Vintage Rustic Chic Dining Room (update on online decorating)

I've been decorating in my mind....so I thought I would share it with y'all...


Here is this dreamy dining room...I see it being connected 
to the kitchen.  The floor and lighting will be bold, the fabrics and artwork soft,
the mirrors sleek and the furniture rustic and old (looking, at least)


here it goes....come along for the ride!

To start off bold, the oak floors need to be Donald Kaufman DKC-23 Green

(but a deck paint to withstand wear better)

The walls are to be vertical or horizontal white boards (I love Ben Moore

White Dove...such a perfect white) ....depending on 

the height of the room  (same theory that tall models can wear horizontal

stripes well, but short people look better with vertical stripes to elongate)

A tin ceiling would be perfect as a foil to the bold floors....

or white beaded board if you would prefer them more muted.

A white farm table from 

Wisteria or...

White Flower Farmhouse

The lighting must be fabulous!

or

The chandelier(s) should contrast the simple, rustic nature of room

lighting resource from ModGIRL 

or this Frenchie, flea market-type from Ballard Designs

Can you see the room coming together?

For seating:

A classic, white Bentwood from Crate & Barrel

and my FAVE from Anthropolgie:

You need a mix....

perhaps two of these, three Bentwoods and one simple farm chair (brown)

I see a china hutch in the room:

(I think this is from Domino)

I see a cabinet painted Heirloom White....with some floral wallpaper on the doors:

again, from Anthropologie

And antique mirrored tile for the backs of the cabinet in lieu of stripes

(like the antiqueness of the Atoll mirror from Ballard)

For art....some vintage florals from Etsy & elsewhere

this is the feel I'm going for (from Domino)

Or if florals aren't your thing, I can see some asymmetrical plates 

these sconces (Wisteria)

two or three of these puppies depending on the length of the room

(so you will see antiqued mirror in the cabinet

and on the wall)

these curtains....

(Anthro)

With these for texture   (they look much

better in-person.  Promise.  From my super-

secret source:  smartbargains.com)

these tiebacks...

(Urban Outfitters)

this sideboard (Sundance)

I can see her in this room...

wearing this...

And I couldn't leave you without showing you

Anthro's new bed:

And one final note:

If you like my style, I am offering to do two free rooms

for my readers to build up an online decorating portfolio.

UPDATE:  Three rooms have been chosen.  (I just chose the first three 

who wrote me!)  I am excited and flattered and wish I could 

get to them all.  I can't wait to introduce the rooms...if the homeowners 

are willing.  Also, if you are still interested and willing to pay, feel

free to still email me.  I would do them all for free but they do take

time and energy...plus my husband may shoot me.  Thanks so much, Julie

If you are interested, please email me at

julie (at) milkandhoneyhome (dot) com

Julie