Is this your veranda?!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Can you imagine this being your veranda? The driftwood grey of the ceiling, and the sunlight streaming in makes it an easy journey in my imagination.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxV52BF6kCFfOcybK-rvLfdzNsdc25DapElxPbJ-oR6OC-1tvhXtEKG_HO8L3zrpkumQa1JwJbyIkn9mlwKfq4Vp3D4lokQtrwbywNkFXXu_MXCQ4BRGEyGsrNfMgoA4kQOuUCjyK-D0/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxV52BF6kCFfOcybK-rvLfdzNsdc25DapElxPbJ-oR6OC-1tvhXtEKG_HO8L3zrpkumQa1JwJbyIkn9mlwKfq4Vp3D4lokQtrwbywNkFXXu_MXCQ4BRGEyGsrNfMgoA4kQOuUCjyK-D0/s640/005.JPG" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> In my head, it's over-looking the most divine Modern Country garden, tumbling roses, and smartly clipped topiary.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm having a moment for taupe-y grey gingham. mall touches here and there give me a big Cheshire cat kind of smile. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishdyCk6ObcKba86AmGFXP8ZzlWNLaNUxY1YUf5fZgrAuub43PCTanFzHQIWZaHPxWWEyGo27f0dmV6LlJVoivf2FfJI6bW-2vZuJ37vNTL_rqXDcTQ0gCMjkXzyiu81CunQfWH1y3_ZU/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqUyRhCg66gPfNQHh81rGOfvP_VywWXZqmmtMCjkwk_8h3tp2giJzjabWtNCTfsCfeGInxUcrjS5f4hN-9ni-WpudY16p2jrQvLG77TNFiylmGDVHlNlhiZJunob4YyRG5n7m46U703I/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Is this your veranda?!

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Our Dining Room Reveal!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Welcome to the full reveal of our </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Modern Country Dining Room!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaNMQMG5OIpREVIlx6l3oP5GO4LrDKqIAIAsYK8cbb8UD1Tjb0vGNieyXtxgX-N-4bGf3gZItOAvYVPU49BYrhxC9MvAKSskHs68eQy2pc9_aqEhNoSWgi_Bst0Lf6PFZQx_xIMVETc4/s1600/230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaNMQMG5OIpREVIlx6l3oP5GO4LrDKqIAIAsYK8cbb8UD1Tjb0vGNieyXtxgX-N-4bGf3gZItOAvYVPU49BYrhxC9MvAKSskHs68eQy2pc9_aqEhNoSWgi_Bst0Lf6PFZQx_xIMVETc4/s640/230.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let's start right back at the beginning for a moment to how</span><span style="font-size: large;"> the room looked when we first were shown around our house....</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MzZbB-Kt6bpnDZx9blR2BZwRiveF8o2MDNH0nDN6jPWEGK5VlHpfOlQGe7d8yNfAQjFEWnnsZqrTPHKhkNRghpnZ4tKn7269S_1F7TqB4tnBLYqbPwqGq6hQJ4zJloS-yMNFKFTb-7A/s1600/105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MzZbB-Kt6bpnDZx9blR2BZwRiveF8o2MDNH0nDN6jPWEGK5VlHpfOlQGe7d8yNfAQjFEWnnsZqrTPHKhkNRghpnZ4tKn7269S_1F7TqB4tnBLYqbPwqGq6hQJ4zJloS-yMNFKFTb-7A/s640/105.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See that yucky fireplace in the picture below? </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>That was mine. </i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Oh, yes, it was.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdn6_tuvLDmms1HKsa5IvhyphenhyphennsEV8yp4WLOP0FdPEizMsoMojWLmyBGhjElDNyFqmfFlcEqPRwq83oqeZpPqm8pduKJWybYiVxskH8bK2Bg5RBPIF42M099oJk0XR88BQxAVjzeEXjWXaw/s1600/102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdn6_tuvLDmms1HKsa5IvhyphenhyphennsEV8yp4WLOP0FdPEizMsoMojWLmyBGhjElDNyFqmfFlcEqPRwq83oqeZpPqm8pduKJWybYiVxskH8bK2Bg5RBPIF42M099oJk0XR88BQxAVjzeEXjWXaw/s640/102.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The fireplace in our dining room was</span><span style="font-size: large;"> attached directly to the wall with an orange </span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>varnished-to-within-an-inch-of-its-life</i> pine fire surround. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtk0cNwKgOyiVPdVhG3WaSt8vF0Hc3pIZZsUsXFlRnMeC-GXd47Mj6diuRREZAi9G-vk49r4Z__MsD848iXTTBAQg3ush3tJwMme9Q5IQ_krQEctxHcXgBb7oradro2Z31HL2NQyjy1To/s1600/103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtk0cNwKgOyiVPdVhG3WaSt8vF0Hc3pIZZsUsXFlRnMeC-GXd47Mj6diuRREZAi9G-vk49r4Z__MsD848iXTTBAQg3ush3tJwMme9Q5IQ_krQEctxHcXgBb7oradro2Z31HL2NQyjy1To/s640/103.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In fact, that goes for all the wood in the room.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Of which there was plenty.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">So much, so wrong!