Painting the Dining Room: Part 2

After painting the dining room in a lovely baby blue color, we painted the other samples I had over the baby blue to see which looked best. We waited a few days and the decision was clear. Two of the colors practically blended right in with the blue already on the wall. The only color that stuck out as not a baby boy's room was the paint color called Sterling. It was actually the darkest of the four colors I had picked and was my last choice before. I let Hops decide this time. I think he made a very good decision.

Oh, it's so pretty and simple but lovely. I am so happy with it!! I want to paint my entire house in this color now!! It's really exactly the color I was looking for without knowing it before putting it up. I was super excited to get to decorate after the painting was finished. Hops had a friend come into town this weekend so that was good reason to do a thorough cleaning and re-decorating job.

I think the shelf is a little high over the table there in the picture above. I might move it at some point. Right now, it's there, it's staying. It's one of those super heavy shelves that took like 8 screws to get it up. It's holding our wedding memories for now. An engagement photo, our place cards, a centerpiece from our wedding (dried flowers and all) and our guest book my sister-in-law made for us.

Next things to change in this room:

• The "contractor" light fixture. The only saving grace with this one (and why it's still there) is because it's chrome, not gold like every fixture in our old home.
• Those eyeball knobs on the table. I still haven't found ones I like. I do think I'll go with something black and simple, though.
• Curtains! I can't wait to find the right curtains for this room. I'm looking to keep things somewhat light and airy with the option of closing the windows off for heat or movies. With the curtains I've been looking at, I figured I'll be putting up a double rod to allow for heat/light reduction when we want it. Here's a look at some of the curtains I've been drooling over.

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Also, I love it when curtains sweep or even slightly sit on the floor. It may not be the best way to keep out dust but I just think it makes the room look so elegant.

Part 3 will be up in a month or two. I won't post that until we're finished with the room, other than the casings we'll be building. Those will be a post all their own at some point. What do you think about the curtain choices with a gray and white (imagine the white) room?