Before
If you’re standing at the front door, the dining room is to the far left corner of the house, accessible through either the kitchen or living room. When I first bought it, the previous homeowner was using it as her bedroom. It also had a low ceiling fan, dingy ceilings, and heavy curtains that shut out the light.
So you could say I had my work cut out for me turning it back into a dining space. The renovation began with replacing the floor and adding some picture frame molding.
Progress
The hardest part by far was stripping down the wallpaper and repairing the damaged walls, which led to lots of lessons about what products work for drywall repair and getting things ready for paint.
Then, I chose a bold color for the walls. The room was turning back into a sophisticated space for entertaining!
And after a new light fixture and decor, here’s where we are now!
After
I didn’t just dip a toe into the water with this color – I went for impact with a vibrant blue dining room! And even though I was nervous about how it would come together, the room is finally taking shape. There’s still more to add, like window treatments, more art, crown molding, and a bar area for entertaining, but check out the projects below to get the details on the paint, makeover process, and more for what’s happened so far, get tips, etc.
Related Posts
- Before
- Adding New Flooring
- New Dining Room Furniture
- Stripping Down the Wallpaper
- Adding Picture Frame Molding
- Installing Molding Around Windows and Outlets
- Hiccups Along the Way
- Proper Paint Prep After Drywall Repair
- Dining Room Mood Board
- Dining Room Paint!
- Copper Light Fixture
- A Nifty Trick for Hanging Art with Ease
See all other dining room posts here.
I love the gold lamp you used in the dining room. Would you mind sharing the source? Thanks!
Gold lamp? Do you mean the new copper light fixture? If so, the details on it can be found here.
Hi Sarah,
Love the colour scheme! I’m currently in the middle of a home reno project myself – just wondering is painting easy to do yourself? I’m tossing up between doing it myself and getting a professional in only problem is Auckland is going through a housing boom at the moment so painters are scarce :)
Painting is one of the easiest DIYs around! For more tips & tricks, see the Painting section in my Project Gallery.
Hi Rachel, if you don’t want to DIY it you can check out these Auckland Painters if you like. They did some work on my old villa about a month ago, really impressed at how good they made the fretwork look.
Such an amazing transformation! I love how you went for a bold colour it worked so well!
wow you have the gift of turning something ugly beautiful. great redo just beautifuk
Your hard work has well paid off. And I like how you choose bold blue for the wall. It’s stylish, simple but modern.
Thank you! I’ve been trying to update each of these room reveals as I clean up the site… looks like you started clicking, which is exactly what I hoped for! The dining room still needs tons of stuff like art, curtains, etc. but those upgrades are coming! <3
So I initially found your website while looking for tips on removing wallpaper. I was prepping to do our powder room. Eventually, I became enamored by your dining room transformation and it made me move into the dining room instead of the powder room (which was easier since there was no wallpaper). I’d already picked out a color for our dining room and over the course of time I was really inspired by your blue walls and took our paint back and had a new batch mixed up to come as close to your blue and changed my whole dining room plan! I can submit photos to you later, but thank you for your inspiration!
Amazing, thanks so much for the compliment Breland! I’d love to see photos when you finish!