</span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>What's a girl to do? </i></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBzUgyJAyYNzukIwYPmzkMU00JYRvcMZi0UScJDTRURY8-5HHUdH0dWdn73jDYqtcIP5SICoWe1IA_dMRK68ac5IcqT-KLOa1-HQYnfOEIfmg_P7mCmY87vBmKosyWibZeC2WDC2PkYY/s1600/IMG_4261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBzUgyJAyYNzukIwYPmzkMU00JYRvcMZi0UScJDTRURY8-5HHUdH0dWdn73jDYqtcIP5SICoWe1IA_dMRK68ac5IcqT-KLOa1-HQYnfOEIfmg_P7mCmY87vBmKosyWibZeC2WDC2PkYY/s640/IMG_4261.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Aaaaaah! That's better.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">At some point in the future, we'll tackle the kitchen and dining room head-on by ripping out and starting again so this was very much a makeover, rather than a full renovation.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGFEFadFKuV2FZnRJxTV2hluE_o8DAAQaJhXrasaTlI7ndibtpm3kR12LcjMSV0bt6N6Of0JORJLiUwiY4lC_rK8DOE_Ub06vhIestZaRULzPI-0ZGT9D9e1Nk2I6TckrvYVSSeYpqtU/s1600/IMG_4258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGFEFadFKuV2FZnRJxTV2hluE_o8DAAQaJhXrasaTlI7ndibtpm3kR12LcjMSV0bt6N6Of0JORJLiUwiY4lC_rK8DOE_Ub06vhIestZaRULzPI-0ZGT9D9e1Nk2I6TckrvYVSSeYpqtU/s640/IMG_4258.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I liked the existing grey stone hearth </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">so we had the plinths lowered to sit on the stone. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>A smidgen of soft-industrial chic never goes amiss in my book.</i></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRSKirC_Lf2EmuXOSn21vw4m6017m521qa06UnIZOXZjq8P7k7ptKaWJpIriIyv6SdGt0RPYujM40y3dT2HYjjtlXFKZtUkGNnnFhRlZ4zuMhQlC3CbArdL8qoIv-plu3uX0ObU8ad7M/s1600/IMG_1443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRSKirC_Lf2EmuXOSn21vw4m6017m521qa06UnIZOXZjq8P7k7ptKaWJpIriIyv6SdGt0RPYujM40y3dT2HYjjtlXFKZtUkGNnnFhRlZ4zuMhQlC3CbArdL8qoIv-plu3uX0ObU8ad7M/s640/IMG_1443.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I didn't want </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">any </i><span style="font-size: large;">orange pine so we painted all the woodwork </span><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/girls-bedroom-my-favourite-white-paint.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dulux White</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> gloss. Nice and crisp against the lush new wall colour, </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/colour-study-earthborn-gregorys-den.html" target="_blank">Gregory's Den by Earthborn</a> </span><span style="font-size: large;">- a gorgeous Modern Country shade</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></div></div><div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yUzLq9yoswISeXq5ttztmBnjG_zP7QI7aUrMFmAzvNFtAHMFfVLFXLOJP82ToZYpHJhqmMaQtxbh3RDNkg1FTwCmGpPo7NMC-LQiRIJj60XaHPgLJMKchRHKF42BgFp8688YAv6OXK4/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yUzLq9yoswISeXq5ttztmBnjG_zP7QI7aUrMFmAzvNFtAHMFfVLFXLOJP82ToZYpHJhqmMaQtxbh3RDNkg1FTwCmGpPo7NMC-LQiRIJj60XaHPgLJMKchRHKF42BgFp8688YAv6OXK4/s640/005.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The wall between the wood and the fireplace caused endless discussions with, <i>errrr</i>......</span><span style="font-size: large;"> me, myself and I. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>{Yes, you read that right.}</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHh0At_GGh2KJDbHeEgVZYBTLwzHemXWsX8KccOhZPchyphenhyphenwL3Ian0cuNS0fmn63cEf0fX4AoJ7BzBrmYdJ9vc8iFIYwxNMaawGYOAnEs0NaTvQ_f0dKaJZ2VaAbyU-8L-sJgfH11pmGxo/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHh0At_GGh2KJDbHeEgVZYBTLwzHemXWsX8KccOhZPchyphenhyphenwL3Ian0cuNS0fmn63cEf0fX4AoJ7BzBrmYdJ9vc8iFIYwxNMaawGYOAnEs0NaTvQ_f0dKaJZ2VaAbyU-8L-sJgfH11pmGxo/s640/008.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The three of us had <i>fascinating </i>debates.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Should it be the greyish colour of the walls? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Or white to match the mantelpiece? