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Knock off Pottery Barn advent

Hey all! Sooo…it snowed so much we need to shovel the driveway today…what. in. the?? I don’t mind winter but this is CRAY. Putting up the Christmas lights is going to stink. :) If it’s this cold already I’m really worried about the winter. Yikes. Anyway, we spent most of the day cuddled inside yesterday and I worked on a project that I am SO pleased with! I told you I was going to to do it when I shared the <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-cutest-countdowns.html">advent calendar ideas</a> a couple weeks ago. This was the one that really got me: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnulRsHo_vRyrmcXxuP8ZmGl6cRrrh4vKYrr9poM15e7YhzAB1YuTMlQ2XzjLhH8BpZsWcBsbx4Z6N_h9GOltIFnxRVNePvH-B0ELpKu_PpGh4k45T2FoxD_VlAx29z4T19uC24rEurHU/s1600-h/img33c%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="img33c" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyrT8AK8tAlm9wCQ7Yc82lVkyCFZRHsbPwV6qUC0JZ1cSmPjJKX4H9yi0f64Zt2PUxCmua2o9pBCf91Xp9ehDXTboHupYevLzSs6cndp8dde6GnD0Jb63a9QR6eLxw2fEkxb7vo82iDY/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="img33c" width="551" /></a> I thought it was pretty cute, but what really got me was the price. It’s $150, on sale for $119 right now. For a piece of wood. Wood. And listen, if you aren’t a DIYer (or even if you are), I totally get it! Buy it! Sometimes I buy too – it’s nice not to do everything yourself. But I am a DIYer and that price hurt me a little because I knew I could make this for a fraction of that. The bonus was that I had most of the supplies already – but even if you don’t this is easily a less than $25 project, probably less. We have a TON of wood in our garage from the family room renovation. It’s a good thing I haven’t started Christmas decorating yet because I can’t even get to the bins. :) I need to get it all cleaned out but…COLD. That’s going to be a fun project. But anyway, when we took down the old fireplace I kept all the scraps – it was nice wood and it pains me to get rid of wood. This long scrap used to be our mantel: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVy6ZAxMLOisFH7AC2A-e7rPvKfc772URJ-3h28zKFYf7ACZD1a3njB0bsP1CNJNEN15i8sF-92HXbR5whArABMkdGSrgjgFUaaHU6LMAUgJe66TBBvXBcf-MbtfYn-65wsYFJ0hvpyA/s1600-h/IMG_0527%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="knock off pottery barn advent" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiX02xcKLvQDGENGfeHl5a9eYsisc3IsIofOGKo2tf-LznHnJLHhPGWHnNEzRfjK8oL3iktGtbT4c7vpcZy08hisCjG2CJ-CPjiHJIXlJqrsrBi0zZxPs1INNtZCaEEP1EBE1ClRbWmLI/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="knock off pottery barn advent" width="500" /></a> Helpers…always helping. I cleaned it up a bit – pulled some nails and scraped some caulk off, then painted it. The PB advent is white but I wanted to do something a little different: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0YlNSbTEXbe2ztrRGWLIV7flk4O3wEmOrdL8JEEMgC-l1tCw6sKDpuTp2jJEXKidaVTeZZ-WcwLf1H22jJ5EROYrKTGlAHfCToWyU8_h0W-9M9mxHpMtpIDzr9Gd41ziIZtcUhLgBeI/s1600-h/chalkboard%252520paint%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="chalkboard paint" border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vwVafikVDJw_Gx2jLNx6-10X1GXa6N3ZAapJW3EVWo82Qf6SHDehhi6L4aI38WlWLRyULkZ9fhsXrWxgO3sa7yUgVR4eyYY6oDKbx3RiKgJ1wiRYkbbOlJpednNMVIzN_2GOGxIjsIw/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="chalkboard paint" width="400" /></a> Aww