I'ts official.... we are starting another project here at StoneGable... one that will take a long, long time to complete!
We are doing it ourselves... well, most of it!
Our living room, dining room and foyer are FINALLY being updated!
Here is a little peek at our start...
I have been looking for a new chandy for quite awhile now... and finally I found the perfect one... the one that I saw in my mind... at OVERSTOCK.COM!
And what a bargain!!!! It arrives home on Friday!
I am keeping my existing dinning room table but replacing the upholstered head chairs with new ones... These are from HOOKER. I have been looking for these for awhile too!
I love the linen-look fabric and the silver nail heads! You bet I am getting them professionally scotch guarded!
These are big chairs and will add drama to my dinning room... at least that is the hope! The chairs are almost the exact same color as the flax sofa I ordered.
The duo should be delivered mid November... thank goodness I am not having Thanksgiving at StoneGable this year... thanks, MOM!
And I have been fabric shopping, too. I must admit I swoon over designer fabric!!! I could play with fabric color and patterns all day!
I went to a Calico Corners Outlet near my home and found all the fabric and trim and notions I will need to reupholster six side chairs and makes several pillows... I bought enough extra fabric to have on hand in case of spills!
The plan was to reupholster the side chairs and leave the wood its original mahogany stain... then I fell in love with this fabric... and decided the mahogany would not really work. So I am PAINTING MY MAHOGANY CHAIRS! I never thought I would ever ever do this...
but look at this fabric... It as love at first sight!!!!
Here is a picture of the swirls... the swirls have a chenille-like nap... and the color works so well with the upholstered head chairs I ordered.
The pattern makes the fabric look a little more informal.
I'm going to attempt to reupholster the dinning room chairs myself...the seats do not "pop" out of the chairs... it's quite a process...but I think I can do it.
There is piping around the bottom of the chair... I do not want to make piping using a fabric with nap! So, I chose this silk fabric, that is very close to the background on the chair fabric, to use as piping. I have to make 10 yards of piping! This will not be my favorite part of the makeover!
While I was at Calico Corners I also found this very plush velvet in the most beautiful color. Very neutral... a soft fawn.
I think I will make velvet pillows with accents in the side chair fabrics for the head chairs and for the sofa in my living room... at least that is the plan right now.
If I can find more velvet I just might have the little settee in the foyer upholstered in this... I LOVE IT!
I am not whipping out this project yet... I am actually putting it away for just a little while... I have to make curtains for a guest bedroom this week and paint a dresser over the weekend.... goodness knows how this will really take. I always underestimate a job!
We found the hardwood flooring to match the foyer... so the new hardwood is coming on Wednesday and we are ripping out the old carpet (YIPPEE!). Laying the hardwood flooring is a family project for the last week in October. I can't wait!
I'll keep you posted on my progress... my slow progress!
What a beautiful color collection. Can't wait to see the final product.
ReplyDeleteYes, love to see the final products!
DeleteAll of your details sound so exciting! I love the fabric with the swirls. It looks so elegant!!! I also like shopping at Calico Fabrics. They make it very easy to match and blend what they sell. You're going to have lots of fun doing your makeover. Can't wait to see the results!
ReplyDeleteYvonne...the fabric is luscious!!...I love Calico Corners...I am so looking forward to the makeover...you certainly seem like you have a great plan...I can just imagine how gorgeous everything will be!!! Super excited for you!!...:) Love those chairs and the chandy is beautiful...looking for one like that for my guest room!!
ReplyDeleteYou've selected beautiful fabric, this will be stunning!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your choice of fabric! How rich and tasteful! You are very talented in the design field. You certainly don't need an interior designer. I adore the fabric you have chosen. How I wish we had a fabric store like Calico Corners Outlet in Ottawa. You're so lucky!
ReplyDeleteLove those colours Yvonne. Can't wait to see the finish. What fun to start a new project.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty fabric, I think it will look amazing on the chairs!
