A number of weeks in the past, we revealed my front room and my closet speakeasy, and I’m pleased to report that I’ve yet one more house to share with you – my eating room! You may’ve seen a sneak peek or two for those who noticed the final two weblog posts, since all of the areas are adjoining to one another – however now it’s time to take you on a full tour of this funky little house and share every thing I did.
As a reminder, this residence is a complete GEM – good location, walkable to a ton of enjoyable spots, month-to-month, classic attraction, and authentic tile within the kitchen and bogs, however nearly each room was in want of an excellent dose of TLC once I confirmed up. Let me present you…
DINING ROOM BEFORE
Yeah, so it wasn’t a very turnkey move-in state of affairs…however my boyfriend, Austin, and I gave the whole residence a fast paint job. It’s proof of why you need to by no means underestimate the ability of a recent, white paint:
So significantly better, proper?! The beige-y brown partitions have been simply not it. Plus, they have been fairly banged up for those who seemed carefully, so this made a MASSIVE distinction. It did, nevertheless, make the flooring imperfections extra noticeable. We’re fortunate to have the unique hardwood flooring in our residence, however it’s additionally fairly banged up. However I knew I may simply cowl it up with a rug and an enormous, lengthy eating desk, so it wasn’t an enormous deal (as a result of refinishing hardwood flooring in a rental is the place I personally draw the road).
I defined the design path for my residence in nice element over in my front room reveal, however the TLDR is that this: we’re going for “single grandma that’s again out on the streets and able to occasion.” I do know you’re in all probability like, “Mallory, what does that really imply??” A less complicated means of placing it: a contact of classic, a contact of contemporary, and an entire lot of female power – that’s the vibe!
Additionally, see that historical AC unit? It’s so old-looking, I didn’t even attempt to see if it labored (I simply figured it was damaged because it seemed damaged…prefer it’s lacking buttons and is general tremendous sketchy lol), so when Austin and I painted this complete place final summer time, it was about 90 levels, and we by no means even turned it on. I laughed SO onerous once I lastly simply pushed the button and realized that factor really cranks…I used to be truthfully in shock. All this to say I knew I needed to discover a technique to cowl that pet up however nonetheless ensure that it was useful…it’s fairly the eyesore in any case.
Should you’ve been following me for some time, you already know I’ve a factor about leopard and/or tiger wallpaper. Simply check out the lavatory from my previous studio residence – I’m nonetheless obsessive about these partitions. One thing in regards to the coolness and the sheer quantity of character the leopards add…I simply suppose it’s so enjoyable. So I sampled tons of various wallpapers, however finally had the Sarah Sherman Samuel x Lulu and Georgia tiger jacquard grasscloth one in my coronary heart (and have because the second this sample dropped). Initially, I used to be going to go together with the darker yellow one, however then realized this room is already pretty darkish throughout the day – and whereas it’s an excellent concept to go to darkish in a room with out a ton of pure mild – I earn a living from home in right here on a regular basis and knew it might be quite a bit for me to be in a darkish yellow room for hours on a regular basis, so we went with the creamier white ish one. And I put it up myself!!
DINING ROOM PROGRESS
Clearly, this wallpaper isn’t peel-and-stick – so I principally simply put in common wallpaper on the partitions, however did two issues to make it simpler to take off later: 1. I overlapped the panels a bit in order that I may simply carry off the corners and sides, and a couple of. I used means much less glue than I’d have if this have been a spot I owned. Ideally, the subsequent tenant will need to hold the wallpaper up, so I’m hoping I gained’t need to take away it, but when I’ve to take away it, it’s not an enormous deal – you simply use a steamer and a scraper, and sure, it takes a little bit of elbow grease, however it comes off. The wallpaper in my final residence wasn’t peel-and-stick both, and it took about 3 or 4 hours to take away, however I bought my safety deposit again, no drawback.
Wallpaper could be a massive funding (time and money-wise), relying on the sort you get, however it really makes the most important impression, for my part. I imply, simply see for your self…(REVEAL INCOMING!)…
Rug | Eating Chairs | Eating Desk | Wallpaper | Chandelier | Sconces | Artwork Print | Vase | Candle Holders | Paint Coloration
There she is!! My eating room in all her glory. As soon as the wallpaper was up, I sampled a ton of colours and located the proper shade to enrich – Shaded White by Farrow and Ball. It could lean kind of tan generally and kind of mauve different occasions, and it’s simply so gorg in each mild! Then I thought of including in a enjoyable moulding below the chair rail, however I’d do this for part 2, or may not do it in any respect, because it’s a rental and I’m unsure it’ll be well worth the bang for the buck.