yeah. Chalkboard paint! I did two coats and then “seasoned” the board: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy66oykhtUxLQXjmUABphibNVIT-HRbUaqYwxIrJVa7kyEQsYxh5dC9VVgELeNvcidLOqZkv9888Dv9Ul7pfMoZlxMO7xKAZInEFC2Ch6jZ930Z8R-1g4uXxr8bCaQwgKxC430PnGDDk0/s1600-h/IMG_0532%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="seasoning chalkboard" border="0" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBUaXJnbP7xQS8Fyw54-EGJvJApkpbAzL_eQEXZB34uVOwiqm9DOrsBLb1FuJuDDouEZc2r0wMZSEImkmnekGJKggCGU4iTwtY7JOUcvvjqExOSPpqBLF9WKH9xZvFqByZpD6PqCPjXA/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="seasoning chalkboard" width="500" /></a> You do this so the chalk (supposedly) will wipe off easier when you write on it. I only did it because I wanted that chalkboard look – not a perfect black. I won’t be writing on this, but we could! I already had the clothespins for another project, but if you need them they’re cheap: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqtSkd3hmiIyFqeklmsYMgohKcLjZPlAs2UQ2QL9KoRklWnHlc-M3rDYhEwMoFbgVv9MdS529IXuXt-14hjczOLt5JMUDj82y4IbSxAjQjCs0qBeyfj8E1M8VZGnUWvUsPihsS-GBXp0/s1600-h/IMG_0535%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DIY advent Pottery Barn " border="0" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgP0vo0IVtupFT37Lht5oWfoADOOC_zJI9D-gGR_hdkgh6wJhR_GqNMu33GKXT3xVQAppFCperK7v_K6e3pwcGUlNi_IVrDh6UWts4hbMj8-G-8TpPoPkPHiAhLm4-R24bnz1ElUu7VE/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DIY advent Pottery Barn " width="500" /></a> I just used a bit of wood glue on the backs of each one. I thought I may have to nail them in as well to make them really secure but they aren’t going anywhere as they are. For the numbers I totally lucked out and found these at Hobby Lobby: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LNTGx6k10YSxbNIvDxe_ZZssLr0LrEvNXpkfznlbU6A3RyYGOe_lLAmvxzHr2c8_-m_XbYCjm3fGrbIEJOfzQHfDp3Mrq5ztRgv_Q7pIcrKgTdoIY9JnZRn-6e8ch9R8oBxAgjU-ad4/s1600-h/IMG_0536%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="advent calendar stickers" border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqmlQctkouRm3Qnm331B5Tc3sNIP_ywKZdPXjh3Zk6p7h0oWKzaacwMhiHsmciRcGJMNSnMV-T-nuU3tuCP_BGPYpGKVl-7qFtAMHA4u-MkINDyeVPVeNQyUMWu9__ArcIvY1yTekn60/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="advent calendar stickers" width="400" /></a> Hello…perfect! You’d probably have to stamp or stencil them if you can’t find a set like this. I was looking at other scrapbook numbers but you’d need a ton of 1’s and 2’s to make this work – that would get expensive. These were $5 and I got them for $3 with a coupon. Next up was the part I was most excited about – the lettering. I found a tutorial online on how to do this SO easily: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6970sQ89ok37qv0yEiSEEArbY30sgFggL5aEkXEnqSp599uktrRZZz4lCzEtelODjm4ki3yC3H_BDdY2XHD5vTsaol-V-D-9SS9RUf4P56PnBLMwVQ1i06rzRtqkZh5S0UuiF3HZjJRo/s1600-h/IMG_0537%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="transfering lettering onto wood" border="0" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEk8hTBL82CIIwbDlZrD21hccbCSXi4Xf8dxxwVhEYBqs8QwZClY7x1LkmpxakXuFTIB6O3EiTJ8PSrWpU-WFfjUN4vd_uDqLDfcHYs16T77IelxOGuCyd_GTzRldDWmtRyRSYPwGWjIk/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="transfering lettering onto wood" width="500" /></a> I’m going to share the how to tomorrow because I want to take better pics – this part was done at night. It’s worthy of it’s own post anyway.  