ReplyDeleteYou are a lady after my own heart! I LOVE those fabrics especially the scrolled one. I can't wait to see the posts on the makeover. We are beginning a project also and you will be a great inspiration. Thanks so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful chandelier, Yvonne! I love that scrolled fabric you found, too. It can be a slow process, but this way you know you are doing it right.
ReplyDeleteLove love love that fabulous fabric and am so excited for you!
ReplyDeleteIt will be amazing when you are finished, yay!
Gorgeous chandelier! On my list of things to do this week, is making a chandelier shade for my master bedroom! I love everything you have chosen and am sure the final result is going to be beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love the chandelier and the chair!!! Your fabrics look timeless and so pretty. I'm so excited for you. The hardwood floors are going to be so nice. There's nothing like them.
ReplyDeleteYvonne,
ReplyDeleteI love the chandy! It's the perfect mix of contemporary and classic elegant. The fabrics are amazing! I love Calico Corners. What talent you possess!
~Lynne
w/L.
Yvonne,
ReplyDeletePace yourself, dear friend!!! I love your fabric for the dining room chairs! All those your chose are such elegant hues!!! Please make sure you have ample yardage as dye lots and patterns change quickly...from one who found out the "hard" way!!! I'll be tracking your progress!!! Keep focused on one step at a time!!!
Fondly,
Pat
Love all your choices Yvonne! I too love playing with fabrics and trying different things. Can't wait to see the reveals!!!
ReplyDeletethe fabric looks gorgeous! I am the same way with my projects-there's just not enough hours in the day! We have lived in this house for a year, and yet there is so much still to do. Mind you, I do have 3 little girls, one of which is only 7 months old, so I suppose I have a good excuse =) ps I made your french onion slow cooker soup last week and it was divinity!
ReplyDeleteLove your fabric, both the texture and the color.
ReplyDeleteYvonne, I love the new chairs and the upholstery fabric is gorgeous! You are really going to busy for awhile! I know it will all be fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for you new project..inspiration for me!
ReplyDeleteOh I go crazy for fabric too and this all looks fabulous. Everything sounds wonderful, can't wait to see it all. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteOMGoodness, that FABRIC is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It will be SO pretty on your chairs! Your plan sounds wonderful; I envy you your sewing skills. PIPING??? Wow. Is there anything you can't do? Well, you did admit to not singing. LOL!!!! Love that chandy too. You are going to have a new home too!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you. Your "boys" are the best. I wish we had a "team" to help Joe, poor guy is doing all this by himself. He worked SO hard yesterday. Hope to see you SOON> Maybe Thurs.??????? XOXO
ReplyDeleteOh Yvonne I LOVE all your choices!! It's going to look AMAZING when it's all finished, can't wait!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Overstock! You can't beat the shipping cost. Hooker is a great company, my daughter is an interior designer at a furniture company and highly recommends it. You really have your work cut out for you this week. I LOVE this fabric. I have to redo my vanity bench and this would be perfect!
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Jane
Oh Yvonne, all of your choices are exceptional. I cannot wait to see the end reveal. I am sure you will give us some teasers along the way :)
ReplyDeleteRemodeling, while time consuming is always exciting! I love your color choices and especially your fabric choice! It is going to be beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYour dining room sounds lovely and your fabric looks great for dining room chairs.
ReplyDeleteAre you painting too or wallpapering?
Looking forward to seeing your new drapes and hearing more about your dining room make over!
Mary From Virginia
I agree with Shirley Yvonne...the fabrics are LUSCIOUS! And the chandy.....OMG! It all will be beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteI just love,love,love all the fabric choices you made. Can't wait to see the progress of your redo. Hope you show us the bedroom that you are working on sometime soon. You have such great taste. Always enjoy checking out your blog. Have a great week. Sheila
ReplyDeleteLove the fabric so much. I just painted my dining room chairs and table and now I will be looking for fabric to recover the seats. I love what you chose! What colour are you painting your chairs? I did mine with Annie Sloan Old Ochre, waxed, then sanded them. They look wonderful! Have fun!
