{the finished product}

As I promised in my craziness from winter I re-did my dining room!! Not with the turquoise wall as I first thought....my heart just wasn't happy with how it turned out...This is, of course, after I got better..which I am still not 100%! Finally, went to the doctor and found out I had influenza which turned into pneumonia!! Glad I went in!!

Anywhoo.....

Here is how it turned out!!!!!!!!!!

I absolutely love it!! It is so much calmer and quieter feeling....
It is not 100% done as you can tell..I have to get those things that go at the top of the wall on the left and I still have to take my black and white photos...maybe I can save for a new camera by summer!!!
I mostly used what I already had on hand..but did add to it....I already had these little daisies and the bottles..I just threw in some sand and wrapped twine around them and added a super cute capiz shell button.....

I did the same to the new candles I bought....

I got into a sewing frenzy because I just couldn't find anything that truly made my heart happy .... so I made these super simple curtains out of muslin from the fabric store...cheap and simple..

Then I sewed 8 cushions for the chairs which amounted to $30 total for all the cushions!!!!! I simply used 2 white bandana and stuffing for each cushion...then added 4 turquoise shell buttons for the tufted look!! I have to say I am rather impressed with myself..because usually when I sew things they end up in the trash!!! Not this time...

I did buy 2 of these cute little pillows from Ruby & Stella....she has the cutest pillows!!!I used beach rocks I had saved from Lake Michigan ...and just added sand and blue beach rocks to the candles!! I just love it!! i am sooooo much happier without the red wall!! What do you think????

Have a GREAT day....It's finally 50 degrees here and SUNNY!!! WooHooo~~~~