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Or...or.... </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6j0W4lfp4fiko7WXP18i1g5V9AFjyYEpqZG_2kzXm_rkBfmdO-k0RSjwlFTSJKi05uFp4HHO6mlO6sw0gmLSELEzisQSDIfXwyjO1341fS4KVe-AIwSd_1E0J030lSkxOsavDWRomlE/s1600/IMG_1375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6j0W4lfp4fiko7WXP18i1g5V9AFjyYEpqZG_2kzXm_rkBfmdO-k0RSjwlFTSJKi05uFp4HHO6mlO6sw0gmLSELEzisQSDIfXwyjO1341fS4KVe-AIwSd_1E0J030lSkxOsavDWRomlE/s640/IMG_1375.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>*head explodes*</i></span></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8dyvFb2jH5b5Z1RDXRBoIhvmBJS0_iaxRVzoxOz4m6K9PSEdHkH68HaLffnPtEhdfcrJeNareNmtfYnYwVumzBENUQdI_n8Lt6zh2XdBDnighkLZH_pvt5S94bm9vtxeFEiZfFY1xHY/s1600/IMG_4240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8dyvFb2jH5b5Z1RDXRBoIhvmBJS0_iaxRVzoxOz4m6K9PSEdHkH68HaLffnPtEhdfcrJeNareNmtfYnYwVumzBENUQdI_n8Lt6zh2XdBDnighkLZH_pvt5S94bm9vtxeFEiZfFY1xHY/s640/IMG_4240.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I decided on </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>matte black. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And, you know what?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>I LOVE IT!!</i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhct5pq4fB8NsptCUc0AQ6jJt-YvX95qICzh1du0SmQ3ro4v6SkKL-00oCohcS4q3Oetrqx5Lx2saGOkfQHjztmzFxvtP2etQEMM5dDJCBjoXSnjIfW1Glgns2w2WiGsMBGduZZePife7A/s1600/Our+Modern+Country+Kitchen.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhct5pq4fB8NsptCUc0AQ6jJt-YvX95qICzh1du0SmQ3ro4v6SkKL-00oCohcS4q3Oetrqx5Lx2saGOkfQHjztmzFxvtP2etQEMM5dDJCBjoXSnjIfW1Glgns2w2WiGsMBGduZZePife7A/s640/Our+Modern+Country+Kitchen.JPG" width="430" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">When we set out with this room, we knew we wanted <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-sneaky-peek-into-our-modern-country.html" target="_blank">a flow-through feel</a> between the kitchen and the dining room, and I'm thrilled with the way the two rooms work together now.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span> <img height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZT-Pn2MIMt_6N3z1RzHDcrzGgrwKlKLtKtcbhQWFfnT9S_ApNdCTFRGO_JqC1SSWWo6CKcwmg-6GQiite4UBzI_SvNrXA6EAo33qW4hh1q3sxrfzA98e503lMDcFhcm48bsf-wkSZqjU/s640/110.JPG" style="font-size: x-large;" width="640" /><br /><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">As this is a room that we may structurally alter in the future </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">we were keen not to do work that we would </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">then have to undo in the long term.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizr-44z3B8qtty5qINfo1vQH1NNJusccYTO5HmLbnRkQkj57XMTS7HbF4bkD2E0GxxDztDeOM5wM9f6wJMJBq0-Qs4ek0w930PUm1OrcEhU7T8cj_ER4WQKwnDvAgwwk-ky_ukH4F-3yo/s640/034.JPG" /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Often, that can mean ending up compromising </span><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">but in this case it was a very </span></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Modern Country Style workable solution </span></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and rather gorgeous too, if I may say so. </span></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8dzg2at4Nk11J5T1wghFfAKpAe5aFXSnkLF8t3eryGtVVVy4__kjXbLKuJP4CktwESO_OyeSvSg0YBlEKJhgRYIPD4O2o3PcKCBpWK3IdrIZbaDbaPg3XeShGnVSsEswdpdpd4WEGMw/s1600/238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8dzg2at4Nk11J5T1wghFfAKpAe5aFXSnkLF8t3eryGtVVVy4__kjXbLKuJP4CktwESO_OyeSvSg0YBlEKJhgRYIPD4O2o3PcKCBpWK3IdrIZbaDbaPg3XeShGnVSsEswdpdpd4WEGMw/s640/238.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hurrah for paint!!</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: x-large;">So, there you have it:</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The full<i> Before and After</i> of our </b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Modern Country Dining Room!</b></span><br /><br />{If you have any questions, I'm more than happy to answer them <a href="mailto:moderncountrystyle@gmail.com">by email</a>,<br />in the comments, or over on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Modern-Country-Style/190813577612552?ref=hl" target="_blank">Modern Country Style's Facebook page</a>.}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Our Dining Room Reveal!

