Family Rustic Dining Table

This family table is wonderful because of it's rustic look with a house full of kids. You can enjoy family meals here as well as doing crafts without having to worry about scratching it up. I also love the wooden vessel that holds all crayons and pencils. The stencils chair backs are so cute as well. Check it out on designmom

Source: designmom.com via Sarah on Pinterest

Fall '09

I spent part of my afternoon looking through the new Restoration Hardware Fall '09 Catalog. I love how they combine furniture resembeling pieces from 19th-century France with 18th Century Neoclassical furniture.

I love the white washed wood, biege linen fabric, nailhead trim, and oversized light fixtures. Very stunning. I started to think about where I have seen similar pieces and came across a few pieces from my favorites shops like Wisteria and Global Views.

Images: Restoration Hardware, Wisteria, Global Views

HGTV Design Star

My close friend Alissa Sutton was a Semi-Finalist last night on HGTV Design Star. I was so bummed when she did not make it into the house. We used to work together at Cantoni and she is one of the most young talented designers I know. She always thinks outside the box and creates the most beautiful and dramatic interiors. Hopefully she will try out again next year so she can be an inspiration to all.

The BEST DESIGN of the night and one of my favorites was the dining room by Dan and Nathan. I loved the bold map painted on the walls and floor and the hand crafted dining table. The colors on the graphic were bold, but the wood paneled wall on the opposite wall helped balance out the room. I loved it! Great job guys.

Dallas Textile Maven Bonnee Sharp's M-Street Home

photography by Terri Glanger

After reading about Dallas Textile Maven Bonnee Sharp’s home in DHome Magazine I fell in love with her style. Bonnee's cottage home is both charming and contemporary.

From the article: Things couldn’t be better for Bonnee Sharp. She and husband Marc Fuller are entertained daily by their 2-year-old daughter Georgia. Her business, Studio Bon Textiles, is booming. High-end textile supplier Schumacher will carry her designs in its New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Houston, and Dallas showrooms beginning in August. And she has loved being able to bring her style to the 1924 M Street cottage she and her family call home. “We’ve had a contrast with the structure and the style inside,” she says. “There’s a real push-pull juxtaposition that makes it interesting.”

Sharp re-covered this antique French chair in “Bellows” by Studio Bon Textiles, her line of fabrics. photography by Terri Glanger

The large, open living room is home to a vintage mirror, vintage Lee Industries chairs, and a coffee table and side tables they bought at a New York City flea market. The jute rug is from Crate & Barrel. Built-ins house a number of antiques the couple inherited mixed with contemporary items. photography by Terri Glanger

The dining room boasts a pendant light by Le Klint. The Danish vintage table and chairs are by Poul Denisen—Sharp re-covered the chairs in bone leather. The curtain panels are “Oodles” by Studio Bon Textiles.photography by Terri Glanger

The headboard in the guest bedroom was designed by Sharp.photography by Terri Glanger

The kitchen is one of Bonnee Sharp’s favorite rooms. The breakfast nook has a pendant light from Le Klint, a framed wallpaper panel by Studio Printworks, and vintage chairs re-covered in black hide. The Roman shade and window seat are covered in Studio Bon fabrics.photography by Terri Glanger
From the issue of D Home May-June 2009

Black + White Dining Room Ideas

You can create a dramatic dining room by using wallpaper instead of paint. I came across this beautiful damask wallpaper from Target.

IKEA Sideboard $349
West Elm Parsons Dining Table $399
ZGallerie Roma Side Chair $199

Target Elizabeth Wallpaper $74.99 per roll