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A Williamsburg-Style Dining Room

A stark space turns into a warm and welcoming Williamsburg-style dining room with the addition of rich color and traditional accessories.

Room by Room : Episode RXR-2304 -- More Projects »
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Before: This understated dining room leans toward a colonial Williamsburg look with the furniture and some pewter pieces, but the white walls and stark surfaces aren't making this centralized area very interesting.
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After: Rich blue walls set the tone for an elegant dining experience with toile valances, beautiful tableware and traditional touches including wreaths and hurricanes over tapers.
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Before: The view to the living room shows the open relationship between the two spaces so they need to flow from one to the other.
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After: The daring wall color brings the dining room to life and still ties into the adjoining space. The use of white tableware keeps the look crisp and simple.
Host Matt Fox and Shari Hiller look to colonial Williamsburg for inspiration in a dining room. This particular space poses a challenge because it's such a thoroughfare so the design has to be simple yet complementary to the colonial style. With the addition of a new buffet, window treatments and a change in color scheme, the room reflects 18th-century style.

wall paint (Vandeusen Blue HC-156) (Benjamin Moore)
apple cone bases (wood forms with nails in them), mantel iron form, red lantern, shrub glasses with etched pineapple design, pineapple napkin rings, white dishes (Roulette 20-piece starter table sets) (www.williamsburgmarketplace.com)
cream napkins, silverware, cream placemats (JC Penney)
blue toile valances (Waverly Country Life SKU# 25461) (Lowe's)

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Resources
paints--Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore
Website: www.benjaminmoore.com

paint — Sherwin-Williams
Website: www.sherwin-williams.com

decorative project materials
Lowe's
Website: www.lowes.com

decorative project materials
JC Penney Co. Inc.
Website: www.jcpenney.com

Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg covers 173 acres with more than 500 buildings and is located midway between Richmond and Norfolk near the Virginia coast. The village is a living and working town, and offers a glimpse of Colonial life in the 18th century.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
PO Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776
Phone: 757-229-1000
Website: www.history.org

decorative project materials
WILLIAMSBURG Marketplace
Website: www.williamsburgmarketplace.com
Also in this Episode
Room by Room : Episode RXR-2304
•A Williamsburg-Style Dining Room
•Paint Technique: Aged Crackle Finish
•Large Display Shelf
•Apple Cones
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