I thought it needed a little bit of Christmas color so I used the same technique to do the holly on each side: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcM7h_qcn777qW7aev1rqW9-vJP9YBB7IB_qsg0U2TquSBcT3ThpTTVEYT4CLOl2F7es_kT7DVl29W8bv0PiFmj4CwXXkGfpFVYdqhJCRehtlyza6-F4w5dtM4Tidi5tCVpyWnpH6MSU/s1600-h/IMG_0548%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DIY advent calendar Pottery Barn knock off" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlAkkOccZuBIzCfreo9J2b8zpyjNMD2R6FZMZcivRH1zT_vtz2M4q579UqUb_Qgibjgpd-_AB-DUq43n2ShRHHudg26TGNHMQlv7adpsgRD8-tFM9mpLknEJ3tAx_xq_W52-inMnxX7c/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DIY advent calendar Pottery Barn knock off" width="500" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EL4QscvUUotXEXLOAM8I4IMQ3iZEG6c1rUYzqQ58Gcg4kdq1ctj_Dcj6aAGlDxBT47Q9U-ay2NKfhBBpQmQjFKdjIlMY5nkRYtuEbeDc3bSpi-37gHFxbivjP1NVkM4MWStJSUOabVU/s1600-h/IMG_0568%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="chalkboard advent calendar" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFOUGIEPZ7Hml5nxzjrxhWq2ukIQwkC43u0VDaU9PACXfGqtqXb1kSnT773nXWEWea_s1ZO0a2NfFSI8YT0KMYZr4vly1-XgM33huG8hOC8W7Hps49Ctkik_GuYCcvGmLGWWY_5-xDIU/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="chalkboard advent calendar" width="500" /></a> I just filled those in with green paint and then used some sparkly stickers for the berries. I absolutely LOVE how it all came together!!<img alt="knock off Pottery Barn advent calendar" border="0" height="661" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswGV3DkDaYvbcI_VH-UCmyV4MDN0y8ZD2jlTy5lkqN3Tw2Vtm6Lw3Cb2F4y5zyUsYW2ED2-Z8mxVZRU5d6HLyEAehM61uIqH5Yk9rQ8UCF62sPqVF6CLp98yObxr54yk_BN3EYCJ51_E/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="knock off Pottery Barn advent calendar" width="500" /> It will actually hang in the mud room but this area has better light to show it off. ;) I LOVE the chalkboard look – I think it’s a fun twist instead of the white advent like Pottery Barn: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBMjWLOeKjwZtDSWqyt7M_L50u6Mgh6MHAaerflRaFGrqSnCyBs3KEL5PXaGUAuktfwSP8ikCfSOA2J8iu_xGS9yWxT4ZUMNELpZ41JPc172QWnMxhIwJgdm7yjbD3tMQ8scCKOHIMI4/s1600-h/IMG_0542%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="do it yourself pottery barn advent at @thriftydecorchick" border="0" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUT6WPsh6ydYtKAl_n42N6UZfpmMvb-7FNM_46fj4-SejJPT00yN-itDWeSH0LthMqOxhhgPTygk4bM3cabW20BP8GqqPvsUK7DUgEstLdTUrK_yEOO0MGyIZani6lP5GYSCKiUhlzS8/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="do it yourself pottery barn advent at @thriftydecorchick" width="575" /></a> I grabbed a couple of my <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-quick-and-easy-holiday-project.html">holiday placemat pillows</a> and the golds look great together:  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNeSRpNrwzGRm9LJjUg3ydlll9wqs0_byDYBCUQdMr6Uc8Cspl1a9PMesVslYdjAByhJ_OrzPeJeSI20ptbMWfO-UPrEUD9AYQK-wWPTxwMuThgCtyyNt3DG9eQiHmi7Prkl-E8GRf0Y/s1600-h/IMG_0552%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="knock off Pottery Barn advent calendar" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGE_mlQnffh8_deK6HM7xsOG-qeWWYXiwEHiRZqvgLqoDoVVdpTXweIcQ_vNJPGXrIT6Hrvjq9-W3cgEWGEdu1lRXczdKzgEvYLsI-8thBzegHhi4yRUNvZjL5qOPVQcHsy1KIAJjvng/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="knock off Pottery Barn advent calendar" width="500" /></a> I loved the look of the little drawstring bags like on