Dining Room Reveal
We have lots of great dining room decor ideas for you in this dining room reveal! It took a long time, but we couldn’t be happier with our new dining room!
Better late than never, right?
Well, the dining room makeover took a little longer than expected, but what’s a few extra months between friends?
And can you believe it? We finally finished it! This room makeover has been 5 years in the making, but we officially launched it here on the blog back in February! Look, when it comes to room-sized projects, we’re not exactly Speedy Gonzales. Remember the Guest Bathroom? How about the Deck? And the Laundry Room?
Anyway, back to the dining room makeover. Yeah, it took a long time. Here’s some footage that Handan captured of me making some real progress one afternoon.
First, let’s take a moment to appreciate the beauty of a long list of completed and crossed-out projects.
Dining Room Makeover Checklist
Moodboard and plan.Paint the room.Create a gallery wall and design printables for it.Decide on the rug.Buy Chairs.Build dining table.Build a small console table.Makeover/upcycle antique wardrobe.Makeover/paint the buffet table.Decorate dining room.
There were some long and complicated projects in this makeover! (I’m looking at you, Farmhouse Dining Table with Gothic Revival Legs and Antique China Cabinet aka The Wooden-Boobed Wonder!) But now that all is set and settled, Handan and I couldn’t be happier with our dining room.
We have DIYs, we have makeovers, we have store-bought stuff, and we have one-of-a-kind pieces from all over the world that we picked up in our travels. The room defies a style categorization, but let’s call it World Eclectic. That sounds nice and fancy, doesn’t it?
What once was dark and dreary has become light, airy and open.
I love how the dining space flows into the living space. Now that we’ve lightened up the walls, the whole first floor feels so much bigger. When the walls were dark, Handan used to feel like they were closing in on her, especially throughout the long, dark winters. Now the house breathes.
As a reminder, this is how it looked before we moved in.
The focal point is the dining table. Duh. It’s a dining room. But this a table we’ll keep forever. With legs salvaged from a vintage Gothic Revival table and a DIY custom-built ash top, this Frankentable is my pride and joy. The chairs are from Pier 1, and they work perfectly with the table, the rug and the room. Don’t worry about keeping track of what came from where. There’s a source list at the end of the post with all those juicy details.
Speaking of that rug, it’s not the same one pictured in our Dining Room Makeover Plan post. We tried that rug for a while, but realized it was just a little too small for the table and chairs. Fortunately, we had another one in storage. I know, I know, we’re lucky! Handan’s mother bought a bunch of beautiful silk rugs in Afghanistan back in the 90s for very little money, and she had them in storage at her house in Turkey until we relieved her of four of them, including the two big ones pictured here and in the plan post. There’s no way we’d be able to afford these same rugs if we had to buy them today, so we are thrilled to have them!
Here is the view towards the front door.
This little corner of the room is the only place where you won’t find a DIY. The cabinet, lighted glass vases and the Buddha came from HomeGoods, and we bought the brass oil lamps in India.
Above the Buddha’s head hangs Handan’s favorite JRR Tolkien quote. Handan made a larger version than the one we previously gave to our VIP members, so head on over to the VIP Patch for your free printable! It’s under the Oversize Book Page Art section of the VIP Patch.
Standing between the entryway and my office is one of our very first DIYs, long before The Navage Patch was a twinkle in our eyes. Handan bought some vintage-looking suitcases online, and I installed spindle legs on them. We have one more in a bigger size in the guest room.
The back wall has the most going on.
Our printables gallery wall hangs above my DIY Farmhouse Console Table, and they’re flanked by two vintage-style doors that Handan bought from Grandin Road.
Sitting at the base of those doors are wooden bird cage lanterns that we bought at HomeGoods.
A basket of faux flowers the the corner brings a pop of color to the room.
The DIY farmhouse console holds a mix old and new, near and far. Jade elephants that Handan bought years ago in Abu Dhabi wind their way around a tag sale lantern, while two metal vases topped with dried hydrangeas stand sentry on either end.
Underneath sits an armillary along with a couple of antique jugs that we’ve collected over the years.
