Mood Board - Dining/Family Room

Last week put an end to my Spring semester and with that I am excited to say that I can now start working on projects that have been put on hold ever since January. When Alex and I moved out on our own we were extremely fortunate to have amazing parents who helped get us started. From the dining room to the family room almost every piece of furniture we have in these rooms have been given to us. We don't plan on buying anything new aside from a couple decorative pieces here and there but we are planning on updating and improving what we already have by re-staining and painting.

Of all the rooms in our house, the joined dining and family room has been our first makeover priority being that this is where we spend most of our time. We're excited to turn this mismatched space into a room with tons of function and form. Here's the plan:

The mood board breakdown...

1. This is the proposed color palette for both rooms. Keeping in mind that we can not paint the house itself we are thinking of bringing these colors into the room by adding some fun fabrics which will compliment our dark wood furniture.

2. Right now our dining table is pretty bare but we want to bring some natural elements into the room including this lanai place mat and lustre gold napkin.

3. This is our exact dining room table. During our cross-country move it got a couple scratches but luckily we have the matching stain to fix any imperfections. We really love this table and while the saddle seats can be a pain in the butt (literally!) we do like them as well.

4. Another way we want to add color and texture is with a centerpiece for the table. This centerpiece is made from hurricane vases filled with white candles, moss and twigs. This will definitely be a fun DIY addition!

5. Though we are not fighting for these exact fabrics we do want something similar in terms of patterns and colors. We would like to add some curtains, pillows and even a rug. Our biggest goal is to add some privacy to both the family room and dining room windows as our house is filled with not only cheap blinds but also a ton of windows. Of course we want to make our own curtains and are actually considering another DIY project for adding a rug in the family room. For the accent pillows we are unsure whether to make our own but are hoping to find a couple at some local stores.

6. Complimenting our nature inspired dining room we think this cute tree branch lamp along with a beige shade would look awesome and help tie in the natural elements.

7. We had an end table on one side of the sofa but with no lamp we thought the table would serve more function in the office. We're all about saving a penny here and there so its still a debate on whether we want to bring it back out into the family room or if we would rather buy a more sturdy end table like the one pictured. 

8. Right now we have a cheap black coffee table we bought when we moved here but have found that we would like to add something with more style and function. This storage ottoman would be great for the family room and with our little guy coming in August we think the added storage would be a great place to put his toys.

9. As great as this media-cabinet is we have a huge entertainment center that houses our TV perfectly along with our video game consoles and DVD player while the open storage can hold our collection of DVDs. I'm not sure when my parents got it but in all honestly it held up great not only to my sister when she had it but also during our move out here. It has an orange wood like finish to it which we aren't fans of but have decided to either paint it a chocolate brown or stain it to a similar color as the picture above or maybe even the dining room table?!

10. This is what our sofa looks like and while we don't plan on buying a new one or doing much of anything to it, a deep clean would be nice.

Psst - Check out what our Dining/Family Room looks like here!