Lighten Up: The Reveal~
Last week I shared with you the first two stages in my quest to lighten up a drab little corner of my dining room.
As a reminder, here is the corner in it's before state:




To the bottom shelf I added a darling chicken wire birdcage and my vintage scale.

Then I finished the whole thing off with some pretty plates. A plate collage above the buffet on the wall, and a pretty square plate with a spring green motif sitting on the table top.

The whole thing is bright and spring-y and makes me happy to see.
I decided that I will most likely switch things off for the seasons...I already have ideas brewing for a different set of plates for the summer. Afterall, I do suffer from Design ADD. But for now, I love how I brightened up this little corner.
One more time...
BEFORE:

AFTER:

As a reminder, here is the corner in it's before state:

Not bad...just dark.
As you may recall, the first thing I did was paint the lamp a creamy shade of white.
Then I painted the little buffet Cafe Blue by Valspar. After that, all my little corner needed were some accessories.
And here is the corner after:

I decided to accessorize specifically for Spring. I love the lighter colors!
I wanted to add some cherry blossoms. Of course, since we're still under about 8" of snow, we didn't have any yet (even though we have a cherry tree in our backyard.) So I used a couple of faux branches - available at Tai Pan Wholesale - which I placed in my pretty vintage canning jar.

I decided not to tweak the lamp (yet anyway) but I switched it to the other side of the table which sets off the lampshade a little more.

To the bottom shelf I added a darling chicken wire birdcage and my vintage scale.

Then I finished the whole thing off with some pretty plates. A plate collage above the buffet on the wall, and a pretty square plate with a spring green motif sitting on the table top.

The whole thing is bright and spring-y and makes me happy to see.
I decided that I will most likely switch things off for the seasons...I already have ideas brewing for a different set of plates for the summer. Afterall, I do suffer from Design ADD. But for now, I love how I brightened up this little corner.
One more time...
BEFORE:

AFTER:

