“My clients often fear the
dining room, it has a stigma of stress, wasted space and how we no longer live.
I say roll back the clock, be mindful and treat ourselves to simple pleasures.
Eat, drink, and relax in the dining room, it really doesn’t matter, the point
is to ENJOY. ” – Jennifer Brouwer
Seeing most people turn
dining rooms into a play room, office, or a free for all (junk room), I wanted
to bring back the dining room with the era of the house. The swinging door into
the kitchen takes up a lot of space and creates a barrier. I am creating a more
open concept by removing the kitchen door and hallway door, making the room
appear larger.
With the beautiful
archway, large windows with natural light pouring in, and tall ceilings I knew
the dining room would be perfect for adding some character to the space. I wanted to be very cost effective but create
an expensive look and another focal point. Using 1 x 4’s vertically and
horizontally with a 1 x 2 as the ledge on top, created a “board & batten”
look. There are many different ways to approach this.. a lot of it is about personal preference or what suits the space you are in. I thought this design was the best solution for this space.
I used the same “board & batten” look creating another focal point
across the kitchen and carrying it down to the landing of the stairs. With this
I created a space to hang coats using a 1 x 6 at the top with a 1 x 2 ledge and
1 x 4’s vertically. Just have to add the hooks!
I wanted to add that
character throughout the house. In the guest bathroom wood paneling was the best solution using 1 x 6 horizontally and 1 x 2 for the ledge at
the top. I created the illusion of the bathroom seeming longer than what it
actually is.
In the master bathroom, I used tongue and groove pine vertically
to emphasize the height of the tall ceilings. Can't wait to show you what I did to that beat up plaster wall!
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