I decided to show you the dining room reveal while it’s arrayed in its fall glory. Along with all the other rooms downstairs, the dining room got a couple of coats of Benjamin Moore Crystalline to brighten it up and bring more cohesion between rooms.

It was previously (and for several years) this pumpkin color.

A little bit different now, huh?

The change I was most eager to make was to move the chippy old hutch
off the top of the corner buffet…

and place it on top of the longer, more suitable white buffet.

I love it in its new home. Along with moving it, I purged the brown transferware,
leaving only shades of white ironstone.

The architectural header made the perfect topper and a day at the orchard last week
yielded my ever favorite bittersweet.

I flanked the hutch with a pair of Italian sconces. I love their elegance in juxtaposition with the rustic farmhouse hutch. The sconces are each located right next to a window so their dripping prisms really sparkle on sunny days. When I show you my entry hall you will see
where the sconces previously hung.

I love how much lighter everything feels now. One of the things I still want to do is make over the dark trestle table and chairs. That will have to be a 2016 project.

At the opposite end of the room sits my desk. I will show you what I did to make that area so much more appealing in part 2.

This week in “A Little Bird Told Me” I am sharing a tiny tip that made a huge difference in my life.

Anyone who suffers from debilitating migraines should really give this a try!

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