the original, but they were more than I wanted to spend. I found these simple brown paper bags instead and I actually love the look with the black: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorJReNOBXrhcb9SJWzY8mTqh3B0CahDfmrO0yYwer9_HuVcFhyphenhyphenHYwqpmYXmz3njvDKhSYvugIORFy8rlaseDt2ql1UDZGhNsOg_gaQK1g2peS3brGMoC6Lf5yU4HiWaOKKsdimTNpiIU/s1600-h/IMG_0562%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="knock off Pottery Barn advent calendar" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2McvPC1UgkAbv0a77APS6YvwLhVVlsKxTm4NPNyhyphenhyphendHe3glqu6XubpwwiwowHSlgPCYk6J8SL0GUdNaNhr2PfPUkPdJAN7MMwBHzJN6pQU6Ch-LpDFc0thIJskVXQS69uK0zVgWldwA/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="knock off Pottery Barn advent calendar" width="500" /></a> I realized later (after I figured out how to do the letter transfer) that I could have just done the same with the letters – that would save a little bit of money as well. But I do love the gold accent. I think they add a little bling: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqY_erubY3bx6GslIsvsGARErYbhaJodsd-X6K4F-YC0ciMAxN8sMhpOWfz_eYLaHXb2wUeepJi3NZ4CD6te594sopig52jbV6dVzmW_pvt2wRFF4mJFrweOjOFS9mzfSElAx0caymPU/s1600-h/pin%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="knock off Pottery Barn advent calendar" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTQjzr-3j1JWUm17qqBaLTtZQGIWkCEafH-nu8wNz_cScyg0RbsuKpjFKgPHiFLfZw0rAED1kx8GFPSBY1eEh-rqkV8bsNglP-zvJ9D7SGKd16KrtJpXMfYwNmCWkEcwYBRzJal5cj3s/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="knock off Pottery Barn advent calendar" width="500" /></a> The bags are filled with little trinkets and some candy – I grab little things for the advent calendar after the holiday on clearance. The Bub saw it without the bags so I can’t wait for him to get home and see it now. :) My total cost for this project was $8. A savings of more than $140 baby!: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdpPvgmhMd5BTMbA7mYbhuvOS0nP-38J1vuN8a-1toXGromvmXNC0qgCKwV_inbycHYPwhGZjNFGviNEDYO-xuYadWX2LKQPEn3c7SXJjY1yTSr5mEoc7B_BVNx3Yn4ePpJqUrC9bD0kE/s1600-h/IMG_0555%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Pottery barn wood advent knock off" border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEdhTuyPz6LyInm9viCFtbd2zDtqJq5B0svQBlZl6vEoeVDfKfKl0IIG7bCfUXW4pYZXcefcvP6QozswlIyfJ4gbE8JE56yYBt2tRHXBJVfxrYXr2P8K0jSZwlq6m7gQYICrjrPKd1bw/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Pottery barn wood advent knock off" width="560" /></a> I only had to buy the numbers and the bags (the bags came 24 to a pack so I had to buy two to get to 25, argh!). If you did this a pine board would be less than $10. Of course the color can be anything you want – that’s the fun of it. Red would be super cool too! So there you go, yet again my wood hoarding pays off! :) I just love this – and I love that I saved so much money too! By the way, the Pottery Barn version is 10 inches by 67. Mine is 12 inches by 62. I think you could go long with this too – I almost did it vertical instead of horizontal since it’s so big. The point is to make it work for what you want – the best part of DIY!

Knock off Pottery Barn advent

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UNA CASA DE ENSUEÑO

Las escayolas que hay por toda la casa combinan a la perfección con los suelos y demás elementos que hay en esta casa. La originalidad es...

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Dining room turned library, finally!

