Arizona Fixer Upper
{Before and After} DIY Living Room and Dining Room Decor Makeover Progress
August 29, 2017
Just a few more projects in the living and dining rooms,
and the decor will be done on the makeover
at our second home in Arizona.
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| DIY Dining Room Decor Makeover Progress |
I recently shared the decorating progress of our
and
and you'll definitely notice I'm showing you
just half of the living room today since the
other half is empty and waiting for us to
give it some love and furnish it!
Why is it taking so long?
We have a low low budget, plus,
we can only get to the project when we can
find vacation time to get away!
Affiliate links follow for decor
items or similar decor items
we incorporated.
I haven't shown you the exterior of the
charming Mediterranean style cottage with
its clay room and grey shutters, so here it is:
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| Exterior of our Arizona vacation house |
And here is one of the marketing pics of
the living/dining/kitchen to give you an idea
of wall colors and decor when we bought it.
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| B E F O R E |
The first thing we did in the dining room
was change the light fixture to
adding a similar one to the music room.
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| DIY Dining Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
We painted the green walls a creamy white
(Sherwin Williams Salute), and then I searched
Craigslist for a vintage dining set with a French feel.
This cane back dining chair from Shabby Chic
has a similar feel.
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| DIY Dining Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio - similar chairs here |
It was love at first sight when I found this
set, although it was a yellow color, and the
chair fabric was all wrong.
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| DIY Dining Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
I mixed up my own plaster-paint mixture
with a couple of different whites and light greys
and did a light dry brushing over the yellow.
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| DIY Dining Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
My dad covered the round seats with
three different linens designed by
Rachel Ashwell at Shabby Chic Couture.
Our favorite is this linen damask fabric.
I liked the idea of mixing fabrics for
a more casual, less fussy feel in here.
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| DIY Dining Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio - fabric on chair here |
(above) I love the details on the legs.
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| DIY Dining Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
I'm thrilled with how making over this dining
set helped set a tone in here--very Paris
apartment meets shabby chic.
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| DIY Dining Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
My husband made the industrial style
curtain rod from plumbing supplies,
and I hung simple billowy white
panels on pewter rings.
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| DIY Dining Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio - similar chairs here |
I am on the hunt for the right rug in here.
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| DIY Dining Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
And I would love to see the table
set for an actual meal!
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| DIY Dining Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio - similar chairs here |
Some plaster roses I'm having fun making.
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| DIY Dining Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
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| DIY Dining Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
The empty inspiration board on the wall here?
A dumpster find...I kid you not.
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| DIY Dining Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio - similar chairs here |
Since I'm far away from our Chicagoland home,
I have very little "stuff" to play with,
so what you're seeing are some botanical
prints and watercolors I had lying around.
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| My Inspiration Board - Hello Lovely Studio |
I filled in some gaps on board by making some
flowers and letters from vintage bookpages.
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| My Framed Inspiration Board - Hello Lovely Studio |
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| B E F O R E |
We obviously painted the living room
in the same Sherwin Williams Salute color
since it's an open concept.
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
We bought two Ikea Ektorp sofas right away,
and Bemz invited me to choose fabric for
custom slipcovers for the sofas.
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio - similar velvet pillows |
I chose a Belgian linen, and the Bemz covers are
just perfect for the calm, European-inspired,
casual, beachy feel we wanted.
No fuss, nothing precious, and so
luxuriously sumptuous!
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
repeating those Shabby Chic Couture linen fabrics
from the dining room chairs in here.
I also added a natural and soft jute area rug
to warm up the tile floor.
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
our budget is tiiiiiiiight, I found two Midcentury
vintage chairs from a thrift store, painted them
with Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter, and
recovered them in a Shabby Chic Couture
linen with a beautiful floral pattern with
a subdued chambray blue color.
Similar fabric here.
The little side table is a $3 Goodwill vintage find
I painted white, and I like it's cane detail on top.
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio - similar chair fabric |
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| B E F O R E |
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
but it's really coming along!
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
For now, I placed silver adjustable pharmacy lamps
for reading since I didn't want cluttery tables
(and couldn't afford any cluttery tables!).
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
Before we moved in, the living room
was very Southwest style and masculine...
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| B E F O R E |
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
"imaginary portraits" in the entry area soon.
They will probably go on white wood shelves
in the niche rather than being directly nailed
to the wall...I have discovered the look of
art leaning on shelves is one I prefer,
maybe since I'm always changing it up!
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
Betsy Eby
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
by Rachel Ashwell as well.
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
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| DIY Shabby Chic Living Room Makeover by Hello Lovely Studio |
Thanks for reading our renovation adventures,
and stay tuned for updates on our Chicagoland house soon!
Peace to you right where you are.
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