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Mirror, mirror on the wall....

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'd say we're nearly ready for a full Modern Country Dining Room reveal, don't you, sweetiepips? </span><span style="font-size: large;">But b</span><span style="font-size: large;">efore I go the full hog and bare all, I wanted to urge you, if you have a rather gloomy, North-facing space, like our dining room, to take the plunge and hang a massively, enormously, humungously large mirror.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrr83N4X-Ifuow_z1tLKULc3-mByEI4Q3lF13qvWA97zMDS3VDblGmMDYNjXMkXq2qxz0RPL_vqEZukVR6xMJ06WlAmPITYsVwlFDzA0VafH0BExEaz0th6zhTYnTxMX1VY2HtlbyuZI/s640/lombok+086.JPG" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You'll be a-maaaaazed at the magic that mirrors can spin out of their shimmery, shiny surfaces. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtszBXmneh2Bodc4VjOB7QzrnfuZHYPNLFm8iLi42SSBcnglJndp9x-FauRS1LTG7ySa1Hz0QlGaOD-ABanO5OX-iLXP9lYP1Ql5ytkyg_ZzEl_UxaP_PD2Q2BWlQWpUVWunmAJ584VA/s1600/lombok+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtszBXmneh2Bodc4VjOB7QzrnfuZHYPNLFm8iLi42SSBcnglJndp9x-FauRS1LTG7ySa1Hz0QlGaOD-ABanO5OX-iLXP9lYP1Ql5ytkyg_ZzEl_UxaP_PD2Q2BWlQWpUVWunmAJ584VA/s640/lombok+002.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">It took me </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" style="font-size: large;">aaaages</span><span style="font-size: large;"> to find one I liked. We were somewhat limited by dimensions as I wanted the mirror to fill the blank space above our brand, spanking new, much-needed (check out the UG.LEE fella above) radiator cover. Lots of pretty but small mirrors around, I now know!! </span><span style="font-size: large;">I looked all over for the perfect specimen </span><span style="font-size: large;">and finally,</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" style="font-size: large;">finally, finally found</span><span style="font-size: large;"> one I loved.</span></div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> </div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiep9x-uNfaQQu8WMXCONeKioSZpzsGq8xSjNoiFIeUdlSQpY19rELpm0wK8rc3QzLrgP3L3mKYIJNiO5jjii7ZwQAwVGaQnKYV7L7HCy9l9IYlUYSl-XlQJPd9wm3GJjLPLJAxKnP2N40/s1600/IMG_0392.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiep9x-uNfaQQu8WMXCONeKioSZpzsGq8xSjNoiFIeUdlSQpY19rELpm0wK8rc3QzLrgP3L3mKYIJNiO5jjii7ZwQAwVGaQnKYV7L7HCy9l9IYlUYSl-XlQJPd9wm3GJjLPLJAxKnP2N40/s640/IMG_0392.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's a large (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">woohoo</span>!) bevelled mirror with a wooden surround in burnt silver, and has the pretty bonus of gorgeous detailing carved into the wooden surround.</span></div></div><div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RNx66t-Yko-8QcZyrN6Dm8mb91913G9WnKD-4TMZ75knMyKcGsYHu_2cxMye_D0rtG3IxUsTYG4a_S8VRVu5YIcBn-FTzvgCzufXoQziAcgm9QCvBFUwmiLpOr0PPN6wFp-WGvb09Sc/s640/lombok+051.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And, while it may sound super-poncy, burnt silver is a terrific colour - it manages to be warm and cool at the same time. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">nightmare to</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">hang as</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">it's so</span> heavy. Our very handy handyman attached brackets onto the back, gouged into our walls (our poor, lovely walls getting a battering again) attached the brackets and carefully plastered over again.</span></div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizr-44z3B8qtty5qINfo1vQH1NNJusccYTO5HmLbnRkQkj57XMTS7HbF4bkD2E0GxxDztDeOM5wM9f6wJMJBq0-Qs4ek0w930PUm1OrcEhU7T8cj_ER4WQKwnDvAgwwk-ky_ukH4F-3yo/s640/034.JPG" width="430" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Despite my very vague </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" style="font-size: large;">hand movements</span><span style="font-size: large;"> specifying that I wanted the mirror hung portrait-wise, it got hung landscape at first. I thought about keeping it that way, as it looked more than passable but decided to be a total fusspot and asked </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" style="font-size: large;">him to</span><span style="font-size: large;"> rehang it (poor man, poor walls!!).</span></div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfN7yh311h3GqOOi-SheU_AQoe7k-KRCe84wZsHmzWE_JkdqeHl4qPaCRK4kZaPlhazjPNzuwfMSUK1bBxpA9-0DXm3uFltFuqp1eVvPvlxwqut4xYuVE8qu1IhRTxEqYZ_jDoKujv_Po/s640/lombok+097.