The antique china cabinet stands in the corner by the back door. That was one hell of a restoration! Atop are two vases that Handan’s mother bought in Saudi Arabia decades ago. The leather elephant came from a consignment store in town. I took one look at it and knew that Handan would love it.
Handan explained the Turkish evil eye in a previous post. We have them all around the house, but the most prominent hangs above our back door. We mounted a large evil eye on a ceiling medallion, and it’s one of my favorite things in our house.
I love the blues contrasting off the white medallion.
We love light here at The Navage Patch – especially fairy lights! Handan’s stuffing them into anything with a glass face these days. But they make our house glow at night, and I love them! She put them to good use on and around the vintage buffet that we just madeover.
Handan made this little guy. We never post DIYs this small. I wouldn’t know what to say, LOL!
We bought a ton of candles from Hobby Lobby this past winter, and we have them scattered about the house and the dining room.
And as the day wears on, and the sun dips low, the lights become more prominent.
I had some company for this photoshoot. Handan took a pic of my watchers.
And I swung my camera around and snapped them too.
They always look so interested in my work!
And one last pic as night took over. The bulbs in the chandelier are Philips Hue smart bulbs, so I’m able to control the color temperature and intensity from my smartphone. They’re great for setting the mood!
Source List
- Floor lanterns: we bought them from HomeGoods, but Kirkland also carry similar ones.
- Large led pillar candles
- Vintage gate wall art
- Frames (16×20)
- Frame (24×36)
- Free vintage botanical printables for the gallery wall
- “This House” Free printable oversize book page wall art
- DIY farmhouse style console table
- Small jade lucky elephants: ours are old souvenirs from Abu Dhabi, but here are similar ones on Ebay and on Amazon.
- Small urns: we bought these 2 years ago from Hobby Lobby. You can find these or similar ones in Hobby Lobby‘s floral section.
- Armillary: ours is from Amazon, but in case it’s unavaliable, Overstock also has the exact same armillary.
- Antique jugs
- Antique china cabinet
- Leather elephant: we got ours from a consignment store, but you can find similar ones on Amazon.
- Turkish evil eye and the ceiling medallion as its frame
- DIY Farmhouse dining table
- Smoke blue dining chairs
- Light linen dining chairs (with ring-pulls)
- Copper pitcher: ours is a thrift store find, but here is a similar one.
- Chandelier
- Philips Hue smart lighting
- Hand carved wooden round tray: our is from HomeGoods, but here are similar ones: Hand-Carved Fiesta Tray and Willow Hand-Carved Tray.
- Small pillar led candles
- Vintage Buffet
- Glass and Metal architectural candle lanterns (classic European buildings/houses)
- Fairy Lights with adaptor
- White washed carved floral wood wall decor
- Vintage style birdcage plant stand
- Faux flower stems
- Bamboo floor vase: we got ours from HomeGoods, but here are similar ones on Pier 1 and on Amazon.
- Pottery Barn inspired rustic wooden keys
Absolutely gorgeous! I love how in the day your home looks so airy and at night so cozy! Definitely worth all the hard work! As for not knowing what to say about a small project, I find that hard to believe! Lol!
P.S. A lot of Canadians live near the border and can very easily make a trip to Home Depot! Just sayin’! ?
Actually we have Home Depot in Canada!! And I agree the dining room looks amazing, so bright and beautiful.
Okay, Canada is in! But the cards are still in US dollars, so I can’t say for sure if they’ll work!
Thank you, Giselle. Okay, fair point about Canadians! We just opened it up now to US and Canada. Thanks for the heads-up!
Thank you so much! I don’t think you can spend them in Canada but it is only a quick tunnel or bridge ride to Michigan for me!
Good luck to you, Giselle!
There are no Words Handan and Greg! A Long Wait But definitely worth the wait!
Outta the Park Awesome! Job well done You Too!!
Thank you, Shaun!
Your dining room is beautiful two of my favourite things – wood and ironwork, i love everything about that room created with skill and love, you are the most wonderful talented couple. I have just found my dream home unfortunately for me it belongs to you. May you both enjoy many happy years in your beautiful home and keep entertaining us with your wonderful blogs. Love the footage of Greg relaxing at the top of the post but the feet was one pic too far.
