Friday Guest: Anne from Hello Newman's

I am so excited today to introduce you to Anne from Hello Newman's.  Anne has beautiful, clean style, and uses fabulous colors.  I have only recently "met" her, but fell in love with her home, her sweet disposition, and her beautiful one month old! :)  I asked her if she would share her dining room today because it. will. knock. your. socks. off.

Enjoy!

Hi, there!  I'm Anne from Hello Newman's.  I am thrilled to be guest posting on Cassie's blog today - isn't she the best?

When she suggested that I write up a little post about our dining room, I giggled thinking about all of the changes that we have made in that room over the past year.  We started with what I like to call a "blank canvas".  I think that is a nice way of saying it desperately needed help.

For me, the biggest challenge was to create a space that was a reflection of us - but not spend much money.  After like a bazillion steps, here is where we are today...

So where did it all begin? Well, first things first.  We painted the room.  I guess I should say that Christopher painted it.  The ceilings are like a million feet tall (ok, more like 20ft).  But still - SUPER TALL.  The paint color is Dark Ash by Behr.

And here's a funny but true story.  When I was 8 months pregnant (which was like 2 and 1/2 months ago), I woke up one morning and decided to start ripping molding off of our dining room wall.  With a kitchen knife and screwdriver.  Seriously.

I thought we needed more space for pictures and that higher molding would look really nice.  My husband called me that day to check in and see what I was up to.  When I told him how easy the original molding came off with a knife, he begged me to stop and wait for him to get home. I can't imagine why. Ha.

Here is a snapshot of the work in progress (don't mind my daughter running around in her swim diaper).

We found this adorable little piece at a local thrift store  - I just painted it with a mixture of random paint from our garage.

Super cute Dwell Studio tablecloths from Target worked perfectly as curtains...Love that these required ZERO sewing - I literally just hung them on curtain rod clips.

For the table, I spray painted some old chargers silver...added white plates from the Dollar Tree, and used a 4 pack of napkins from Target (cut in half).  Pretty inexpensive place settings.

Rub'N'Buff - Need I say more?  Didn't even have to take the old brass chandelier down.  I literally stood on a ladder and "painted" it silver.

So what's my favorite part about the room now?  Without a doubt - THE FAMILY PICTURES!  I love having lots of space for memorable moments - the day we got engaged, our wedding, pregnancy, and of course - our sweet babies.

And there you have it!  The evolution of our dining room.  Thanks, Cassie, for having me today!