Have a great day~
Linking to:
Show and Tell at Blue Cricket Design
Paint Projects link party at Centsational Girl
69 comments:
It's really beautiful. The lighter look is so relaxing and peaceful. Love the little touches.
I absolutely love what you have done~ Light, Bright and full of spring. Just lovely ;-)
It looks so so great! I love the soft colors and especially the plates!
It looks FABULOUS! :)
It's so pretty and bright! I'm dying to do a plate wall, yours is lovely:)
I had to do a double take! That was awesome! Beautiful! I would have been afraid to do the blue- but I adore it.
It looks so pretty! I love everything about it! Great job!
It looks fantadtic all lightened up! I adore those blueish plates on the wall!
Beautiful but I do miss the chalkboard a tiny bit - hopefully you can find another great place to use it.
I have those same blue plates from TJ Maxx and was just thinking of hanging them in my kitchen. :) Love the color of your table and how it is so light and airy looking!
It turned out great! I especially like the cherry blossoms- nice touch!
Looks so pretty! So light and fresh looking...great job :)
just beautiful..so calming :) what a big difference from new paint and new accessories--LOVE IT!
LOVE the color. And I love the dishes on the wall.
Just a wonderful job. It just screams Springtime and fresh air. Great vision you had!
It looks wonderful! I love it! :)
LOVE the transformation. You did a wonderful job!
I love the new look - so light & pretty! Makes me wish for spring...
Hi Wendy I thought the before was beautiful but the after is gorgeous!! Love the color you choose for the buffet and love the accessories!! Have a great week I'll be linking to your party on friday. Martina
Good job! It looks great!
~Hannah Rebekah
Love the color. Did your already have the plates or just match them up?
oh I LoVe it!!!!
I can't believe it made such a difference! It looks great!
Beautiful! what a huge difference. I really like it!
I love it!!!! Nice job :)
Beautiful! I love the blue and the cherry blossoms make me crave Spring!
Such a change! I LOVE it!! It looks absolutely beautiful! That color of blue is hauntingly cute.
ps...I love that you didn't tweak the lamp. I think it looks absolutely perfect!
I really like the light colors -- did you have to change anything else in the room to balance the lack of black, or had that pretty much stood on its own? I adore plates on a wall and these look fantastic.
I am in love with that blue color! What a difference it makes! And it looks all so springy! I especially LOVE the faux cherry blossoms. I think I'm going to have to go pick some up for my home! LOVE THEM!
Great little makeover, it looks lovely and fresh. The lamp looks fine as is and I love your birdcage and vintage scale on the bottom shelf. Well done. ;-)
Wow - that looks brilliant! I LOVE the colors and the accent of the pink flowers. Nice work.
Lovely! So fresh and Spring-y! A look I'm yearning for right now both inside and out!
Wow! Amazing transformation and it looked beautiful to begin with! I love the color scheme that you went with....so calming.
Looks great! Gotta LOVE Tai Pan!
Kate @ welcomedtempest.blogspot.com
light and lovely!!!! great job
xo,
LuLu
Love it!!
Beautiful! Okay now do the same at my house :)
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I so ♥ that "cafe blue" table! Having that blue stoneware amongst your plates makes it just, well, *m-wah* PERFECT!
Amazing! I don't think it looked bad in the before pic, but LOVE the after pic!!
I really really LOVE the new look! I have design ADD as well...it's a horrible thing for me! My husband gets SO aggrivated sometimes because every time he goes away on business he comes back and something has changed AGAIN! Love blue..very pretty for Spring (which by the way, needs to hurry up and get here!) ~Destiny
It looks just beautiful Wendy! I've gotta get me some of those cherry blossoms. Love them!
It looks beautiful now! I love it, so fresh and springy! And I know we're all so looking forward to spring but I can also picture this all decked out for fall too.
I think the before looked great, but the after - WOW! I love the color scheme. So bright and fresh. Nice work!
Jen
Scissors & Spatulas
Very lovely. It screams 'Spring!!' and I love that. You did a great job :)
I love it! What a beautiful update!! It is just perfection in my opinion! Angie xo
Oh, my. So pretty!!! Those plates over top are perfect. :)
Such a fresh, light look for Spring! I am ready for Spring to come too!!!!
Wow, love this!
Looks great!! I just love your plates..
Wow it looks great! So bright and fresh. I love the pink flowers and your 'new' lamp looks perfect on the table.
Simply love the transformation. The colors are so soothing to the eye. Great job!
Ah! I LOVE that chicken wire birdcage. Where did you get it? Is it old?
Love it!
While I'm a huge fan of black painted furniture (have my own little antique table in the living room) I just LOVE what you have done. So soft, pretty and va-va-voom for spring.
Love the pop of pink in the cherry blossoms. This is really beautiful!!
I adore this color palette! It is gorgeous! The blue is so beautiful!
Love the transformation!! The plates look amazing on the wall - really lightens up the space :)
Wow! Such a beautiful fresh look. Love it all.
Barb
wow love your style, it works so well together. the plates are my favourite. beautiful blog, pleased to have met you.
I love painting things, it gives them new life! <3
Sooo pretty! I love the colour you chose. And the cherry blossoms are just the right touch. perfect~
What a difference!! How pretty. I love the plates on the wall.
Wendy, this is soooo beautiful! I love the color palette and the simplicity of it. True shabby nest style. LOVE!
xo
shaunna :)
You chose such a great color! Would love you to link up to Made With Love. My readers will love this! http://sewchatty.blogspot.com
OMG I love love LOVE your blog. So many great ideas and projects tucked into one fantastic little spot. Kudos to you---keep up the great work!
Best,
kris
www.krisstanfield.com/blog
So Pretty! I love it. So much brighter and lighter. I just painted a little table blue and I am loving the touch of color. :)
Thanks for the inspiration!
I love it!! What a difference! :)
Any idea where you got the bird cage? I've found a much larger one similar to it and i'm dying to know who makes them! I would love to have it to put my bird in!
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