Tag Archives: dining room

Gather Ye Supplies

Posted by Amber in DIY on March 21, 2012  ||  4 Comments

Remember when I bought that awesome fabric for the formal dining room? I couldn’t wait to make the drapes especially after we got our bentwoods in there. I’ve made a total of 9 curtain panels for our casa so far, … Continue reading →

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Formal Dining Fabric Purchase

Posted by Amber in Dining Room on March 6, 2012  ||  Comments Off on Formal Dining Fabric Purchase

After we had all our bentwoods safely home, I got on ordering fabric for drapes in the formal dining room. We had already decided on Echino collection by Etsuko Furuya for Kokka. I bought a yard of it when we did some LA fabric … Continue reading →

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Well, what do we have here?

Posted by Nick in Antiquing, Dining Room on March 5, 2012  ||  Comments Off on Well, what do we have here?

We’ve been sitting on this post for about a month now while we wrapped up the posts about the nook. But now it’s time to share some good news. So our search for Thonet bentwood chairs has been going on for … Continue reading →

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Chair Facelift Part 1

Posted by Amber in DIY, Kitchen on January 27, 2012  ||  2 Comments

I picked up 3 chairs (2 were the same and the other was ugly just part of the deal) on Craigslist for $45. The plan was to use the matching pair for the ends of the nook table. They were pretty beat up, … Continue reading →

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Shop: LA Fabric Outlets

Posted by Amber in Dining Room, Shop on January 20, 2012  ||  2 Comments

We carved out a day to visit the fabric outlets in LA on our post-Christmas Disney trip. There were streets lined with fabric shops. We only took 1 one picture while we were there because it’s a shady area and … Continue reading →

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New hutch

Posted by Nick in Dining Room on January 19, 2012  ||  Comments Off on New hutch

Ok so we admit it: we are obsessed with West Elm. One of the West Elm objects we had been lusting after for a while was this hutch. At $800, it wasn’t quite in the budget, but boy did we … Continue reading →

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Formal Dining Room / Entry Update

Posted by Nick in Dining Room on January 18, 2012  ||  1 Comment

We like to mix and match here at Wills Casa. High and Low. New and Antique. Traditional and Modern. We have a pretty clear vision as to how we’re going to achieve that in the dining room. Our table is … Continue reading →

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