New Year New Room Challenge - Dining Room Checklist

Hello Everyone! This is supposed to be the big reveal week, sadly I’ve hit a few snags in my room refresh, sharing more details below. While I don’t have big reveal yet, for the New Year New Room Challenge, several of my blog friends have beautiful rooms, please check out their spaces. I’m pouring myself a large glass of wine tonight and reading all the blog posts, can’t wait!


Below are current quick pictures of my dining room! Over the weekend, we finished adding the pencil. It turned out so good! I still need to fill the tiny holes with wood filler, caulk all the seams, and then paint! I took a trip to a local molding shop, Mr. Moulding, and was able to locate the exact end cap molding that’s above all our doorways and cased entrances. I’m so happy we framed the window out and added the additional molding! My husband didn’t think it would make that big of a difference and it totally did!

With the additional molding and the completed pencil trim

Without additional end cap molding above the window

I’d hope to have pretty mid-century modern wall scones hard-wired into my dining room, but unfortunately, it’s not going to happen, because of the roofline + my exterior wall angle which makes it super hard to install lighting on that wall with all the angles, it would require lots of holes + patchwork and be costly. Honestly, I’d rather move that money towards new dining room chairs!

Sadly the wall sconces are getting returned, I’m considering new lights with a shade that has an option of a battery-operated lighting solution. Last week our new chandelier arrived and it’s a beauty! We’re going to install it over the weekend once I finish painting. I’m also waiting on the fabric to arrive and then I’ll make the new extra-long lumbar pillow.

While my space isn’t completely refreshed, I’m still so happy with the direction it’s going in! Follow me on Instagram @thekatrinablair for real-time updates on this project!

New Year New Room Challenge - Dining Room Update , Making Progress

Hello! I’m finally making some progress in my dining room! But first, the New Year New Room Challenge was created by my friend Stephanie of Casa Watkins, it’s a great way to kick off the New Year. Every week and my fellow blog friends and I will share weekly updates on our spaces, be sure and visit the other posts linked below!

I’m excited that progress is finally happening in my small eat-in-kitchen-dining room!! Last week, my husband and I removed the old window sill and installed a new one, and framed out the window, this small project made a huge difference! Check out the IG Reel, I made here on the project. For the past several years I wanted to check this project off my to-do list and it feels so good, we finally have! Here are quick images of the project, snapped with my iPhone!

In addition to adding the trim around our window, I really wanted to add some dimension and character to our dining room and knew simple picture molding would do the trick. We started framing out the window sections first and then the wall. I love how this project is coming along, we still have one small wall to tackle tonight and then I’ll add wood filler and caulk around the pencil molding and then paint!

Over the weekend the Electrician was supposed to give me a estimate after confirming we can add wall sconces on the wall…but the night before said he was unable to make it and needed to reschedule, and then I never heard back from him! I found another Electrician and have an appointment this week, fingers crossed I’ll have lights soon on this wall! I’m sad, but pushing though and focusing on the changes we’ve made in the space so far and I’m happy!