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Dining Room Makeover

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Host Joan Steffend and designer and Kim Wahl add a new cottage garden style to a rather stark dining room.

  • The walls are given a graphic punch with a fun paint technique. Wahl creates square "friskets"--clear protective overlays--out of Con-Tact paper and adheres them to the wall to create a faux dentil molding. She paints the walls a raspberry color, then removes the friskets to reveal the original light green base coat underneath.
  • The dining chairs are enhanced with floral slipcovers. Wahl creates a second tabletop out of birch and paints a colorful floral design on top. Rubber mats are placed in between the two tops to stabilize the new one. The perimeter of the original tabletop is hidden behind a piece of painted canvas stapled to the new painted top.
  • New floral shades dress up the chandelier.
  • A piece of remnant linoleum is painted for a fun floorcloth. Wahl applies several coats of a clear sealer to protect the design.
  • Checkered wallpaper is applied to the backs of the china cabinets to help them blend in better with the new colorful design.
  • Storage comes in the form of a painted chest. Wahl paints an old dark chest with coordinating colors and adds black shelf brackets and a quartered fence post for the legs.
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  • A decorative wrought-iron accent and a painted design behind it add whimsy to one wall.
  • Craft boxes are covered in leftover wallpaper to create decorative but functional storage.

    Itemized Design Elements

    $80 - wall treatment (Hirshfield's: Cherry Rose AC127N, China Pink 7905D, Marshland Green 8154, Restorative White CW025W)
    $70 - slipcovers (pattern for chair slipcover: Hancock Fabrics - McCalls #750; piping: Jo-Ann Fabrics - Wrights, Berry #084)
    $42 - tabletop (canvas - art supply store)
    $47 - lampshades (Jo-Ann Fabrics: Hollywood Lights - #360-2463)
    $85 - floorcloth
    $29 - wallpaper (Hirshfield's: Bewster - #134679P11)
    $8 - valance
    $57 - trunk (re-use it center)
    $15 - wrought-iron wall art (Pier 1)
    $10 - plate rack (TJ Maxx)
    $10 - knobs
    $9 - ornaments
    $8 - craft boxes
    $4 - grape ornaments

    $472 - Total Cost

    • Resources
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    Hirshfield's
    Website: www.hirshfields.com

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    Jo-Ann Fabrics & Crafts / Jo-Ann Etc.
    Website: www.joann.com

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    Hancock Fabrics
    Website: www.hancockfabrics.com

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    Pier 1 Imports
    Website: www.pier1.com

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    T.J. Maxx
    Website: www.tjmaxx.com
    Also in this Episode
    Decorating Cents : Episode DCT-1813
    •Dining Room Makeover
    •Trash To Treasure: Plant Stands, Side Table, Bath Organizer
    •Contemporary Condo
    •Floral Lampshades
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