Design Dilemma (With Pictures!)

Design Dilemma (With Pictures!)

Pictures below the cut that beg your suggestions!

So, hubby-darling and I recently relocated to beautiful North Carolina. We traded our crazy gigantic rental home in Arizona for a squeezy little townhouse, which, by the way, I actually prefer. It’s downright charming, and I have every room so sweetly decorated that a part of me thinks I could stay in this shoebox forever… cept for one.

The dining room.

Its problems are many, from the giant fuse box panel to the ugly old light fixture it’d be a waste of money to change (renting, after all). It’s connected to the living room by one GIANT, awkward wall. I’ve done what I can to make it look cohesive, as, unfortunately, decorative fabric can’t be hung to make a door (too narrow). I’m considering a valance over the entrance.

It’s also lumped into the kitchen, so it looks a bit… ‘added on,’ and the table can’t be moved in either direction, because it would block either the entrance to the kitchen or the exit of the back door.

Considering a new dining room table, a black round pedestal with slightly lower chairs.

Until I can swing that, does anyone have any suggestions on how to make this not look so… unloved and creepy?

Design Dilemma (With Pictures!)

Design Dilemma (With Pictures!)

Design Dilemma (With Pictures!)

Design Dilemma (With Pictures!)

Design Dilemma (With Pictures!)

Don’t be alarmed by the white spots.

Can someone tell me what flower this is?

Can someone tell me what flower this is?

This is the view when you first walk in

This is the view when you first walk in

Paint colour questions

Paint colour questions

Banana Muffins

Banana Muffins

From Florida to North Dakota… I’m out of my element a little…

From Florida to North Dakota… I’m out of my element a little…

Chinese Lantern vs Deadly Nightshade

Chinese Lantern vs Deadly Nightshade