California Country Dining Room Sensible Chic : Episode SEC-512 -- More Projects »
Host Brooke Channon introduces Linda Applewhite, who created an elegantly rustic dining room in the California wine country. Handpainted furniture, antiques, designer fabrics and colorful tableware give the inviting room texture and warmth with an expensive, elegant touch.Transforming the Makeover Room Below are the steps, guided by designer Linda Applewhite, taken to turn a plain white dining room that lacked appropriate furniture into an inviting room full of rustic, colorful appeal: - Painted the walls a rich caramel color, the hue taken from a poster in the room.
Sanded and painted the owner’s informal dining table with acrylic paint and finished it with a water-based antique glaze.
Hung playful striped panel curtains to frame the dining room view and divide the light.
Added fabric lampshades to the chandelier to tone down its shiny look.
Painted existing chairs different colors that were then rubbed down and finished with an antiquing glaze.
Made cream, sage and cranberry seat cushions for the chairs.
Customized two unfinished pine chests a colorful distressed finish.
Accessorized the buffet with large colored plates, a bowl of fruit, textured pears, a large brown urn filled with greenery, and mosaic candleholders of different heights.
Filled in a large wall with a painting flanked by painted wooden arches that have metal votive candleholders attached. Different colored candles were used in the holders.
Set the table with heavy plates in a variety of colors, napkins with iron-on patterns, two sets of goblets, one set painted with colorful stripes and the other a deeply colored solid set.
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Filled a long basket with colorful dried flowers in red, yellow and purple for the centerpiece and flanked it with column candlesticks given a distressed white finish. A gold pottery pitcher and a bowl filled with colorful tangerines finished the look. The Bottom Line To see where the savings are, take a look at this direct cost comparison of some Inspiration Room items and the creatively comparable ones used in the Makeover Room: Distressed and handpainted ladderback chair, $800 / Painted chair, $20 Custom designer buffet and accessories, $2,750/ Sensible version, $420 Hand-made pottery and embroidered napkins, $400 per place setting / Colorful plates and decorated napkins, $30 per place setting Designer stemware, $120 per place setting / Sensible version, $7 per place setting lampshades, artificial flowers, paint supplies, glass paint, wood arches - Michaels
two cabinets (Trogen) - Ikea
round gold platter, rustic vase, chair cushions, colored plates, striped curtain panels - Pier 1 Imports
green oval platter, green footed bowl, artwork - Marshalls
wall paint (Cork 2153-40) - Benjamin Moore
candleholders, wineglasses - Target
votive wall sconces - Illuminations
basket for centerpiece, napkin rings, colored candles - Cost Plus
colored plates, water goblets - Ross
colored salad plates, water pitcher, bowls (Lucca) - Z Gallerie
cream napkins - Bed, Bath & Beyond
Resources decorative project materials
Michaels
Website: www.michaels.comdecorative project materials
Ikea
Website: www.ikea.com
decorative project materials
Pier 1 Imports
Website: www.pier1.com
decorative project materials
Marshalls
Website: www.marshallsonline.com
decorative project materials
Target
Website: www.target.com
decorative project materials
Cost Plus World Market
Website: www.worldmarket.com
decorative project materials
Ross Stores
Website: www.rossstores.com
decorative project materials
Z Gallerie
Website: www.zgallerie.comdecorative project materials
Bed Bath & Beyond
Website: www.bedbathandbeyond.com
candles, gifts and home decor accessories
Illuminations
Website: www.illuminations.com
paintBenjamin Moore
Website: www.benjaminmoore.com
Guests Linda Applewhite
Interior Designer, Linda Applewhite and Associates
Website: www.lindaapplewhite.com
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