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A Room with a Past

Logically I would now give you the update on the dining room.  But, instead I'm taking you to a room on the second floor that is coming together a little faster than the dining room. I spoke of the floor refinishing in an earlier post.   Because I kept the toile wallpaper, and the painted finish above the picture rail, this room went together rather quickly. The verse that wraps around the room near the ceiling reads, "The dream is always Running ahead, To catch up, to Live for a moment in unison with it, that is the Miracle."  I am keeping this as a reminder.  It is not an easy lesson for me to learn. The window seat in this room is one of my favorite features of this house. Over the years I fluffed it ... and streamlined it. This incarnation lasted a little longer than it should have based on the fading of the fabrics.  The sheer fabric on the windows was the same pattern as the wallpaper and the window seat was a cotton

In the Name of Change

Adding a powder room to my first floor caused a domino effect to, well to the whole house really.  Some things changed because there was no choice, some things because they didn't look as good next to the new changes, and some things just because I felt like something different. This dining room table falls into the last category.  I loved this table for many reasons.  With the leaves it expands to 120" and it measures 44" wide.  It rests on two beautiful pedestals and is super sturdy.  The chairs are elegant with their high backs, and comfortable too.  So why change?  My excuses are a little flimsy.  It is big and the high backs on the chairs visually contribute to the large presence in the room.  I thought a little breathing room would be nice for A CHANGE.  Isn't it sometimes just about a change? Besides, I had purchased this darling little table at a resale shop.  It was for the new home that didn't materialize so I decided to use it in place of th