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, was all the pain worth it? </span></div></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, oh yes, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">yessity</span>-yes. Look at all that lovely sparkle bouncing around the room! It brings the whole space alive, injects lots of natural light, and looks gorgeous too, as well as filling a very blank wall! A multi-functional piece, if <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">ever</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">there was one, my friends</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Do you need a mahoosive mirror in your life?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have I persuaded you?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>{And if you loved this, don't forget to follow along for the full reveal this Friday!)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Love,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sarahxxx</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishdyCk6ObcKba86AmGFXP8ZzlWNLaNUxY1YUf5fZgrAuub43PCTanFzHQIWZaHPxWWEyGo27f0dmV6LlJVoivf2FfJI6bW-2vZuJ37vNTL_rqXDcTQ0gCMjkXzyiu81CunQfWH1y3_ZU/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqUyRhCg66gPfNQHh81rGOfvP_VywWXZqmmtMCjkwk_8h3tp2giJzjabWtNCTfsCfeGInxUcrjS5f4hN-9ni-WpudY16p2jrQvLG77TNFiylmGDVHlNlhiZJunob4YyRG5n7m46U703I/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Mirror, mirror on the wall....

I'd say we're nearly ready for a full Modern Country Dining Room reveal, don't you, sweetiepips?  But b efore I go the full hog ...

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Delicious Dining Room With A Modern Country Colour Scheme

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hey peeps,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">How was your weekend? We had the most marvellous weather on Sunday afternoon, here in the Cotswolds, and I was able to make the very most of it by whiling away a few hours at a friend's beautiful garden. We swapped plants, tips, design ideas and generally had a very lovely time indeed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="COCOCOZY: TOBI TOBIN'S HOME 3" height="640" src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/nicety/2147506/2138682/2138682_original.jpg" style="font-size: x-large;" width="420" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">How's this for a stunningly put-together Modern Country Dining Room?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="COCOCOZY: TOBI TOBIN'S HOME 1" height="426" src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/nicety/2147506/2138338/2138338_original.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love the wall colour - I suspect Farrow and Ball's Lamp Room Gray, or Benjamin Moore's Gray Horse have been involved somewhere here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="COCOCOZY: TOBI TOBIN'S HOME 3" height="640" src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/nicety/2147506/2138682/2138682_original.jpg" width="420" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Doesn't the grey look crisp and fresh in contrast with the woodwork and ceiling in pure white? I love the clever mix of brown's...the light, wardrobe, table blinds and that fake bird cage....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="COCOCOZY: TOBI TOBIN'S HOME 2" height="640" src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/nicety/2147506/2138475/2138475_original.jpg" width="421" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, I said 'fake', 'bird' and 'cage'. Together. In a row. Never thought I'd get the chance to say that out loud. ;-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5vKsRRbYS5yf-ub2Odz6Ltq5OMiMst8bp5_6ATEBnWKgwY1mgX5obx2l-8y8QZCJ5Al_h4xICzLTrzwhMtTPc1slAsF-PpRkBtY5eL9VBhrMUJ_QqjXpyxHSQ6OHvVs9tgqO8l-ZTlI6/s640/1.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is another marvellous example of how a really simple colour palette - grey, white and brown; the classic Modern Country colour scheme - can make a room absolutely sing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">{Have you tried it yet?}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishdyCk6ObcKba86AmGFXP8ZzlWNLaNUxY1YUf5fZgrAuub43PCTanFzHQIWZaHPxWWEyGo27f0dmV6LlJVoivf2FfJI6bW-2vZuJ37vNTL_rqXDcTQ0gCMjkXzyiu81CunQfWH1y3_ZU/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqUyRhCg66gPfNQHh81rGOfvP_VywWXZqmmtMCjkwk_8h3tp2giJzjabWtNCTfsCfeGInxUcrjS5f4hN-9ni-WpudY16p2jrQvLG77TNFiylmGDVHlNlhiZJunob4YyRG5n7m46U703I/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All images via House Beautiful</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Delicious Dining Room With A Modern Country Colour Scheme

Hey peeps, How was your weekend? We had the most marvellous weather on Sunday afternoon, here in the Cotswolds, and I was able to make the v...