Hello my friends and happy weekend! Hope you have a fun (or just relaxing!) one planned. We’ve made a big stride in finally transforming the dining room to a library space that I’ve talked about for awhile now. It’s only taken a couple years. ;) Hello…it’s ME. More than two years ago I got <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2012/01/dining-room-turned.html">a wild idea</a> to get rid of our dining room and make it into a more useful space for us. We were starting with a very dark, dramatic room: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FNH26N7yErMQjVkOOLWHHqQ7TKSxrmrs03k11Lyh7gympxXjLedYYOJntR4OZCfJL-95gebK4cUw6RNo3ll1tG_TzGmAAyohQ4J4BKkmJxsvM0Gfgu7QN3XY9CmkLEwcjZPdilU4nB8/s1600-h/IMG_9633%25255B3%25255D%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="chocolate brown dining room" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42PWNZN5lkuaZIksMZTpdjsC9xLVsXLephr5Vpf1FKQ8Y6y7TcK500n00Z_RzSgqbxpNhMibx1MSSj5xE6nyBXQKqXY0dkp3XAxCqxd1L4CS63GKHsDnsZfTZf5uuRoqnYcC32tAmThs/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="chocolate brown dining room" width="320" /></a> Keep in mind this was kind of in between – I was painting the chairs and we had just gotten new floors that reeeeeally made the room feel extra dark. The carpet we had in there before helped to lighten it up. Thing is, we used this room maybe twice a year for meals. That’s it. Otherwise it was fun to dress up for blog posts, but we never ever used it. I can’t stand that – honestly, the thought of not using space in our home makes me twitchy. I’m not one for “fancy” rooms either – most of our spaces are pretty laid back. Soooo…I started on the process of <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/06/dining-room-built-ins.html">building the bookcases</a> to transform this space into a “library.” My Dad and I worked on them for months and they made a dramatic difference to this room. Then for awhile we had our old round kitchen table in the space just to fill it. My husband used it as his office in the summer months so he wasn’t down in the basement. (Lately he’s been in the kitchen – I think we need some windows in the basement!) Speaking of an office – many of you suggested still using a large table in this room so it could be a desk and a dining room when we needed it. I considered that for awhile, but we always came back to the chairs. We don’t need another big table and we’re not the neatest people. :) I really didn’t want papers and the computer to be the first thing people saw when they walked in to our house either. I think it would be lovely for people that are good about keeping surfaces cleaned off but we’re so not those people. ;) I have been looking for years for chairs for this space! Our plan all along was always to add four chairs in a circle as a conversational area. But four chairs are expensive – no matter how good of a deal. So I looked and searched and scoured Craigslist and couldn't find anything I loved. I found plenty that looked great online but I just can’t pull the trigger on ordering furniture I’ll sit in online. I have to be able to test it out. My husband had two requests – they had to have arms and they had to be comfy. I finally found something that worked when I was in World Market a month or so ago and stumbled across the <a href="http://www.worldmarket.com/product/charcoal+abbott+chair.do?camp=ppc%3AGooglePLA%3Anone%3A96244856339custom4home_decor%26custom0mirrors&adpos=1o1&creative=50632184099&device=c&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=CP6qkInF-sECFehaMgodx1oAow">Abbott chairs</a> -- they are super, super cozy:  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtBoG2flsZMDGfnGlfoh9MyyEOtOXVlFNoPCth_MAYJ3xu_bLxXD9eqVKskiQ143mzwXk_OR1d6RQ4RczsMXfF-Xiq815wGI2nv7VBP3L8K1uB62kkuY3l-XExHHqKDjCGOMBhyphenhyphenV_-II/s1600-h/IMG_0495%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="World Market Abbott chairs" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8-wwmAxPv1faxB0QIxTDyaf7isoc00W2J07DyBSM7mXCDvDh0Kc4jExC3WsgelTFnKn1hw6OCW8zBxf9dtVhUSe0Kcs4TnzgWFGO63t0aN4V8W0bMEkxveR4R-6nlTJFbNEPSX756w4/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="World