Awwww, thank you so much, Catherine! Hey, my feet smell like roses!
Wow! That’s one heck of an improvement over the original look. Very inviting!
Thank you, Vivian – we think so, too! 🙂
All I can say is Wow! Better Homes & Gardens should feature your home, what a transformation!
Well that would be something, lol! 😀
okay, okay you can get me off of the deck to come into the dining room to eat, gosh guys you tempt me so much to just come and move right in, but i guess i will just have to wait until i see that laundry room is done, you know only one carry on now to fly so i will have stinky clothes to wash ha ha xx
LOL, thanks, Chris! The laundry is almost done….
Nice that you included us Canadians I love Behr paints they are my favourite too
Aww, we couldn’t exclude you guys! 🙂
Gorgeous! Everything has come together beautifully and the light is fabulous! The lighter colors really do open the room up so much. Congratulations on another job well done!
Thank you so much, Claudine!
Oh. Em. Gee! That is absolutely beautiful!! But, that silk rug clenches it. We can no longer be best friends, I’m going to have to give up my dream of swapping houses for vacations, and everything else, because if I ever spilled food on a silk rug, I would NEVER be able to forgive myself!! LOL! It is so incredibly beautiful, though, and fits the room beautifully! Nice job, Greg and Handan!! Very nice job!!
Stain Shmain! We have a Bissell portable stain cleaner ( https://rstyle.me/n/c8ictvcb45f ), and it’ll suck the stink off cheese! The only rule is NO DOG BONES because those greasy things are impossible to clean. We know from experience with the other silk rug, lol! Even a professional cleaning couldn’t get rid of the grease. Blech.
Beautiful. Lots of great ideas
Thank you, Joyce!
Congratulations for the finished dining room, it is beautiful!
Thank you, Val!
OMG GREG!!! You and Handan never cease to amaze me. Your home is absolutely BEAUTIFUL, magazine ready, but has a “love lives here” warmth to it.
You should be very proud!
(Would you adopt me?? Just so you know I come with husband and a 19 year old daughter!!!)
LOL, sure, Donna – I’ll make up the guest rooms 🙂
Stunning! The lighter color is lovely and I LOVE the chairs!
You two are awesome!
Thank you so much, Jennifer!
Love everything about this room! Especially excited about the new book page printable. (Thanks!) We recently moved into a new to us home, and I have yet to hang the first picture! But I want to paint first. I love the color you chose. Thanks for all the inspiration! I always look forward to your blogs in my email.
Thank you, Collier, I’m so happy we’ve inspired you! Send us pics of our printables hanging on your walls when you get there!
It really is “Home Sweet Home!!!” Grand job you’al!! May you live “happily ever after!!” franki
Thank you so much, Franki! We’re making out home sweet home one project at a time, lol
It’s very nice of you to share the Home Depot gift cards with us. I also use Behr Paint. I’m waiting for the sale Labor Day weekend to buy a couple of gallons for our kitchen. Though how I’m going to paint the kitchen with a Walking Boot on my foot I’m not sure yet. It’s amazing how painting a room and change so much.
It is amazing! Good luck on your Labor Day painting, and I hope your foot heals quickly!
The new dining room is yummy. Good job. Come do my room now. LOL
Sure, be right over, lol!
Thank you for the chance to win and the tour, it all looks lovely! I really like how you’ve brought your own style and things that are special to our family to the space.
Thank you so much, Sandy!
It’s stunning! Congrats!
Thank you, Jamey! 🙂
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS ☘️???
YET. AGAIN…..I have purchased paint but not started yet on my own kitchen and dining room because of the market that we have coming up in October and I doubt I can get my farm house to look as beautiful as this BUT you guys have inspired me once again. Thank you so much for sharing!??☘️???
Thank you so much, Michelle! 🙂
WOW!! Fabulous makeover!!!
Thank you, Katina!
What a gorgeous space! Great job!
Thank you, Rhonda!
Gorgeous!!
Thank you, Maggie!
This was worth the extra time and effort, what a lovely dinning room. It’s so bright and airy during the daytime and so romantic at night with all the lights twinkling. Another great room makeover you two!