The eating desk and chairs actually grounded the whole house – I like the distinction of their trendy shapes with the extra conventional feeling wallpaper. I needed to have an excellent mixture of previous and new (learn: attractive grandma). I swapped out the boob mild (in fact) to this beautiful Soho Dwelling chandelier, which has the proper conventional/trendy combine, and I had been eyeing it for actually years.
Now let’s chat about that ugly AC unit within the window…
My fast and straightforward repair to cowl up that window AC unit was to pop in a restaurant curtain. Functionally, it’s good – you’ll be able to slide it to at least one aspect if you wish to let in some mild from the window, and you’ll slide it to the opposite aspect to make use of the AC unit in the summertime. It helped SO a lot with the eyesore that was this historical field in the course of the window. In an ideal world, I wouldn’t need to have that AC and would’ve completed some beautiful pinch-pleat floor-to-ceiling curtains so the cafe curtains wouldn’t be in the identical eye-line because the chandelier, however the AC unit is so useful and I really like being comfy in my own residence, so we needed to hold it 🙂
This rug was SUPER reasonably priced – I wanted a wierd measurement (7×10) and I didn’t need to make investments an excessive amount of into it. When I discovered this one, I knew it was good for the house. These sconces are hardwired sconces, however I don’t have a junction field right here, so I simply put rechargeable mild bulbs in them, and I’m really in love. They’re from the Crate and Barrel x Athena Calderone collab, and I’d been eyeing them for a very long time as properly. I like investing in lighting that I’m planning to take with me, and the lighting on this house will certainly include me to my subsequent place or undertaking.
I wanted some massive artwork for this house, so I went by way of some Slim Aarons prints (my favourite photographer – I at all times love placing his work in my initiatives). I bought this 20×20 print and put it in a 30×30 body – then I did somewhat DIY to make the framing look dearer. I bought a 24×24 mat with a 20×20 cutout after which two 30×30 mats with a 24×24 cutout. I took one of many mats and drew a black define with Sharpie across the fringe of it – then I put the second 30×30 mat on high so it lined any imperfections. Word the black define is on all sides – it’s simply the angle of this picture that solely reveals 3!
I’d need to swap this body to be a gold/bronze antique-looking body – however I haven’t discovered one I like but, and frames may be massive investments. So for now I’m utilizing this one, which is definitely actually nice high quality (and it’s actual glass – it’s onerous to seek out a big, reasonably priced body that doesn’t use acrylic), and it isn’t a complete arm and a leg for the way massive it’s.
Body | Gold Corners | Music Heart Classic Postcard | Los Feliz Classic Postcard | Candle Holders (Classic)
On this wall over right here, I created a gallery of classic LA/Los Feliz postcards, and it was loopy reasonably priced. Let me present you the breakdown…
The frames have been offered in bulk and averaged to be about $3 a bit (I bought 9×12 in a pack of three), and so they don’t include a mat, so I purchased these in bulk too (in a pack of 10 for $30), after which I lower them every all the way down to measurement. I ended up simply taping the classic postcards on high of the mat as a result of they clearly didn’t have a lower out for the postcards, and ultimately you they appear nice. Then every postcard was between $3 and $15, and I discovered all of them on eBay.
Body | Gold Corners | Music Heart Classic Postcard | Los Feliz Classic Postcard
Then I needed to make the frames a bit extra attention-grabbing – so I added on these gold corners, which have been solely $10 for a pack of 12. To fill my total wall, I wanted 8 frames – so right here’s how a lot it value:
- $3-$15 per postcard
- $3 per body
- $3 per mat
- $3 per body so as to add gold corners
So each bit of artwork + framing value me between $12-$24, and after I did the maths, I spent a complete of $170 on the whole wall, which is EXCELLENT for my part, contemplating how a lot house this gallery wall takes up! Should you’re searching for artwork – I extremely suggest doing this 🙂
Leather-based Chair | Dwelling Room Rug | Drink Desk | Eating Chairs | Mirror | Eating Room Rug | Wallpaper | Espresso Desk | Chandelier | Sconces | Cafe Curtains | Curtain Rod | Curtain Rings | White Paint Coloration
Okay, as we’re wrapping up – right here’s the shot that reveals the place my front room/speakeasy are in relation to the eating room, simply to provide a bit extra context. I simply love this picture – and that mirror is so good & bounces the sunshine round in the easiest way.
Right here’s a reminder of the loopy transformation!
There I’m! I simply needed to say thanks to everybody for taking the time to learn this and have a look at all of the photographs. And for those who noticed my different reveals as properly, THANK YOU! Means the world to get to do that and I’m so appreciative. See you within the feedback!!
*Design by Mallory Wackerman
**Images by Sara Ligorria-Tramp
