now with a fresh new look to the dining room thanks to their employees. Not only did they paint the entire area with warm, inviting colors, they also put in new carpet, took down a wall, refurbished their booths and added modern decor. The new look adds to I also loved that it said ‘DRIVE IN,’ and I thought that it would be a great addition to the dining room. But I will admit that I didn’t think the wife would go for it. So what I did was I brought it home and I leaned it up against the wall from the For obvious reasons I have never had the opportunity to familiarise myself with the decor of the average 17th century baroque competing textile patterns and, in the dining room and lounge, badly made Austrian style curtains. Added to which the whole As final detail, we installed a reclaimed munitions box from Smash, Toronto wall mounted to add useful storage and a talking point, to boot. In the dining room, boundaries are set with a grey metal console from CB2 dressed with Ikea desk lamps and naïve Adding, subtracting or relocating furniture, he says, affects "how natural light plays in the space and also how frequently the room gets used. By simply adding a bench to a wall, a room can piece of furniture or art that you want visitors to notice? The two original rooms at the front of the house were retained in the renovation, with a two-storey addition at the rear. Past the arched hallway, the home now opens to an open-plan kitchen, dining and living area. Because the site is modest, about 140 .
On the wall behind her were a variety above French doors leading from her dining room to her living room. “Just about all the artwork in my home is from local artists,” she said. “I love having art from people I know.” “I loved the classes But changes to decor and menu are bound to happen when you’re in business for 46 years. The dining room is now sophisticated and elegant, with a stunning silver-painted ceiling and a long leather banquette lining a wall. Today, you’re more likely to A solid wall of cabinets separated kitchen from living room For years, Barbara had been cut off from both the living room and dining room while cooking for guests. “I couldn’t be a part of the entertainment or conversations because I would be the cluttered dining room with the overstuffed bookcases and glass display cabinets, the old tin signs hung on the wall as art, the koi pond by the studio. It is front-porch Americana, not Frontgate. Maybe it’s because Christenberry, 78, has never lost .