Library Dining

Morning y'all! Ok this post is for Kip who sometimes has trouble visualizing what's in my head.  Unfortunately, he probably won't see this because he's traveling for work today (he'll be back tonight for all of you murderers and robbers with good design sense).

So here's the deal, our new house has a very traditional layout: formal dining, formal living, family room, kitchen/hearth room.  We are inheriting a very large pine table for the kitchen that seats 10+ (from the amazingly kind and generous current owners).  Somewhere down the line, my thought is to change the formal dining room into a dining library.  We both love libraries way more than eating.  Just kidding.  I love eating.  But I also love a beautiful library and I think that with well-placed furniture the dining library can serve multiple functions.

Par exemple:

Keith Irvine via Cote de Texas

 Antelope, glossy, skirted round table.  This is sort of exactly what I envisioned.  I wish I had a better image of this room.

Mona Hajj

via My Notting Hill

via Pinterest (lemme know if you know the source)

There are tons of examples, but the ones above are my favorites and most closely resemble what is in my head. I love each and every one of those rooms.

* Now here is where I test Kip to see if he's read my blog today.  Kip, if you made it to the end of this post, you have to text me the following secret word: butterflysparkles 

Suzeday Tuesday: Dining Delight

The guestie from my bestie is having technical difficulties, so we get Suzeday Tuesday today! I pretty much never use my dining room, which is a shame because I have more china than I know what to do with and I love to cook and feed people.  It's just that in the summer we tend to have a lot more BBQs than dinner parties. These dining rooms would definitely motivate me to do something a little fancier now and then.   I love all of these dining rooms.  The white walls are calling my name again.  I love how fresh it looks and how it really draws your attention to the gorgeous pieces in the room.

I love this classic dining room with the pleated, monogrammed slipcovers.

I love the round table and the leather chairs for more intimate dining. 

This dining room by Nicky Haslam is so cozy and romantic ... 

Clearly The Suze likes slipcovers.  Me too.  Me toooo. 

I need to find someone in Kansas City who can do slipcovers that aren't too too 'spensive.  I want some white slipcovers with a little scallop across the bottom.  I also want to slipcover everything in my house right now, including my dog who won't stop shedding.  I'm craving some clean surfaces free of stuck on cheerios and dog hair.