ReplyDeleteYour redecorating will be so elegant with your beautiul fabrics and accessories. I love the chandelier, it is perfect. You are such an inspiration. xx
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous fabric Yvonne. I see why it was love at first sight. The matching silk will make beautiful piping for the chairs. A big job and I'm sure it will be gorgeous! I would love to make some changes but I wouldn't know where to start. Everything need a redo.We added the veranda a two years ago and that's all we've done since building. The chandy is beautiful!
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The French Hutch
Love the fabric! Can't wait to watch your progress. You have exquisite taste! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYvonne, can't wait to witness the progress of the "redos" in you home. I too love fabrics and have a whole fabric closet of designer fabric "steals" from various sites on the web and Calico Corners is one of my fav places--I missed the sale at the outlet last week--probably a good thing. Every time I go into that store I fall in love with the newer things and find old things I missed somewho! The creative process is such a rewarding, if tiring process. The things you have chosen are very elegant and understated and I am anxious to see how things turn out! Di
ReplyDeletewow, I can see why you fell in love with that fabric - all of it! Love the swirls and your chandelier is fabulous! Just can't wait to see it all finished. What fun! (good luck with the upholstering, sure you'll do fine!)
ReplyDeleteYvonne, the chandelier is beautiful and the fabric is yummy. I wish I had one fifth of your energy and a smidge of your talent. xo, olive
ReplyDeleteThat swirly fabric is fantabulous. We can't wait to see more!!
ReplyDeleteOh I love what I'm seeing so far! Can't wait to see it all finished!
ReplyDeleteYvonne!! How do you do it??? I think you are brave to paint your mahogany chairs and your hubby is a doll for letting you do it! Mine puts down his foot when paint goes near the good furniture. I hope you do a tutorial for the chair pads. My chairs are the same--very thick, shaped with piping, and they don't come off easily. I was planning to have them professionally redone as the 1989 fabric is sorely in need of replacement! Linda
ReplyDeleteI'm excited for you, Yvonne! I love the fabrics that you've chosen so far and can't wait to see your progress.
ReplyDeleteI love the chandy, Yvonne!! Your fabric choices, of course, are soooo perfect. I look forward to watching the progress on Stonegable's updated new look!
ReplyDeleteI am loving your choices. The chandelier is awesome, and the fabrics are definitely exquisite!!!♥♥♥
ReplyDeleteOh Yvonne, your fabrics are gorgeous!! I love the textures, and your new dining chairs will be so beautiful. I am doing a few things to my dining room. I have a wingback settee in another room, and I'm going to make a white linen slipcover for it, and use it at the dining room table. Probably not the most practical, but it will look pretty. Can't wait to see yours.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting your decision on the light fixture. I have been trying to find one for our kitchen table area for "years" and when I saw yours, I decided it would be perfect too. I just ordered it. Thanks for the push over the edge! I think your fabric and Hooker chairs will be wonderful. Will love to see the room when you are all done.
ReplyDeleteHi there! Thanks for commenting on my blog! :) I LOVE LOVE that chandelier! I found a great little chandelier for my dressing on Overstock. They have some great stuff!!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! Love the chandelier!
ReplyDeleteHow fun to have all of this decorating coming together. I love your painted chair *(I clicked over) and I think that if you have good furniture but are sick of looking at it then painting is the most logical, and fun, step.
ReplyDeleteJust read your tutorial you posted on your chairs. They look wonderful. You are a brave women!! I want to do the same to our dining room but just can not pull the trigger. I also hopped over to read about the fabric you choose!! Love it. What is the name of it??
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your dining room with us!
I just found your site and I LOVE IT!! What do you call the fabric you covered your chairs/benches with?
ReplyDeleteI am so happy you found me! The fabric on the bench and chairs is from Calico Corners. It is no longer in stock. I think I got every last bit!
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