Farmhouse Christmas dining room DIY Show Off ? ? DIY ...

Gifts are wrapped. Shopping is done. ?The last of my Christmas decorating is complete.

The dining room lighting and arrangement has made pictures a challenge, but here it is. As you can see, some pictures are a little different. I?ve been snapping pictures almost every day for a weeks to try to get it right and during that time, a little rearranging happened. Does that happen to you too?

View from the kitchen?

I love this view.

What do you think of the new area rug? I love adding in a modern element. But hey, hounds-tooth is classic. ?Someone loves it?

A little shabby. A little rustic. A little country. A little natural. A touch of vintage?our cozy farmhouse.

Clean dishes within easy reach for entertaining?

Christmas chalkboard?

A big coincidence with other blog friends, but I added vinyl lettering to my big mirror too, along with a thrift store sunburst mirror.

The tree is decorated with burlap ribbon, thrift store finds including a sweet bird cage, eating utensils with wooden handles, pine cones, gold and brown ornaments and topped with a grapevine star?

nestled in an old crate, atop an old steamer trunk to give it some height.

Christmas centerpiece this year is a winter wonderland terrarium. A little Christmas-y greenhouse?

{photographing glass is not easy!}

Right off of the dining room is the sitting room?

I love the flow from the dining room into the sitting room?all neutral, warm, full of charm. More seating for entertaining too.

ps. I apologize for the poor quality pictures. I really, really, really tried. This was just as good as it gets with the lack of natural lighting. I spent weeks, nearly every day, different times of day, every manual AND auto setting, use of my tripod, even an online class! And a temper tantrum. And giving up, then trying again. lol Then, just giving up and choosing a few from the 19,493 pictures I uploaded. ?

I will be back on tomorrow to host the weekly DIY Project Parade. See you then! In the meantime, don?t forget to link up your Christmas tree! There?s a $100 prize to be won.

Source: http://diyshowoff.com/2012/12/22/christmas-dining-room/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=christmas-dining-room

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