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Industrial Style Dining Room

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This week, we'll be focussing on windows....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let's start here:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLA5GTfmIM2sVTWKF1QjtPg-xf-yPeQ2kLyUg5rtvejFoHbNVdpaBvBKeoGic3Cq8bWuJM5DRJ2dhuq5jYD2MOJIoHuwAMPMsm6dPbrSh_v3T2VBIergYNMfX53VgIQ8SQlM4d7r6RPo/s1600/1652066_original.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLA5GTfmIM2sVTWKF1QjtPg-xf-yPeQ2kLyUg5rtvejFoHbNVdpaBvBKeoGic3Cq8bWuJM5DRJ2dhuq5jYD2MOJIoHuwAMPMsm6dPbrSh_v3T2VBIergYNMfX53VgIQ8SQlM4d7r6RPo/s640/1652066_original.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The dining room is absolutely stunning. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Feast your eyes on that enormous mirror, the magnificent table and those white chairs which soften the whole scheme.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love the industrial feel of this space. The bare rick, the steel girders and the double (or is it triple?) height room.....</span><span style="font-size: large;">BUT, I'll get to the point, what do you think about the undressed windows?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>NAKED </b></span><span style="font-size: large;">is what they are!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{*<span style="color: #e06666;">blush</span>*}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The question on my mind is this: do all dining rooms needs some kind of window treatment...even if they are not overlooked?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishdyCk6ObcKba86AmGFXP8ZzlWNLaNUxY1YUf5fZgrAuub43PCTanFzHQIWZaHPxWWEyGo27f0dmV6LlJVoivf2FfJI6bW-2vZuJ37vNTL_rqXDcTQ0gCMjkXzyiu81CunQfWH1y3_ZU/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqUyRhCg66gPfNQHh81rGOfvP_VywWXZqmmtMCjkwk_8h3tp2giJzjabWtNCTfsCfeGInxUcrjS5f4hN-9ni-WpudY16p2jrQvLG77TNFiylmGDVHlNlhiZJunob4YyRG5n7m46U703I/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Image via: Nicety</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Industrial Style Dining Room

This week, we'll be focussing on windows.... Let's start here: The dining room is absolutely stunning.  Feast your eyes on that enor...

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How To Create A Stunning Dining Room Using Candles

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today we're going to take a look together at </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">how to make your dining room look absolutely stunning </span><span style="font-size: large;">using candle-light.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxdF3g6flZC8AfxnN5QGdVfhk34lMv5aM_NbvMgcewqP2DFfjSl0aGOzPeWmBKjkgecO7zna1FQjK0dTpXjkrqjmu8GnwH7OaOfpboDfhNp8ip5WWc_g_eRmKywZz4H046rm4zfFdGSE/s1600/lombok+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxdF3g6flZC8AfxnN5QGdVfhk34lMv5aM_NbvMgcewqP2DFfjSl0aGOzPeWmBKjkgecO7zna1FQjK0dTpXjkrqjmu8GnwH7OaOfpboDfhNp8ip5WWc_g_eRmKywZz4H046rm4zfFdGSE/s640/lombok+100.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Using <a href="http://www.lombok.co.uk/Windlights-CWINDLIGHTS/" target="_blank">windlights </a>is an easy, and relatively</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> low cost way of adding sparkle and pizazz</span><span style="font-size: large;"> to any room but works <i>especially </i>well in the dining room where people are seated around a table for social activity.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4utkJ2wKQp7hHFFkyqnSfGhrBDOWE2n-Q7NWZe2LbtEecga8OvDQPOD_QxQw-_OTyp1TSZhNQkTOjWsOaFe_naPaO-sbNaIq-Guo4fkuv8TB-rQNAy7uu2YrAieSV1RaAEMX1fpKML2M/s1600/lombok+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4utkJ2wKQp7hHFFkyqnSfGhrBDOWE2n-Q7NWZe2LbtEecga8OvDQPOD_QxQw-_OTyp1TSZhNQkTOjWsOaFe_naPaO-sbNaIq-Guo4fkuv8TB-rQNAy7uu2YrAieSV1RaAEMX1fpKML2M/s640/lombok+020.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just take a look at these images to see how well this look works, even during daylight hours...and then grabs more and more of your attention as the night draws on. