Breakfast Room Progress

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Amidst the Thanksgiving/Christmas craziness we've found bits of time to work on the breakfast room. I thought I'd share our progress so far.

First, just for fun, I'll show you a few shots of the room the day we moved in. Compared to the rest of the house, this room was the least ugly. But it was still pretty plain. And beige.

Those curtains have been my nemesis since this spring when I finally got to take them down.
I stomped on them.


The previous owners really liked beige. Like, really liked it.

I have no idea why there is a hunter green patio set in the kitchen.
P.S. Our kitchen still looks like that.    :S   Minus the hunter green.

Random shot of Roary.

Here's how the room is looking as of this morning:

We installed a new 5-panel bifold door on the closet.

We primed and painted it Simply White.

We added a sparkly knob.
We patched, primed, and painted the walls Seagrass and the ceiling Simply White.
We also added crown moulding (I knew I would get my way eventually).
We filled the nail holes, caulked, and painted the moulding, too.
We added the extra piece of trim on the baseboards and primed and painted them Simply White.
We painted out all of the window trim in Simply White.

We also installed my favourite roller shades of all time.
We also have these in our living room, dining room, and spare room.
I really do love them.

Had to block the view of Alex's fire-engine red trailer in the backyard.

Here's the other window.
 
This shade blocks the view of the cars in the driveway. Sweet. 

There's still a bit of finishing work to do before we can start on the fun stuff like rugs, light fixtures, table/chair makeover, curtain rods, curtains, and accessories. But we're getting there. :)

30 comments:

  1. Oh, so pretty. You sure know how to create great 'bones' for your room. I love the colour and the shades look fabulous. Everything looks so fresh. The new closet doors look amazing. I love white trim! Looking forward to the next phase.

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  2. It is looking FAB! Love that simply white ... it makes everything look simply wonderful! Can't wait to see the rest!

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  3. Sarah ... great colours. Love the bi-fold door.

    Where did you get the blinds? ... they could become my favourite too ...

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  4. Love the glass door knobs, nice touch! xo

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  5. I love your roller shade too! Where's it from? How much?

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  6. Nice job! I love the colour--which brand of paint do you use?

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  7. Sharon and Courtenay,

    I got the roller shades a few years ago when Linens N' Things was still in business in Canada. I found them on one of their last days they were still open and bought the last seven shades. We've put them up as we work on each room (these were our last two). I checked online but they don't seem to carry the exact type anymore although they do have a few different styles with the same medium brown tone.... sorry that doesn't help much!

    Sarah

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  8. Cara,

    I am in love with that greeny colour, too. It's a colour from Sarah Richardson's Collection through Para Paints. It's called Seagrass and you can find it at this link:

    http://www.sarahrichardsondesign.com/products/category/paint

    This is only the second time I've used a different paint brand than usual. I almost always use Benjamin Moore paint but this time I couldn't find a light, airy green so I went with this one and loved it. Hope that helps!!

    :)
    Sarah

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  10. that is a fabulous color! and i think my parents had that same linoleum floor in our old house. i definitely am having flashbacks.
    everything looks rgeat so far- can't wait to see it all together! you have such a magic touch!

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  11. Oooh, I LOVE the molding! And the glass knob is the perfect touch!

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  12. Oooh... it's really coming together nicely! I love the paneled doors and shades. The Seagrass color is perfect against the white! Look forward to seeing the room complete!

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  13. LOVE the panel doors and the sea grass color! What a pretty spot you are creating! I can't wait to see how it progresses!! You guys do good work too with the caulking and hole filling! :)

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  14. That color is so calming. Gret choice. The moulding makes such a difference. The bifold door with the glass knob .... it is all so great!
    have a pretty day!
    Kristin

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  15. very fun for you....can't wait to see what you do next...everything looks so light & pretty~
    ~tracie

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  16. MMMM what I see in your post of your beige room are TIM HORTON BOXES!!!!!!!!!! So are you a fellow Canadian????

    Melissa

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  17. I think things are turning out amazing! I love the "pop" of the blinds in the windows. Although I'm not a huge fan of blinds, I absolutely love those and was going to ask where you found them. Of course after reading the previous comments I realize me getting some of those is out of the question! :( The sparkly bifold door knobs are so cute. Just a little "bling"... Gorgeous!!!! I can't wait to see it all done. Have fun! It's looking fantastic.

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  18. Big improvement! Now that the basics are done the decorating can begin! It's so funny that you stomped on the curtains!

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  19. MMMM what I see in your post of your beige room are TIM HORTON BOXES!!!!!!!!!! So are you a fellow Canadian????

    Melissa

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  20. That color is so calming. Gret choice. The moulding makes such a difference. The bifold door with the glass knob .... it is all so great!
    have a pretty day!
    Kristin

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  21. Oooh... it's really coming together nicely! I love the paneled doors and shades. The Seagrass color is perfect against the white! Look forward to seeing the room complete!

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  23. Ooops, they carry Para Paints at Lowe's in Canada (not Home Depot that I wrote by accident).

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  24. Could you please tell me what brand your flat panel bifold doors are and where you purchased them. Thank you.

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    1. Please tell me where u bought the doors here in Canada! They r amazing!!!! So are you! Thanks!!

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    2. We purchased the bi-fold doors from Home Depot. The brand is called Milette (sp?).

      Hope that helps!

      We love 'em and are planning to swap out all of our plain doors for 5-paneled ones eventually.

      :)

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  25. U r a lifesaver contractor needed to know this morning! Thank you!!!!!! Do u remember how much? I think they r going to blow my budget!:)

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    1. The price will depend on the size of bi-fold door you choose as well as your location.

      Here is a link to one of them:
      http://www.homedepot.ca/product/30x79-a-zen-designed-5-panel-shaker-bifold-in-clear-pine/979687

      Good luck!! :)

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    2. (We primed and painted ours white.)

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