I know many of you have this same dilemma that my clients had. You are stuck with hand-me-downs that you can't afford to or bring yourself to get rid of. Here I will give you some ways to give that old set some new life!
First find an inspiration fabric or something to start you off and build from there. We found this traditional print done in a fresh new way at Calico Home and used that as our starting point. We pulled in the wall color from the fabric which is BM Whitall Brown, then added the off white bead board wainscoting to keep it from feeling too dark. We made the drapes out of the fabric and to keep the cost lower we added an inexpensive brown to the bottom. We only needed 2 1/2 yards of the printed fabric per panel.You can do this trick with store bought panels, as well.
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| Grandma's Dining set is given new life! |
If you have older chairs, we just slip covered these and added two new transitional chairs to the head of the table. Now the set feels more up-to-date! The rug really adds that hit of contemporary to the room. We found this gorgeous dhurrie rug at William Sonoma Home on sale, it was a little bit of a splurge, but the result was worth it! The final touches like new dishes and accessories really pulled the whole update together. Now she and her family can have that sense of history by keeping Grandma's pieces. But at the same time, enjoy a fresh new dining room that reflects them. It's the best of both worlds!
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