Market Abbott chairs" width="500" /></a> The bonus is they were on sale down from $300 to $250. Then I got another 25 percent off of that, and then I had a coupon. So I got each $300 chair for about $170 – score!! WAY better than the $300-$400 I was finding online. They only had two in stock so I got those and then did a rain check for the other two. But when I got the two home I quite loved how they looked by themselves:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDLJW4Rk6R9te1pYJ_-gGmN43ri3adHL7QaQHlgcXXii7g6UtLgHLb3f_N7L0dkwUZxV8d9kbwkIQjg8HJbLGY5qgNU7BnNncyA3lRRxuIpNPkhnk5Xo9rePwZhzqo0r-6mg5zaaix7o/s1600-h/IMG_0515%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="revamping dining room into comfy seating area" border="0" height="744" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIjd1fymOd469lkN0zvDldkptF41e4Pa6_YKk-3zoF9rDX9SY2bEO8CvbtDQRQi2mJAt8W9QM1iGDHp4VZc8Z_PQrKeiclUDiuSFA0RNMwNOeP3Ab04ZrJEz8BpaGo4YOQrjGovldvv8/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="revamping dining room into comfy seating area" width="500" /></a> It felt nice and open and welcoming…I was worried four would be too tight. A couple weeks later two more came in so I stuffed them into my SUV and then put them out with these…and it was waaaaaaay too much for the room. My husband loved it and I always try to go with whatever he likes when he has a strong opinion, but it just wasn’t going to work. These are large chairs but even smaller ones would have been too busy. And they are crazy comfortable – I can curl up in them and still have room, I love that. More than anything we wanted them to be a spot where people would actually SIT. I lived with the four for a few days, trying to convince myself that they worked, but alas -- they did not. I wasn’t sad about spending half as much, that’s for sure!: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfS8-IqPwuz6lUcjrruIe9FBtCnpgDCpyxhPVhPtKVIKPRehyphenhyphenGJGlS8zjwztuIGIDIwNG970yHxQxH6xRoC1JFFize05U6xfttDAsmN_u-02vX8_5jOjUBcQCSrN7Ewe3yHT_5iczfbs/s1600-h/IMG_0502%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="dining room turned library" border="0" height="774" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0nWexztVQOLoHVqDHBpZQtZqWAXzeLLUJURmm4RGjFEHnHiB8n-1omYRjqju5FwTKWPDnoJQXBupiXE_sZih9eS8buxtsdcvczMtGT9cDZvEPokhArOUZ5wzzkW3mLVl-cdsQeUE9M4/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="dining room turned library" width="500" /></a> One thing in particular that I noticed with the four chairs is that when you came in our front door you saw the back of a chair…it felt all wrong. And if this room was about four to five feet wider it would have been lovely, but I love how welcoming this feels. So we took the two back and it immediately felt right again. Ahhhh. ;) It’s a perfect mix – cozy and still open. Awhile back I put a lamp on the shelf for my husband while he worked. It adds nice low light for when we sit in here in the evenings: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IlBSrVyxX8AFN4Fq6682I_U_n2RY4S6lcXeBTUS91-PpwJhkM_HC5oMT_SGWpNBpn4z0pMUJQUHeAYikLyES4SZHzfp1TVUmu5o7WcrMrMQDY3K2gFpvESZe1eEUIG289k8qAx_m7m8/s1600-h/IMG_0512%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DIY bookcases with storage" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_tYscvUykdMKg1dwB38FUJydvb9BZ8sMLj5mQQvAlcm_-FXLpzg6hpLGqqx0gHpnfAbpw66hLQLo5LfSBaLqj8tKshQjTZCImX5thVbDXLuAoYWxhyphenhyphen8SpMAVX9lWRLSAQK7xEckj288/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DIY bookcases with storage" width="500" /></a> Of course the <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2012/10/library-lights-finally.html">bookcase lights</a> on a dimmer are awesome too!: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxiVwItNKbpYWIVCpxGusoNiaZdWZAWidrtIaIpnkzWWYveKmnzbHsF8JP5hmVbMBkTRbkRhpEmc89RzKUDUvP-6HqdIrPNSSe7D0om6QuCS9DwOt_4LUqS5y-Y3eqvwzfuHoH8V5w50/s1600-h/IMG_0513%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DIY built ins with storage" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8RYnrlbE2VKvGi841yvoILF5ah39hEfmkar3YGFgwEmKfjdsGNI3rMBl7CwD5epv59wx9XuMCPTT86quGWCMhfFBReawToPNihzG6DQGD2Gg2YiveaZugYdXmfJqT_uYr4ZK8sJ-y1g/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DIY