dining room final reveal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ojLZxlbQvLy5__HsBGEXXBqpogkXlK_-Xg0q2GhnyWr4y7LXrIerZkBHMZM6G5NIU6CfOR5-fXxrDEt4ej-w_ET06qglDfG5eM_HxrzQa5sNtQ9lh25vFTtKvq2v0ohSR43ZS4jutnpu/s1600/2014-12-11+08.42.50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ojLZxlbQvLy5__HsBGEXXBqpogkXlK_-Xg0q2GhnyWr4y7LXrIerZkBHMZM6G5NIU6CfOR5-fXxrDEt4ej-w_ET06qglDfG5eM_HxrzQa5sNtQ9lh25vFTtKvq2v0ohSR43ZS4jutnpu/s1600/2014-12-11+08.42.50.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> I am so happy to say this...the dining room makeover is <i>complete</i>...oh my I'm lying I still have to finish the crazy amazing crown moulding but that is for the spring.<br />For now here is my new dining room...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCueqatbaqhYDGnzgUJWolMUCwjtKxRBZmlDp0OijT8l22OrzssjkdU0emi1mV12UMRkzof56eBtdVvxab1abAsYzO8bi9Z5OcfCLzSpmPXQW4bckLpAWk_-Juab_4uhKbluZLrQe3RFKn/s1600/2014-12-10+18.08.42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCueqatbaqhYDGnzgUJWolMUCwjtKxRBZmlDp0OijT8l22OrzssjkdU0emi1mV12UMRkzof56eBtdVvxab1abAsYzO8bi9Z5OcfCLzSpmPXQW4bckLpAWk_-Juab_4uhKbluZLrQe3RFKn/s1600/2014-12-10+18.08.42.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> Nightime shot right after we moved the furniture and wine fridge in, it was fun to just sit back and enjoy all my hard work.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnQZaBenMH9qtnfS9xvBKq2G0TXpAxdKITZ4iO5eW97pSP1qaVLdmI8my7TBss_O2pOUlH6_vdYyel3T2oc_CgKflk8wNPl8rny6IaYsG5VR0kKskpvyp5cMW8Yl6zVd7_F-15ajIQSJ9/s1600/2014-12-10+18.08.58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnQZaBenMH9qtnfS9xvBKq2G0TXpAxdKITZ4iO5eW97pSP1qaVLdmI8my7TBss_O2pOUlH6_vdYyel3T2oc_CgKflk8wNPl8rny6IaYsG5VR0kKskpvyp5cMW8Yl6zVd7_F-15ajIQSJ9/s1600/2014-12-10+18.08.58.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUV_W2x-o4Xcrc-wyfkmAbSzlMAovtLC5k3r2e9hxp0qRuKZTcbvTj72W-qml0eFfgUTuEaW_dbUPOS5cQI2FGohM6khJC-PmcUb4FeL9zPBXkLU0y-M8tGvwPSF3GfQhNVnL6FLtIMpB/s1600/2014-12-11+08.43.26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUV_W2x-o4Xcrc-wyfkmAbSzlMAovtLC5k3r2e9hxp0qRuKZTcbvTj72W-qml0eFfgUTuEaW_dbUPOS5cQI2FGohM6khJC-PmcUb4FeL9zPBXkLU0y-M8tGvwPSF3GfQhNVnL6FLtIMpB/s1600/2014-12-11+08.43.26.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's time to plan a dinner to christen this room, what do I make???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We really need to get some wine and soon no one wants an empty wine fridge, I drink Pinot Grigio and Sweet sparkling wine just in case you are wondering or want to donate.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKyemxVPO-9_olcjwqaUwN8ksGt0beRkkOgf4CXKgbg2R0P7Q9tmYucT4yzOY186g3gJ6ch5MkC9elVpZ0b_CCIYOZ_LPxTznJnhMPm7px7genl_iS-l5ekKR5OqCkzWnfYx9C2rRj6GZ/s1600/2014-12-10+17.53.40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKyemxVPO-9_olcjwqaUwN8ksGt0beRkkOgf4CXKgbg2R0P7Q9tmYucT4yzOY186g3gJ6ch5MkC9elVpZ0b_CCIYOZ_LPxTznJnhMPm7px7genl_iS-l5ekKR5OqCkzWnfYx9C2rRj6GZ/s1600/2014-12-10+17.53.40.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Mt9kj41DxJE1k4WqzpdcrGQsssm3s3Grqh61FRLOcMa4bRFHqaUzSsW0ePiU0CAkhJ2tc-WYfk9_GE3C3Y4medJsIh94RCYPNi_1zku3ZdO7fXwDKMBY9KZCbmNzU21WjswTA0RxNqgq/s1600/2014-12-11+08.43.43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Mt9kj41DxJE1k4WqzpdcrGQsssm3s3Grqh61FRLOcMa4bRFHqaUzSsW0ePiU0CAkhJ2tc-WYfk9_GE3C3Y4medJsIh94RCYPNi_1zku3ZdO7fXwDKMBY9KZCbmNzU21WjswTA0RxNqgq/s1600/2014-12-11+08.43.43.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdZnuDqy9sHDW9YsHZ3HC3upC2jQDXAszCpDwMGrO3MQOWjQXLv728yCo3JjX40XMyuO3zquUxrAdZtaSMHcMR46Wmax8cETbZFg8B6UvgspSbKzAC6pbGn5m3sSRebjniWSnlvMs_mYb/s1600/2014-12-09+10.16.14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdZnuDqy9sHDW9YsHZ3HC3upC2jQDXAszCpDwMGrO3MQOWjQXLv728yCo3JjX40XMyuO3zquUxrAdZtaSMHcMR46Wmax8cETbZFg8B6UvgspSbKzAC6pbGn5m3sSRebjniWSnlvMs_mYb/s1600/2014-12-09+10.16.14.