Dining room chairs

I've been looking for dining room chairs for the longest time. My table is a very old weathered "farmhouse-type" table of light-colored wood. Currently I have mismatched chairs of darker wood but the look isn't working at all- probably because I don't like the chairs individually.
I love some of the classic Thonet bentwood chairs I've seen recently (those in the 2nd photo of this group are my favorite), however they are so expensive. (photos from living etc. and domino)



I've just aquired a set of 4 chairs that look like Tolix chairs- kind of like these above, but with a steel finish, and I'm thinking of painting them. (this photo from coco+kelly)

living etc.

from viva terra

photo from diana vinoly interiors

living etc.

The colorful Eames chairs seem a great match for almost any dining table, but it is a look that has been done to death, I'm afraid! I'm still tempted to use black and white ones. (photos from the home of AB Chao via apartmenttherapy.com; the home of Heather Frazier on apartmenttherapy.com)




These white Bertoia chairs look lovely with this white weathered wood table, especially in such a sunny room! (photo from Jed Johnson)

I like the mismatched look here, but to make it work, I think either everything else in the room needs to be sparse and serene (like this one) or the room should be really spacious. (living etc.)

I also think that the dining chairs matter very little if the kitchen / dining space is this great. (photos: nadia tolstoy's home on apt therapy; domino magazine)

White Christmas - Tricia Foley

I havn't posted in awhile so I thought I'd would give you a peek of what's inside my book called White Christmas by Tricia Foley. Foley is a frequent contributor to Victoria, Town & Country, and House Beautiful magazines.

I have been sick so many times in the last few months that my tonsils finaly gave out on me and I got tonsillitis for the first time in my life! My god trying to sleep when your throat keeps closing up is scary! Anyways im gettin better and hope to stay that way at least for the meantime.... I couldn't wait for winter and now I can't wait for spring? tse tse ... never satisfied.....

What I like in the below photos is not only that the theme is all white but notice the vintage linen stockings, the basket for storing bulbs filled with straw and a chandelier draped with moss, which is great for me because I can't seem to get a wreath to look good on my chandelier! and we all know how hip that is right now! hellooooo mosssss....






I got this book from Amazon and so can you...

On another note I want to say thanks to Charmaine at Beautiful Things To Share for the wonderful lemonade from lemons award. Charmaine has one of the best blogs I've seen and she has impeccable taste, so if you havn't been to her blog, your really missing out.


Now im supposed to name 10 other bloggers to give this to, but im soooo lazy this time, sooo I will just have to nominate everone in my blog list! They all deserve it anyways!

Mary Tucciarone - Christmas Craft Inspirations

Mary Tucciarone's 1877 farmhouse in Connecticut is filled with her flea market finds which she crafts into gorgeous decor. The photos below are just a few from her BHG Christmas Ideas 2008 shoot. My favorite is the tree topper full of vintage crystals, rhinestones and pearls!






ohhhh if I only had a farmhouse!.......

Dining Room Eye Candy

I ran across this forum thread at iVillage Garden Web today and I just have to share it. Sooo many wonderful inspiring photos of dining rooms all on one page! Here are a few that caught my eye:

I love the birds nest chandelier in this photo. It is an inexpensive fabulous trendy idea and I think im going to try it out.

This photo is not showing the dining table but I love the beautiful bird cage and the white drapes.

The above photo shows a really different possiblity with white walls. Sooo chic!

I'm sorry that im unable to give proper credit to the designers but they were not listed with the photos. Whats a girl to do?

My First Post

ok this is it....after looking at this beautiful image , I have decided to redo my dinning room using this as inspiration. I had already decided to buy a huge farm table and lighten the black painted chairs that come with the set and after seeing this table, I feel my decision is correct. I simply must have this look....

photo credit: Southern Accents