Project: Dining Room Hutch Restyle

 Ever have something on your to do list that hangs over your head for days?  Or weeks?  Or months?  ...That'd be my dining room buffet cabinet styling project.   This little storage area started out as a simple little hutch to store my entertainment items.  Only, I kept acquiring items and stuffing them in here and before long, I was left with an absolutely atrocious display of hideousness. 

Proof below.

Before the holidays I decided to not only clean out this baby, I wanted to add a little pizazz.  I found some remnant fabric at Calico and decided I was going to line the back of the cabinet with fabric so the newly organized items would pop a little better. 

As you may know from my other DIY projects (examples here, and here and here) that I try to make things as simple as possible when I embark on a project.  So I literally gathered some poster board, scissors and tape and measured out a few boards. 

I taped the fabric to the backs and stuck the boards to the backs of the cabinet. 

Then the styling began.  I cleaned out the clutter from before and removed everything I no longer used.  Surprisingly, most of the items were able to be stored neatly below the hutch (out of sight out of mind) and I used the display shelves for only a limited number of items.  Here's where I ended up. 

 

At one point I tried to have fun with a splash of colorful candy jars, but then decided to stick with the neutral pops of white. 

 

 

Makes me with I had tackled this project much sooner.  I'm pleased with the clutter free and fresh results.  Have you every procrastinated on a project only to be 'over-the-moon' when you finally cross it off your list?  How have you styled your dining room cabinets?  Do  you prefer all one color or do you store your fine china and valuables? 

 

 

 

Jack's Room Gets an Update

 

I was perusing through my house tour photos this weekend and realized that some of the snapshots of the house have become a bit out dated.  I've done some tweaks on my son Jack's room that I decided to share.  I have more projects in this room up my sleeve that are in partial stages and will share them once they're completed.  For now, here are some of the things I've done...minor, but I think they make a big difference. 



I moved the Home Goods mirror from one side of the room to the other.  Now it's over his headboard.  I also added two Target Threshold turquoise bolsters over the weekend to tie in the drapes.   I've swapped out the throw at the bottom of the bed for a brown and beige hounds tooth (another Home Goods find).  And lastly, I moved the mid-century style chair from the other side of the room over to the bedside.  

I've tried to find ways to still capture my six year old's taste in the room.  This little nook has become a reading nook.  The wire hanger stores his favorite books and the Boston Bruins memorabilia is his favorite team (and I had to let the poor guy have some 'say' in his own room). 

  I've also started to transition some of the younger decorations in the room (like the baby bird framed numbers from 'One to Ten') for elements that will grow with Jack as he gets older.   I've been working on a gray and orange lacquer dresser (additional post to follow).  I still need hardware but this is where this new dresser will go. 

 

I continue to mix patterns and textures. 

 

I won this fabulous Moose Head from Uncommon Goods from Jessie at Mix and Chic's Giveaway!   

 Sources: Bed frame- Crate and Barrel; Lamp- Anthropologie; Art on Wall- Home goods; Wire book hanger- Home Goods; Dorothy Draper Dresser- DIY Thrift store redo by vivid hue home; Picture shutter frame on bed stand- Home Goods; Sequined Striped Pillow- One Kings Lane; Orange Waffle Spread- Crate and Barrel; Turquoise Bolsters- Target Threshold; Flax Bedding- Target; Hounds tooth Throw- Ralph Lauren at Home Goods; World Globe- World Market; Mirror above Bed- Home Goods; Moose Head- Uncommon Goods; Mid century Side Chair- From family; Yellow Lacquer Nightstand- Thrift Store $50. 

 Check out other rooms in my house here
View older photos of this room here