Our House: The Dining Room

First off, I promise that the dining room isn't nearly as terrible as the living room is. But it needs some work.

Let me remind you of the awkward layout of our living/dining room combo:

And here it is. I took this photo with my back to the living room side of things.

Again, I couldn't be bothered to straighten up before taking these photos. I suck.

By the way, how cute is my dog?

Anyway, all this really needs is a coat of paint, a new table and chairs, a new light fixture, and some curtains. That table and chairs used to belong to the Mister's parents. He ate every childhood meal at that table and I think he's kind of emotionally attached to it. Too bad, darling. That thing is outta here.

You can't really see the hideous light fixture in this photo, so I snapped a quick one with my phone.

This is me every time I look at that cheap, tacky monstrosity:

The bar cart was a super-cheap one I ordered from Amazon. It's not beautiful, but it's simple, it's small, and it gets the job done. Someday, I'd like to replace it with something vintage and industrial like what Emily from Cupcakes and Cashmere has, but that's on the back burner for now.

Someday you will be mine (Source)

Anyway, the plans. I'd love to replace the table and chairs with an awesome teak Danish modern set like one of these, but that's not in the cards or in the budget right now. So we'll probably start off with a cheap but simple table and chairs.

We never eat at the dining room table unless we have guests. We eat at the coffee table. So the dining room table has become my office (yay for blogging while watching TV). I will stash the lappy upstairs when people come over, but I've come to accept that, 99% of the time, my crap will be all over the table. And that's okay.

What's not okay is all the junk we temporarily stuck on our windowsill and never moved. It's just become a catch-all, and it gotsta go.

I'm okay with relocating the knicknacks, but I need a good place for my printer. Maybe I can make some kind of box to cover it up with, and then I can uncover it only when I need it. Has anyone ever seen anything like that?

On a positive note, I love our floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in the dining room.