Christmas Home Tour – Dining Room Christmas Decor – Gray, White, Red Christmas Ideas.
The dining room.
The least used but most seen room in the house.
It’s smack dab in the middle of everything. You can’t got to the kitchen without passing through the dining room. You can’t go to the family room without passing through the dining room. You can’t go to the powder room without passing through the dining room.. You can’t do laundry in the basement (that’s my husband) or paint mason jars in the basement work space (that’s me) without passing through the dining room …
… and you can’t sit in the living room and not see the dining room.
You get it, right? Visible. From. All. Angles.
And yet while highly visible, not used much. Well, not used much for it’s intended purpose.
Dining.
It is used, however, as the place where everything collects.
And when I say everything I mean my things.
I’m the guilty one here. I’m the one who lets junk mail and half-finished crafts and painted mason jars pile up here. I’m the one who stashes bubble wrap and packing peanuts behind the table.
And since the dining room is the most seen room in the house, all my ‘stuff’ is visible for all to see!
Sigh.
I find over time I become completely blind to the mountain of stuff. I pass through on my way to the kitchen or powder room or basement and it just doesn’t register …
until it does.
Then it haunts me. Taunts me. Mocks me.
And when I’m fully haunted-taunted-mocked, I finally break down …
and break down the mountain. One half-finished (or failed) craft project and one piece of junk mail at a time.
There is one time of the year when I try really, really hard to keep the dining room table (mostly) clear.
The holidays.
But I’m not always successful.
Because … well … I mean the holidays do involve a fair share of crafting and junk mail.
Yes, that’s me making excuses!
And as I sit in the living room looking into the dining room my little eye spies a box of Duck Tape. A few Christmas cards. An empty mason jar box filled with gray and white ribbon. A cookie canister. And embroidery hoops (from a failed craft project).
So, yeah, the mountain is growing …
🙂
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Linda I always love seeing your beautiful place. I am so glad you are back to posting again. Everything looks right out of a magazine. Gorgeous.
Happy Thursday.
Kris
It looks great Linda! Really love the new wall color. I also love your chandelier.
I love your home especially the dining room table and chairs. Who makes them? Thank you!
Thank you! I purchased the table and chairs like 25 years ago from a store called Room & Board. https://www.roomandboard.com/