Dining Room Before and After

I painted the walls and trim white and painted the table.

I found this pink lamp shade at my thrift store and attached a capiz shell wind chime inside it.
There are lots of tutorials about adding a shade to a fan. I liked this one at Thrifty Decor Chick.

Another idea I found on Design Sponge is to paint a design on window film. I did a search for "hibiscus graphics" and found this beautiful design.

I'm going to try using a paint pen and trace this pattern onto clear contact paper. We'll see how it works?

Hope you have a beautiful day!

Progress on the Little Modern House

I've been working on my mini modern house for two weeks now. Here are some photos I took today. The roof will have a large skylight. One exterior wall will be "glass."


I grabbed a diet 7 Up while I was out yesterday. Green plastic! Perfect for more furniture for the living room! If you poke the photos they should pop up larger.

Please ignore all of the things that have fallen into the pool. I just needed a place to put things. These tiny things have a way of disappearing! Here is the dining room.



I made the table out of a small piece of sea glass with a clear acrylic top. The hardest thing to make was this tiny chandelier. I wanted a drum shade. This one is a little less than 1/4" in diameter.

The house will be open on both ends. Fresh air and sea breezes are so good for you!

I want to make some plants and find some modern art for the walls. Then I'll glue everything down. I can't tell you how many times I've lost this tiny furniture!

Hope you all had a great weekend? Thank you so much for your birthday wishes!

Beachy Table and Chairs

I need to make a dining table and chairs for my dollhouse. I've been looking for inspiration and found this!


Here is the same table set up for dining in a courtyard. I think it would look great in my dining room! I love the chairs too!

Now I just have to figure out how to make it...

I've gathered up a few things that I think might work? Sure wish I had four of these little picket fences. I might try using Starbucks sticks instead?

I'll let you know how this goes...

Hope you had a wonderful weekend. I've enjoyed seeing all of the beautiful Christmas decorations that everyone is making!

Blessings, Kathi