I love the look of mismatched chairs at the table.  It is such a quirky look, and I love anything quirky!  However, most of the chairs were found at flea markets or estate sales and they weren't in the best condition.  I really feared for people to sit in them sometimes.  How tragic would that be, if someone sat down and tumbled to the ground!!?  So, I was on the hunt for some fabulous chairs!



I think the new chairs are a showstopper!!!  I purchase these chairs at Weir's furniture store.  If you live around the Dallas/Ft. Worth area you have heard of Weir's!  It is a Christian family owned store and everything they have is to die for!



I took down my beloved curtains and opted for bamboo shades instead.  We found these at Lowe's.  We lined them with white privacy liners, which was very easy to do, and hung them up!  I think it gives the kitchen a more updated and cleaner look.



I still have a lot of red touches in here, but I tried to add more white.  I really wanted a less cluttered look and adding white and taking away some color is a good start.  My father painted that picture for me years ago!  He took some items around my kitchen and set them up and started painted!  Sometimes, I am just amazed at the things he can do!  I took a dingy looking frame and dry brushed it red.



I have mentioned it before, but in case you missed that post, this is NOT real beadboard!!!  It is actually wallpaper made to look like it.  It came in several colors, so it is not the paintable kind.  One day, my man says he will put real beadboard up for me, and I am patiently waiting!



O.k, I don't know why I am showing you this!  I told you I giggled the whole time I had my picture taken!  I couldn't help myself.  I just thought the table and flowers looked pretty.  So ignore the crazy red hair sitting at the table!



 Here is a shot looking in from the kitchen.  I just love how it all has turned out!



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