golden gate dining room: e-design update

ahhh...the magic of e-design! 

remember this room?

well....here it is now:

my client has been VERY busy the last few months, working on the design of this room with me,

ordering all of the elements, overseeing the installation of the wallpaper and wainscoting (and everything else), getting the rug made, taking some amazing photographs for our collage wall, and

a few weeks ago, i had the immense pleasure of getting to meet not only

my amazing client, but her sweet husband, her parents, and her d-a-r-l-i-n-g baby boy when they

were in salt lake city. it was the highlight of my july! (well, that AND getting these 

pictures in my inbox!)

what we did:

*new wainscoting was installed on the lower portion of the wall.

*grasscloth wallpaper was added to the upper part of the walls.

*the ceiling was painted a soft mocha color, and a subtle metallic wallpaper was installed in the inner-most tray of the ceiling.

*4 new chairs were added to the existing 6 leather dining chairs.

*new chandelier

*new curtain rods and custom silk drapes

*mirrored buffet added

*new, custom rug was made to fit the long room.

this dining room needed to seat a lot of people. my client has large family get togethers several times a

year, and wanted to maximize seating.

she already had the extendable dining table and 6 cream leather chairs. we brought in two larger upholstered chairs for the heads of the table and had them custom upholstered in a graphic cream and black cut velvet. two additional chairs flank the mirrored buffet, and a new grey velvet loveseat (on backorder, but should arrive in the next few weeks) will anchor the wall near the fireplace, and provide even more seating.