Dining Room Table & Banquette Seating Area

Happy Thursday!  I hope everyone is finishing up their Christmas shopping and getting things wrapped. :)

Over the past few days, I have shared a hutch to wine bar makeover and a custom coffee table.  This same client needed dining room furniture.  We decided to go with the same rustic, farmhouse feel I created with the coffee table for the dining room table.

Back to this picture.  The dining room table is the second something beautiful I made with these supplies.

I am obsessed with these legs! 

I love this table so much, I am thinking of building myself a new table just like it.  :)

Now there is the issue of seating.  Traditional dining chairs are always an option but her dining space is on the small size and is in a corner.  Also, there is a backdoor to the outside and the entryway to the master that can not be blocked.  Things were going to feel cramped with chairs.  She has two young kids and entertains regularly so plenty of seating was a must.  I suggested an L-shaped bench to wrap around the corner and provide plenty of stationary seating.  This is a great way to provide tons of seating in a small space.


I built two independent benches that fit into the corner to create one large, L-shaped bench.

Also, the space is very neutral and a pop of color was needed to give the space some interest.  There is a huge blank wall so I asked her if she liked the banquette look.  After showing her some examples on Pinterest she said she wanted to try it.  EEEKK!  I love when clients are adventurous.


Here is the back of the banquette.  Yes, that is what this picture was about.  This is fabric was used for the throw pillows in the living room and is where we pulled the colors for the coffee table and wine bar.

I was so excited about all of these peices.  This project is out of the norm for me and I loved seeing everything come together.  I also loved seeing this neutral new house become a home with character and color.

I have had dinner at this table and sat on these benches several times already.  It is comfortable and fits plenty of people.

I want to thank my client for trusting me with all the design suggestions and projects.

Rustic Farmhouse Coffee Table

A while back I shared this picture and captioned it, "The beginning of something beautiful."

It was actually the beginning of TWO something beautifuls.  One of those things is a custom, rustic, farmhouse coffee table.  My client wanted a large, rustic coffee table and we decided to use this piece to add a pop of color.

A quick tip:  I love bright colors but there can be too much of a good thing.  Coffee tables, end tables or small console tables are great pieces to get a small dose of color.



This coffee table is big!  It is 60" long which is the normal length of a 6 person dining room table. :)

To give the coffee table a rustic feel, the base is distressed slightly and the top is made from 2 x 6's to achieve that farmhouse look.

If you missed the hutch to wine bar makeover, read about it here.

The colors of the wine bar and coffee table were based on a pretty Robert Allen floral.  The fabric has a soft white background with slate, turquoise and yellow flowers.  I suggested we find a fabric first then use the colors from it. Once we chose the fabric, the client ordered pillow cases in that fabric and a coordinating fabric from Etsy.  Then the fabric was used in another project.  Some of you may recognize it.

If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you have seen this fabric before.  Remember this picture?

It is something I have never done before and I am excited to share this project with you.  Be sure to check back tomorrow to see this piece and the 3 other custom pieces it goes with!  

This is something I have never done before and was super excited to do.  I love the final result and so does the client.  The entire 4 piece project will be posted tomorrow.

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DIY Coffee Bar

I have an obsession with coffee.  It could also be called an addiction.  An unhealthy dependency. Whatever.  Point is, in the mornings, I love drinking coffee.

Its not just about the need for caffeine by 8:30 am or my head will explode and I become a not so nice person.  Its about my waking up process.  My routine.

The sun is just rising and the house is quiet.  The birds aren't making tons of noise yet.  The water outside is peaceful.  It is my favorite time of day.  Just me on the couch, with my coffee and sometimes a dog or two, mentally prepping for the day and slowly waking up.

We bought a Keurig 3 years ago and I love it.  The only problem is, ours is one of the bigger models and takes up too much counter space in my small kitchen.  I decided to use my grandparents' dresser I refinished as a buffet and coffee bar in our dining area.

It has tons of storage for baking dishes and other pans I don't use often plus our nice utensils and coffee supplies.  The refrigerator is just opposite of the buffet so it is not a far reach to get the creamers out.

Many of you saw it in the dining room reveal  and saw the buffet but I didn't share any details yet.

Photo Credit: Ever & Anon

This is what my grandparents' dresser used to look like.

I love that I get to see and use this dresser everyday.  My grandparents' are my favorite people.  Although I lost my grandfather several years ago, I think about him and miss him everyday.  I remember this dresser being in their bedroom at the end of the hall on Adams St.  I remember my grandmother's jewelry being in the small drawers in the hutch and my grandfather's old police photo being on the shelves.  It is crazy how the mind can remember little details like that.

Here are some detailed pictures of it now as our coffee bar and storage.

The glass containers have my coffee, Blittle's coffee, green tea and sweet tea.  The fish bowl has sweetener, then we have honey for tea and cream for my coffee.  

I love the large canvas.  Jessica with Ever & Anon took family pictures of us several months ago.  She also took the amazing pictures for the kitchen and dining room reveal.  My goal was to get a picture not too posed and natural looking.  This was the winner for this spot.  If you live in the Houston/Galveston area and are getting married, engaged or need couples pictures taken, consider Ever & Anon.  I had been crazy sick, we had to reschedule due to illness and weather, and the wind was blowing 100 mph day of the shoot, and we were trying to make it work with two dogs.  On top of that, we are the most un-photogenic people ever.  She was able to capture many beautiful pictures of us.  That's talent people.  Click here to see some of the pictures.

Photo Credit: Ever & Anon

I love the blue shutters.  They are from my parents' house they lost to Hurricane Rita.  I salvaged them and they have been decor in all 3 of our homes.

Coffee cup storage.

Extra K-cup storage.

Photo Credit: Ever & Anon

Photo Credit: Ever & Anon

On Friday I am flying to New Orleans to refinish a dresser!  If you don't follow me on Instagram, please do.  Now that I have given in and started an account, I am addicted and I love it.  I don't know why I waited so long to get on there.  I plan to post lots of pictures of the project and the fun stuff we have planned this weekend.  I can't wait!







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