Lighten Up: The Reveal~

Last week I shared with you the first two stages in my quest to lighten up a drab little corner of my dining room.


As a reminder, here is the corner in it's before state:

Not bad...just dark.

As you may recall, the first thing I did was paint the lamp a creamy shade of white.

Then I painted the little buffet Cafe Blue by Valspar. After that, all my little corner needed were some accessories.

And here is the corner after:

I decided to accessorize specifically for Spring. I love the lighter colors!

I wanted to add some cherry blossoms. Of course, since we're still under about 8" of snow, we didn't have any yet (even though we have a cherry tree in our backyard.) So I used a couple of faux branches - available at Tai Pan Wholesale - which I placed in my pretty vintage canning jar.

I decided not to tweak the lamp (yet anyway) but I switched it to the other side of the table which sets off the lampshade a little more.

To the bottom shelf I added a darling chicken wire birdcage and my vintage scale.





Then I finished the whole thing off with some pretty plates. A plate collage above the buffet on the wall, and a pretty square plate with a spring green motif sitting on the table top.




The whole thing is bright and spring-y and makes me happy to see.


I decided that I will most likely switch things off for the seasons...I already have ideas brewing for a different set of plates for the summer. Afterall, I do suffer from Design ADD. But for now, I love how I brightened up this little corner.


One more time...

BEFORE:



AFTER:

Have a great day~

Linking to:

Show and Tell at Blue Cricket Design

Paint Projects link party at Centsational Girl