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RNx66t-Yko-8QcZyrN6Dm8mb91913G9WnKD-4TMZ75knMyKcGsYHu_2cxMye_D0rtG3IxUsTYG4a_S8VRVu5YIcBn-FTzvgCzufXoQziAcgm9QCvBFUwmiLpOr0PPN6wFp-WGvb09Sc/s1600/lombok+051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RNx66t-Yko-8QcZyrN6Dm8mb91913G9WnKD-4TMZ75knMyKcGsYHu_2cxMye_D0rtG3IxUsTYG4a_S8VRVu5YIcBn-FTzvgCzufXoQziAcgm9QCvBFUwmiLpOr0PPN6wFp-WGvb09Sc/s640/lombok+051.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, plonking a few Ikea tealights round and about just won't cut the mustard. won't do the room any favours. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">What you need is a showpiece. </span><span style="font-size: large;">A focal point. Some real eye-candy to make the statement that this is a thought-out part of your lighting scheme and not just an after-thought add-on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6CrBI67xir0za1uvFJ_BcZtIRSqyv02_adO8p3xffpsW-HRF4mObb9G0AUmFof4AqBrG8zKdJ3ow3QiLt_sTVGnYMiy_O6i6-uqogxm74F8CaROa6ExKqFH62hasNCpwr60Qzo9LBk0/s1600/lombok+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6CrBI67xir0za1uvFJ_BcZtIRSqyv02_adO8p3xffpsW-HRF4mObb9G0AUmFof4AqBrG8zKdJ3ow3QiLt_sTVGnYMiy_O6i6-uqogxm74F8CaROa6ExKqFH62hasNCpwr60Qzo9LBk0/s640/lombok+021.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here are five rules that will guide you through the process of how to create a real design statement using windlights:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJjDUsXVXhaNEHLugFikckXoXwkfjnkxuorezYF1Cm9rsSRZILI8SFAWXBkiId4fhJScw2BQepe_nF6zfpyHuYo4OyuAibUbEk7nVM6qYW5VWmFjdSN0LWMh09ePBTTu1AP7-724DaCU/s1600/lombok+061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJjDUsXVXhaNEHLugFikckXoXwkfjnkxuorezYF1Cm9rsSRZILI8SFAWXBkiId4fhJScw2BQepe_nF6zfpyHuYo4OyuAibUbEk7nVM6qYW5VWmFjdSN0LWMh09ePBTTu1AP7-724DaCU/s640/lombok+061.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Choose stunning centrepieces.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is an <i>essential </i>part of dressing up your dining space with candlelight. Choose carefully. You want something that really catches the eye but mustn't overly dominate the table. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Look out for gorgeous details, beautiful design and built-to-last workmanship.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>{The two we use on our dining table are <a href="http://www.lombok.co.uk/Seta-Rectangular-Windlight-PWLSETA/" target="_blank">Lombok Seta Rectangular Windlights</a>....and I've just noticed they're on sale!}</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mVH-rxpsWv4lXWOobije9lo2r85NA6bPjcVBcGXp7kLxra9f-Y7rQmUTTimZzodIGeLePoPmt0TvNQzjrbPwNvPajxyUqQaqGMMVRGD-_XE4rERR5vP4PdMfRjo4wE0b_otD9GWTF_U/s1600/lombok+035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mVH-rxpsWv4lXWOobije9lo2r85NA6bPjcVBcGXp7kLxra9f-Y7rQmUTTimZzodIGeLePoPmt0TvNQzjrbPwNvPajxyUqQaqGMMVRGD-_XE4rERR5vP4PdMfRjo4wE0b_otD9GWTF_U/s640/lombok+035.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Use symmetry</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love the Country-idyll concept of using candles for evening lighting: romantic and soft.....BUT by using </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">choosing windlights that have particularly strong design, and highlighting that design with the help of symmetry</span><span style="font-size: large;">, you can create a very Modern take on it to ensure you have the best of both worlds. </span><i><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, my sweets, that's the joy of Modern Country.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrr83N4X-Ifuow_z1tLKULc3-mByEI4Q3lF13qvWA97zMDS3VDblGmMDYNjXMkXq2qxz0RPL_vqEZukVR6xMJ06WlAmPITYsVwlFDzA0VafH0BExEaz0th6zhTYnTxMX1VY2HtlbyuZI/s1600/lombok+086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrr83N4X-Ifuow_z1tLKULc3-mByEI4Q3lF13qvWA97zMDS3VDblGmMDYNjXMkXq2qxz0RPL_vqEZukVR6xMJ06WlAmPITYsVwlFDzA0VafH0BExEaz0th6zhTYnTxMX1VY2HtlbyuZI/s640/lombok+086.