My Sister's Modern Dining Room Reveal

Well hello!!

It's reveal time for this, my sister's dining room, and I'm super excited to walk you around, highlighting the areas that made this room a very functional space.

If you have a small dining room with no windows and are in dire need of storage, you should stick around, because that's exactly what this room was lacking. Well, besides regular things like more lighting, a good coat of paint, and ample seating around a great table.

You can read about the plans we had for this room at the beginning of this journey right HERE. And I say "we" because my nephew Julian was the boss for this entire project. He was the one who built and installed all the DIY projects that transformed his mom's dining room.

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Let's start with the before, looking out to the living room.

BOOM! Dingy room no more. 

A pendant light right above the table brought tons of light to the entire space. 

A new dining set gave the room a new dynamic, and perhaps the most significant change came from a wall-to-wall built-in buffet. 

Talk about storage that looks good!

| Pendant Light - similar |

THE BANQUETTE

Now, to avoid the chair clutter that previously filled the room, we installed a banquette/bench along the opposite wall. 

This bench not only improved the room's look but also maximized seating space tenfold. And it doesn't stop there! This banquette also provides tons of storage.

Yes. A win-win situation!

| DIY - Banquette |

A MODERN DINING TABLE

We bought the wooden chairs, but the modern table was a job done in cooperation with a local craftsman, a silversmith who made the metal legs, and a lumber store owner who put together the chunky top. 

Then, we assembled it, but not without running into a problem. Lucky for us, everything was fixed as I showed you in my previous post HERE.

| Chairs - similar |

Don't you love a solid tabletop? Look at all that yummy grain!

| Stoneware Dinner Set - similar |

Something I have to admit is that taking pictures of this room, and more precisely of this pendant light, was a pain! Those six bulbs cast bright lines throughout the space. 😭

DIY - BUILT-IN BUFFET

Let's take a look at the storage this room had before: a tired cabinet that didn't have much space.

The new built-in unit solved so many storage problems!

We left the center of the unit open to break up that line of huge cabinets and to give interest to this area, where we can display pretty objects on a set of floating shelves.  

The left side of the built-in consists of eight shelves where my sister can store anything kitchen-related. It's like the pantry she never had.

In the lower middle section, six deep drawers hold everyday essentials needed in this room. Silverware, dishes, cups, bowls, glasses, placemats, napkins, etc.

On the right side, a coat rack was what this room used to have. 

Ha, not anymore! This is how it looks right now:

Once you open those doors... The jackets and helmets have their very own place to go! 

Isn't this neat? 

The beauty of DIY is building exactly what you need!  

Below is more storage that they hadn't even claimed when I was there. :D

If I sit by the banquette, this is the view across the table.

I used their dishes to add a good pop of color to the room.

If they prefer, this open area can also serve as a mini-bar.

| Fruit Bowl - similar | Wooden Board - similar |

Above the banquette, a set of window-pane wall mirrors was my solution to give this room the illusion of windows and add a bit of depth to the space.

These mirrors were a special order from my favorite local shop, EMPODIO, here in Bogota, delivered in record time. I love the simplicity and the quality of these mirrors. Just like that, this room was equipped with a set of windows. :)

| Window Pane Wall Mirror - similar |

Ha, I was having fun styling those shelves. 

Well, my friends, that's it for now. I hope you have enjoyed this dining room makeover. 

Save the inspiration and do share!

Check out all the DIY projects tackled here:

DIY - BUILT-IN BUFFET - Free Plans

THE DINING TABLE

DIY-BANQUETTE

THE BEFORE & PLANS

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