Hey everyone! One of the things I am most excited about having in this new house is a formal dining room. As much as entertaining can stress me out, I love doing it, too. And not having a proper dining room previously left us very limited in how and who we could have over (COVID now the issue!).
The ceilings on our first floor are 10 feet, so this room feels super grand. I knew immediately I wanted to do a panoramic historical mural in a grisaille color tone. I found the perfect one through The Mural Source and it became the jumping off point for the design. Not everything on this board is exactly what I’m doing, but it’s close. Deep green velvet Louis style chairs, one of my new rugs from my upcoming collection launching – we think – in June, and a GIANT, antique-inspired chandelier. I’ve also always wanted these sconces…
mural // chandelier // sconces // rug (coming in early summer) // table // side chairs // host chairs // mirror (I’ve ALWAYS wanted this one) // buffet lamps // art (similar)
I was thinking about using an antique Directoire style table, but I can’t seem to find one that I can afford :) So this one is a replica, but a good one. I may also design one myself.
This mural will be such a dream. Doing wallpaper like this is not cheap, nor a hands-off process. This is the mock up of the paper in the room – it’s a service that The Mural Source provides for a fee, but I believe it’s very much worth it to confirm that each wall is getting a beautiful section of the mural.
In order to get a panoramic mural right, you have to measure carefully. This is how I like to do it – take pictures of each wall and then add in as many dimensions as you can (this is a not complete version of what I sent Mural Source, but an example). You can hire your installer to do this for you too if you are too worried or don’t have time.
Here’s where we are now… awaiting basically everything (except the trim was repainted and the light fixture was installed)! The paper is here so we will install soon – I CANNOT WAIT.
This is the room when we bought the house!
So beautiful. Erin, we are building a home and our new formal dining room will also have a Rufty table in sable from HH. It’s is such a stunning piece. At first, I was like no-too trad, then as room came into focus with the grass cloth walls and the Vis Com Julie Neill lighting-I saw the light 💡 literally. Good luck with mural instal-can’t wait to see it. Also, I’m going to The CEH showroom in Dallas next month to look (when they have spots again due to covid)at their beautiful credenzas
DS
Dallas
Hello Erin
I subscribed to follow you on here and Instagram due to a referral by your former nanny Danege who’s been working for us for almost 4mths now! She has let me see your books and talk very highly about your work.
We moved here from Philadelphia and bought a 8 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, formal dining room, day room, rather large living room, very big master bedroom house in Burlington, due to covid we haven’t been able to find an interior designer to work together! Looking at your stuff and your work, my husband and I would love to be in touch if you’re comfortable with that.
All the best
Sara
Are china cabinets out of style now? Asking for a friend:) If not, I would love to see a post on updated china cabinet looks in a dining room. Your design plan for your dining room looks amazing as always!
Lovely! How are you hanging the curtains? We have quite a few recessed bays in our new house and thinking about hanging the curtains on a straight pole above with the stackback to the side… was just wondering what the processionals do?
I love those sconces too! They marry gold and silver perfectly so it’s easy to mix metals with the furnishings.
Gorgeous design! We’re in the market for a new home and all of your new home posts are incredibly helpful. Thank you!
I love seeing the before & the current/in progress photo! I feel like during the middle of any project its easy to get freaked out & second guess choices. This photo combo really shows the scale of the chandelier & how much of a difference in grandeur it makes to go big on this!! I can’t wait to see the mural installed, and I absolutely love your choice of table. so classic and beautiful.
Hmmm. Round table? Thoughts?
Raising the bar for dinner party elegance!d
No surprise that it’s going to be beautiful yet approachable. You have timeless bones in your home to work with and you’re doing it proud. I’d love your insight into the dining room chairs. I want to order Louis XIV from Ballard Design for my dining room but have wavered because I can’t try them out.
So beautiful……all of it! I’m curious as to how The Mural Source compares price wise to Susan Harter? We’re also doing a whole house reno and I’d fantasized about a mural in our dining room but Susan Harter ended up being a bit too pricey for us. Thanks for taking us along on your journey. You’re taking a beautiful home and making it all the more special.
Your selections for this beautiful “Grand Dame ” are GORGEOUS !!! You are doing her proud ! So exciting to see your updates ! Everything is stunning !
This could be the “gtande salon!!” Over the top breathtaking…I loveevery single morsel!! franki
Very nice looking element of style!!
I have had some experiences with the sizing of a chandelier for a dining room. Do your homework ,like from this site TheSpruce which tells you how to measure everything! For example the bottom ball shaped prism is exactly 32” above my table. I found the salesperson was pushing in the direction of a smaller crystal chandelier!
I can totally see why you would want to do a mock-up of the wall mural. It would be so disappointing to have all the “good stuff” obstructed by doors and windows!!! I love how most of the changes to this house are cosmetic. Classic design will never go out of style. Your dining room will be fabulous and I can’t wait to see the end result!
Looks beautiful! Thank you for sharing with us. Is it now time to dub you the official queen of green design? Gates Green?
Drooling over that gorgeous dining table. Can’t wait to see it all come together!
Spectacular!! Every time I see there is a new post from you, I get so excited! Thanks again for sharing, so excited to see each room unfold.
Looks fabulous- the chandelier is amazing! Can’t wait to see the wallpaper when it’s up. Beautiful room!
Stunning!
This is so beautiful, and looks just like “you”…perfectly on brand…elevated classic!
Beautiful!! I can’t wait to see the finished product! I have that sconce in my master bathroom and I LOVE it. Makes me happy every day.
Going through similar reno. What is your recommendation on ratio for the chandelier? I have 12 ft ceilings and am having a hard time imagining scale in the room.
Circa lighting has good diagrams and guidelines on their website!
This will be so pretty!
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