Contemporary Chic Dining Room- Wonderful for less Wednesdays

Our inspiration room this week is a contemporary chic Dining Room by designer Jennifer Jones from Niche Interiors in San Francisco, CA.  I love how the color really is the power of this this room, and the clean lines and mix of rustic finishes add a touch of elegance. 

Here is our version of this dining room:

Dining Chair- Amazon $89 (Free Shipping)

Dining Table- West Elm $499-599 (splurge)

Paint- Sherwin Williams Fireweed

Fabric- $10-12 per yard

There is a great DIY tutorial on how you can make your own drum chandelier at Thrifty Decor Chick.  A very frugal alternative to an expensive chandelier.

 If you livc near an Ikea they have a great light kit as well.

There you have it contemporary chic for under $1000.

xo,

mONICa

Graphic Coffee Table

I thought I'd stop by to show you what I've been working on,this week. Besides trying to finish my series of artwork, I've been working on a coffee table project.  Last week I had mentioned that I was looking into decoupaging my coffee table after it had been pretty beaten up.  Well, after an unlucky trip to the fabric store, I decided to paint it instead.  Not only will I get something closer to what I want, but it is a more frugal alternative.  Anyway, this is what is looked like before.

When I bought this table, I loved it.  I loved the inlay look and the mid-century/ West Elm lines.  What I didn't like is that it was slightly beaten up, but since I have 2-year-old twins,  I figured it was just gonna get beat up more.  Well, it did.  Now that I have my home for sale I decided that the room needed to be a bit more tidy, yet practical so I decided to paint the table, so that hopefully it looks nicer.

Here is the progress.  Full DIY instructions to come when the project is finished.



Unfortunately I forgot to take photos of the taping, but you get the idea.

xo,

mONICa