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Jo Cook Interior Design The room is Gorgeous!!! Great job!

Natalie Marvelous Dahling!!!

Paradise Restored Landscaping & Exterior Design So want to keep toggling back and forth to see each and every change - Might have to head back to August and re-visit your dilemma! Love this spacious, elegant dining room - a true masterpiece!

Darzy Yes, simply marvelous!

feeny So beautiful! You must be thrilled with the result.

mollythecollie absolutely beautiful!! Fantastic job.

Carolyn Albert-Kincl Design It's so nice of you to report back to us. Frequently we give advice and then never know what happens.
Thank you!

the essentials inside Agree wholeheartedly with the others - absolutely gorgeous!

Lyvonne
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Laurie Roots Brilliant! Would you mind sharing where you got the console under the gallery pics?

kamicos Yeah, agree with everyone...it's a great space. Dinner parties are one of my most favorite things to do...be great to have them in this room!

Carolyn Albert-Kincl Design The art of the dinner party is fading, with so many parties being more casual these days, eating off paper plates. I think there are so many pressures on the time of people these days that they find this casual form of entertaining all that can easily be accomplished. But now and then, I hope that they'll slow down and entertain at a table for a sit down dinner. Maybe with Haviland china, or maybe with paper plates. I'd be pleased to be invited to either party.

GizV Beautiful. It looks like a huge room, but you've made it warm and welcoming. Thanks for sharing.

olldbobbi Wow! Really gorgeous!

Bellagio Custom Drapery Hi Laurie, I don't mind sharing that at all...That console came from a store in Nashville, called "Southeastern Salvage". It it is a warehouse that gets overstocks and things. It is one of those places where you have to stop in frequently to see what is there. That console is 108" long x 15" and was so inexpensive ($129, if I remember correctly) But I did think it needed beefing up to balance the French buffet on opposite wall. The table skirt cost more than the buffet!
Not sure if they have a website but hope it helps.....

kaz2 I love your room but I missed the before shots do you have a link to them?

noankwaters I will revisit the before at some point, but this is now "magazine worthy"! Absolutely, stunning!

Bellagio Custom Drapery first 2 pics are before, last 2...after

Bellagio Custom Drapery Here is the original post
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Xaloux The room looks superb! You did an awesome job!

mllgc How do you open the French doors with the drapes over them? My living room in my new home is very similar in design but I thought the drapes would block the exit from the doors. Please comment. I was also wondering about painting the FP wall a different shade than the rest of the room and I see that it worked well for you so I'm hoping to try that.

Bellagio Custom Drapery Hey mllgc, Those french doors are almost never used. They function more as windows in this case. We have other ways to get to the deck. I would agree, if you have french doors that you will be using, this may not be the best solution. In my business, we usually treat french doors with roman shades and/or valances because they will be stationary and out of the way for entrance and exits. Hope this helps.

alwaysdesigning just beautiful; congrats

mllgc Thanks, Bellagio, it helps a lot! My room has door windows like the ones in this room, and also a little transom above each long window. I'm considering having faux Romans installed from the ceiling and down to just barely cover the top of the transoms to make them appear like taller windows (to get the warmth of the drapery fabric in my room without blocking any light.) Then I'd maybe do custom mini blinds on the door windows. That's my thought--but I'll need to hire an expert in my area who does the kind of work you do in your neck of the global woods. Thanks again.

Bellagio Custom Drapery That sound perfect....good luck :)

nancypa I love your dining room! Can you tell me where you got the chandelier? We have a dining room with a cathedral ceiling and need a large chandelier. Thanks so much.

Bellagio Custom Drapery nancypa, Thank you! The chandelier came from Restoration Hardware and is on sale right now I think... and it is huge, kinda rustic for the room, but I love it.

maripi What a beautiful room!!!I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gabberts Design Studio What a beautiful room! Thanks for posting pictures, and I'm so glad you had it completed in time to enjoy over the Holidays!

anqing Gorgeous!! I love how you treated the fireplace wall & added the skirt to the console. The mirrors are lovely. Where did you find them? Thanks for sharing!

TOMHILL STUDIO Well done! Now we can really see the architecture.

Bellagio Custom Drapery The mirrors came from Ballard Designs, they were floor mirrors that were the right size so we hung them. Thanks for your nice comments

anqing Thank you so much!

oluremi it's beautiful. good job

Brenda That chandelier makes such a difference. Beautiful room

Travis Robert Renovations Great job!

janice Omg! LOVE! So elegant! Congrats!

Christopher James Interiors Great job! Love the chandelier and series of artwork!