Dining Room Progress

Do you ever get so far with updating a room and then just let it sit until the next creative idea strikes you?  That's where I am with our dining room.  I've made some changes, but it doesn't quite feel complete.  I think most good designers tell you a room shouldn't look like you pulled it all together at once, a room should look like it was developed over time, right??? 

This is a before (please excuse my daughter's bday decorations)

 And after...

As you can see I went with lighter walls and lighter curtains that I posted about here.  

(Sorry for all the light from the window, but we don't dare complain about sun shining in the NW :)

  This is my moms silver.  I like having it out on display.

 I got this mirror last week at Joann's.  It was on clearance, marked down to $20 from $69.99! 

There's a tiny scratch on it.  Can you see it?  I couldn't either.

 This is the side of the room that's bothering me.  It's a little too plain.

The tablescape needs a little love too.  Since I introduced some blue into the room with 

the curtains, I also want to incorporate some blue into the tablescape eventually.

I bought these plates at the Goodwill for $1 each (set of 8).

Hope you enjoyed the tour of my incomplete dining room.  

My in-laws are coming to visit in a couple of weeks, so I've moved on to sprucing up the guest room. 

Have a great week!

I'm partying with:
Linda at Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays 

Kim at Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesdays

Becca at Blue Cricket Design for Show and Tell