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> I put in a wood register I finished just like the floors, I need a whole lot more like this, it makes such a huge difference over the stark white plastic ones.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQ_3dsn8vlHmBYCrvZuobI5MvT11SVEuuWf6Y45HaUDlfBHROhnAOE-6_zhMxeEjhW8TpxxLtV4XmcOAXBvI9QFntWDiSzCt9qHgWUMLX9jxpcOyySA0AP1LoVe_6jafdgTkD5fgGBW18/s1600/2014-10-23+08.19.39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQ_3dsn8vlHmBYCrvZuobI5MvT11SVEuuWf6Y45HaUDlfBHROhnAOE-6_zhMxeEjhW8TpxxLtV4XmcOAXBvI9QFntWDiSzCt9qHgWUMLX9jxpcOyySA0AP1LoVe_6jafdgTkD5fgGBW18/s1600/2014-10-23+08.19.39.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here is the before, this is how it looked right before we moved in, plus some cheap carpet.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtoy_XCeqnHCGIKfUv8slJlTEFZ9ZUZ-fbMrvFk-ekugwXCtXZq0AL_5Z7RiHnmEnlnoJs1zLTXk50T36f6iRbW2MHvEBcav1VORa2QpA2oLt89iNq6cNZmPz4kuziN47-F-bjXMFrYdqY/s1600/2014-10-23+08.21.29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtoy_XCeqnHCGIKfUv8slJlTEFZ9ZUZ-fbMrvFk-ekugwXCtXZq0AL_5Z7RiHnmEnlnoJs1zLTXk50T36f6iRbW2MHvEBcav1VORa2QpA2oLt89iNq6cNZmPz4kuziN47-F-bjXMFrYdqY/s1600/2014-10-23+08.21.29.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> Right after we moved in this room was our staging/storage area for months.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzaVgDQfEjlgYdNrczCNRwRQLLlWn3rSMYtNWzHqptJZe4tSakdcKqrj-jgPd9vAXHCt8jnizNPLBN0BGZMJt4LJpQH1J3MXcLSINGfaQ_5P7laLzXTYUoQJikMEBswaWVA-m7OCCK0uw/s1600/2014-10-23+21.15.31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzaVgDQfEjlgYdNrczCNRwRQLLlWn3rSMYtNWzHqptJZe4tSakdcKqrj-jgPd9vAXHCt8jnizNPLBN0BGZMJt4LJpQH1J3MXcLSINGfaQ_5P7laLzXTYUoQJikMEBswaWVA-m7OCCK0uw/s1600/2014-10-23+21.15.31.jpg" width="300" /></a></div> This all has come a long way from when I dry fit our fridge...I am sure some people wondered how this all was going to turn out.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XwUHi2houLaSfAY10yRBKYc5OddqL0yMjNdKJ6JXHm3X22-2HA7HSwcDZTvPDYPyooFADGv3ur-dJRpJpIJeti5hm_GPwf-hmL95DoEB1j1KdqF_ol_PcoxwynHc0DplfYZneUOcy_OW/s1600/2014-10-22+21.58.17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XwUHi2houLaSfAY10yRBKYc5OddqL0yMjNdKJ6JXHm3X22-2HA7HSwcDZTvPDYPyooFADGv3ur-dJRpJpIJeti5hm_GPwf-hmL95DoEB1j1KdqF_ol_PcoxwynHc0DplfYZneUOcy_OW/s1600/2014-10-22+21.58.17.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span id="goog_1471631844"></span><span id="goog_1471631845"></span>It was sad to see this pine floor go under a coat or two of stain but it was the right thing to do, it's so nice to see how one room flows into another seamlessly...I love my dark stained floors.<br /><br />Thanks for joining me during this long journey...I am very glad it is over and I am happy so happy with how it turned out, even better than I had even dreamt it would, it was a whole lot of work and I want to say a thank you to all who followed on <a href="http://instagram.com/chris_kauffman/"><b><i>instagram</i></b></a> for all my daily updates and encouraged me ever step of the way, it made the journey so much more enjoyable.<br /><br />One more thing I want to mention, big congratulations to Mel of  <a href="http://broadviewheights.blogspot.ca/">Broadview Heights</a> blog who won the Scentsicles giveaway...<br /><br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, cheers for now...Chris

dining room final reveal

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