Dining Rooms A Place to Gather

Hello friends, how many of us long for family time and a
place to gather as a family unit? No matter how many people are at the table or
how simple the meal, you'll want to create an inviting dining room. Choosing
furniture that suits your family and arranging it in a way that works for you is
the key to a pleasant dining experience. What I'm trying to say is your furniture
should be arranged

Love this space today ...

I really am loving this space, really loving it ...

Ok, so what do I like about it I hear you ask? 

Well in no particular order I love ...

The tall windows opening out onto a balcony

I love the transom windows above to extend the height and allow in even more light

The window frames being painted out in the black contrasting against the crisp white walls

The sleek white kitchen

The rough wooden herringbone pattern floorboards

White dining table and chairs with banquet seating against the wall

The fire place discreetly positioned in the wall

image via casasugar

Dining Inspiration

So what does a new home mean.... lots of new inspiration. It's a chance to shake things up a little and try some new pieces of furniture or colours or anything you like.

I'm starting with my dining room. Yes, I actually have a seperate dedicated space for dining! I know, it seems normal to most people but this is a first for me! But at the same time I think this means I will have to cook! And have people over to eat it! Oh dear help them!! Actually I'm concerned if they like the space more than the food!!

So yesterday I headed to Ikea for some last minute purchases as there's no Ikea in Cairns :(

I bought this :

To go with these :

All because of these inspirational spaces :

I would like there to be a touch a glam with a bit of monochrome mod.

And for the pop of colour I'm going Kelly Green, maybe in a print or some cushions....

Thoughts??

images via 6th st design school, one hour

Dash of colour

Another option is to introduce 2 coloured chairs in a different style!

Surprise - it would be yellow! But I think that would look really fresh and fun against the white, plus tie the living space into the dining area.

Mmmm, this could be a great way to introduce a bit more colour to my space!

images via sketch42, lonny, marcusdesign

Dining Chair Dilema

I've been making a bit of headway with my house lately (yes, I will post pics soon) and my new obsession is my dining area. No, it's not a dining room nor is it very big or grand. It's more like an extension of the kitchen that is also part of the living area (it's a smallish townhouse remember). 

I currently have these pieces :

The table was a birthday gift a couple of years ago from my parents and I like it in this space so it's a keeper. I have 2 of the chairs. I bought them many years ago for an office and they were in beechwood. I painted them white and I want to keep them as I still like the shape but I also don't need to spend extra money on 4 new chairs, plus I'm doing my bit for the environment and not wasting perfectly good chairs!

So my little dilema is what do I do for the other 2 chairs? 

I don't want to get 2 more of the same because then it would look too matchy match. I want to mix it up with a different style. 

My orginal thought was to get 2 clear ghost chairs? I love ghost chairs at a dining table.

Over the next couple of days I will post about my thougts for this little dilema of mine (although fun) and please my stylish bloggy friends, let me know what you think!

images via freedom, casasugar, inspiredtoshare, lalalovely, thisisglam, rebeccajune