built ins with storage" width="500" /></a> A few months back I added this dresser that used to sit in my office to an awkward little spot in the room: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfV2KxU9XPlQjgjYd5cP1o_6d5ZKt-HVRwZwgIBbqEQMmT3QrnWA2EX0OYE8dOF7QKst2h5JDmXDnZ3Uzw7vnHVC-YjIcaoE9PCgirlZ5kwVkILckF0hCuoP3f8zUGV6abqAOEzutPMZw/s1600-h/IMG_0526%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="black dresser white hardware" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhstwdhsEJ4HIv8oYre1RMnWu23Hc7ATCigTeiEHhKhH3a_Luvq1tYC0E0b_WLp41Va1qBz4HghppU6w5vwMtY-fK6UWwOapEZ4tBRvCq-m1PACIIv-d_w3mxJrPaWQaah37tz4jIC8igs/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="black dresser white hardware" width="500" /></a> It’s in between the library (I think I can officially call it that now!) and the living room. There was supposed to be a small wall there but I asked the builder not to put it in and I’m so glad! I love this little spot now. So here’s a look back at what the room looked like a few years ago: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPk4FaKci81O82hlsjsaoRGktc3lohkKDZbDe6Cd8flv9RjUyZCO6PY0WQUCH14tVAnpKk1gdEW2SFdmjWRS88x8U-yXQLPM6_CzrtYgUJ6kdZTcYRbRBTW8z9TsDFT4BJXARYO5gy6Ys/s1600-h/003%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="chocolate brown dining room" border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5ThSrtrOj76FP3OADM-sI0uFFPirZZ8MAPpDVWleZQZBYDC8EEDL8zTw_STD701zoHnOIu2KOlOS2e6ikhSn6WgkmPE6X1mVB9Xb283lOblGoFKPf_416knK1SgpHOk5B5Sbocg5300/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="chocolate brown dining room" width="500" /></a> I loved it (mostly) at the time, don’t get me wrong. But I love it so so SO much more now: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfILmnUx60J96oCRJn5XtFFx_XyUCgGLCTGzqSMqEbuLpkuqpdWhR9qe9xZbXBaD91I8SEMR2TMDm-2_WFQHX4YU3bvzHtrpgZSxIswWDuGQwQlVDZSZVVoK2hpFYejhkUNlgRxbThyQ/s1600-h/IMG_0517%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="dining room turned library" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuLkbwn0BsYZLD5zQon4A7IIpCgHIzxAeHH7nAzK12U7-gDO8ZOyVQC-T1-X6ikm0TerqMGYG4lhx0bhkXPQXs8L5LfkfE9807y0c2SvPepL0-1ABlVO9flXI39p3exOk88WGguYubn4/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="dining room turned library" width="500" /></a> Big transformation, yes? I’m so thrilled that we have a spot to sit in here now. And yes, the living room is right next to it but I’ve known all along we’d use another comfy spot. This is more intimate and just adds another area for us to relax or sit and talk. The ottoman is one I’ve had for year from Meijer and I plan to build a bigger fabric ottoman on wheels to go in it’s place. We also really need a small table between the two chairs. I have my heart set on one of those tree stump kind of tables but they are expensive! I found on at West Elm that is perfect but it’s $200. Uhhh…NO. So I’ll keep looking till I find one that’s the right price and look. We LOVE this space though!! For the first time ever we actually spend time in here! I sit out there most mornings and eat my breakfast. The kiddo and his best buddy end up sitting there and just talking…I freakin’ love it. And of course, the animals are curled up on one of them every single day. The great thing about the two chairs is when we host big parties and I need this space for serving, I can just push the chairs around to the living room or by the windows and we’ll have plenty of space. It’s going to work really well I think. My sister pointed out (when I had her come to validate my thoughts on the four being too much) that with two more chairs that would be hard to do. Getting rid of the dining room isn’t for everyone I’m sure. But it’s going to work well for our family and I’m really excited how the space has transformed! Do you use your dining space or do you use it for something different? So many builders aren’t even including them in their plans now, isn’t that interesting? I wonder if the formal dining room will be a rare find in the future.

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