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Size matters</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Keep items on the table low so that you can actually see each other. This is such a common mistake (just check out some of the gorgeous but impractical images in <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/dining-by-candle-light.html" target="_blank">this post</a>). That's where these <a href="http://www.lombok.co.uk/Seta-Rectangular-Windlight-PWLSETA/" target="_blank">Lombok windlights</a> are <i>perfect </i>because they're substantial in the right ways - long and heavy (so stable on the table) but, importantly, not too tall. Most windlights in this style are either simply too enormous to sit comfortaly on the table or too tinsy-tiny to </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">encourage the eye-popping, stunner of a look that we're after</span><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNpov-xxxCAjEDYNJjJm_j4zV_82aJ_4jHYL3_hEmFxsFxNIqPr0FbJsIzBY3Llb_napsGSJQvS8aPCepYGmS_aSan5iLp4VeQArnWkHNUsk1NYmKqITr4mgaozecHtTKxoRL_DI4eyw/s1600/lombok+084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNpov-xxxCAjEDYNJjJm_j4zV_82aJ_4jHYL3_hEmFxsFxNIqPr0FbJsIzBY3Llb_napsGSJQvS8aPCepYGmS_aSan5iLp4VeQArnWkHNUsk1NYmKqITr4mgaozecHtTKxoRL_DI4eyw/s640/lombok+084.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Place your windlights at either end of the table.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Making the most of symmetry has a dual purpose as this allows you to keep the centre of the table free of clutter to leave room for people passing the wine, clearing plates, </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">leaning forwards for intimate chatter </span><span style="font-size: large;">and all the other lovely things you want to encourage at your dinner parties....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvZ2hv1aikVeeGgO2kDHoVq8BTF4yoxmIiPGTxTj0g5ASMjMvQw4NBqPx1RerG1eHlMthItFGy4woEb_BvNKP3aWJTKxQY50jotMta8wRBDgx6RJpeCLpeRXkNrJM-R7xo6GHFnp8h50/s1600/lombok+116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvZ2hv1aikVeeGgO2kDHoVq8BTF4yoxmIiPGTxTj0g5ASMjMvQw4NBqPx1RerG1eHlMthItFGy4woEb_BvNKP3aWJTKxQY50jotMta8wRBDgx6RJpeCLpeRXkNrJM-R7xo6GHFnp8h50/s640/lombok+116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Use other candles around the room.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Think of using candles as building up layers of visual delight.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> When you have created a beautifully strong focal point with your choice of <a href="http://www.lombok.co.uk/Windlights-CWINDLIGHTS/" target="_blank">windlights </a>for your table, you can use lots of other candles around the room to compliment this first layer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfN7yh311h3GqOOi-SheU_AQoe7k-KRCe84wZsHmzWE_JkdqeHl4qPaCRK4kZaPlhazjPNzuwfMSUK1bBxpA9-0DXm3uFltFuqp1eVvPvlxwqut4xYuVE8qu1IhRTxEqYZ_jDoKujv_Po/s1600/lombok+097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfN7yh311h3GqOOi-SheU_AQoe7k-KRCe84wZsHmzWE_JkdqeHl4qPaCRK4kZaPlhazjPNzuwfMSUK1bBxpA9-0DXm3uFltFuqp1eVvPvlxwqut4xYuVE8qu1IhRTxEqYZ_jDoKujv_Po/s640/lombok+097.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And there you have it....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Modern Country Dining at its very best: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>relaxed, informal and oh-so-stylish. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Enjoy!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishdyCk6ObcKba86AmGFXP8ZzlWNLaNUxY1YUf5fZgrAuub43PCTanFzHQIWZaHPxWWEyGo27f0dmV6LlJVoivf2FfJI6bW-2vZuJ37vNTL_rqXDcTQ0gCMjkXzyiu81CunQfWH1y3_ZU/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqUyRhCg66gPfNQHh81rGOfvP_VywWXZqmmtMCjkwk_8h3tp2giJzjabWtNCTfsCfeGInxUcrjS5f4hN-9ni-WpudY16p2jrQvLG77TNFiylmGDVHlNlhiZJunob4YyRG5n7m46U703I/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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How To Create A Stunning Dining Room Using Candles

Today we're going to take a look together at how to make your dining room look absolutely stunning  using candle-light. Using windlights...

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