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1905 Cottage, before and after · May 12, 2016

1905 Cottage Addition: Dining Room

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1905 Cottage Dining Room

It’s been so fun working on a project I love so much. The 1905 Cottage is a little home I fell in love with years ago and bought about four years ago. You can read all about it here. A couple of years ago I started an addition and now I’m sharing the projects from the addition. Today I would like to share the 1905 Cottage Addition: Dining Room.

1905 cottage dining room remodel

This is the outside of the home. The bigger window is the window in the kitchen and the smaller window at the back is the porch which was turned into a room and is the south side of the dining room.

1905 cottage dining room addition tatertots and jello

Here’s a picture of the old kitchen and the wall which we took out. The green carpeted room is the room which is now the south part of the dining room.

1905 cottage dining room

This is the side of the wall we took out that opened the kitchen to the dining room.

dining room frame gallery wall

The dining room is one of my favorite rooms at the 1905 Cottage. The south side of the room was a porch when the home was built in 1905. A long time ago that porch was enclosed into a room. When we did the remodel on the original home we took out a wall between the kitchen and what is now the dining room and found one of the long original windows. And in the center of the room is an opening under the home that was a root cellar.

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1905 cottage dining room

So when the addition began we knew the dining room would be the gateway to the new part of the home. So in the center of the room is a beam where the original outside walls of the dining room were. And it was a little tricky trying to decide how to decorate the room with a beam in the center.

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So what I did was I decided to get two long light fixtures to go above the dining room table and have them mirror each other on each side of the beam. I was going to make a light fixture but I ended up finding  a light fixture from World Market that was almost what I had in mind. I painted it to make it blend in a little better with the room and I used chain to chain the two fixtures together and help them hang straight over the table.

1905 cottage dining room

I put a rug over the opening to the root cellar. Because….. zombies!! LOL just kidding. But it is a little creepy down there. I’m not going to lie. The rug is the Sierra Paddle Rug from RugsUSA.com.

1905 cottage dining room

On the north side of the room I did a simple board and batten treatment to add a little interest to the wall and then hung some Ikea shelves above a garage sale dresser that I turned into a buffet. I like to keep my collection of cake plates on the shelves. But they are fun to decorate for the different seasons!

I made a little bench to put on one side of the table. It’s a little rickety but I love it.

1905 cottage dining room

And under the window I put another bench with some cute pillows.

1905 cottage dining room

One the north side of the room is a nook that used to be a closet. I took out the closet and put in a tall banquette bench from Overstock. And the table is an antique table my mom gave me when she moved to California. It’s a cozy spot to eat breakfast or do homework.

1905 cottage dining room

And on the west side of the room is the door to the cottage’s courtyard. I hung a little gallery wall there above my grandmother’s table. And underneath is a place where the kids can put their shoes when they come in. They like to use the courtyard as their entrance as they come home from school.

Probably my favorite part about the 1905 Cottage’s dining room is the fact that there are windows on both the west and east sides of the room. So it’s always light and a very happy space in the home!

I hope you enjoyed this room. I plan on sharing all of the rooms of the addition. It has been such a fun project to work on and a labor of love!!

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog – I really appreciate it!! 

xoxo

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    May 14, 2016 at 10:54 AM

    I’ve been looking quite awhile for a dining room rug and this one looks perfect. Is it something you love? I so much enjoy you sharing your ideas and home with us.
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    • Jen says

      May 15, 2016 at 4:27 PM

      Hi Deb!

      Yes!! I love that rug so much I have the same one in my family room. It’s a great rug 🙂

      • Deb says

        May 15, 2016 at 8:49 PM

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  14. Trina says

    May 14, 2016 at 8:25 AM

    Hi there love your dining room. I have been looking for chairs like yours can you share where you found them.

    • Jen says

      May 15, 2016 at 4:28 PM

      Hi Trina!

      Sure! I bought them a few years ago from Overstock.com 🙂

      xoxo

  15. Julie Ann says

    May 14, 2016 at 7:10 AM

    Love the dining room table! Where is it from?

    • Jen says

      May 15, 2016 at 4:29 PM

      Hi Julie Ann –

      The table is from 4chairsfurniture in Lindon, Utah. They’re website is https://4-chairs.com/

      xoxo

      • Julie Ann says

        May 26, 2016 at 11:06 AM

        Yeah! Thanks for the lead.

  16. Lauren says

    May 13, 2016 at 8:27 AM

    I really like how your dining room came out! The combination of the grays and the blues looks great!

    • Jen says

      May 15, 2016 at 4:29 PM

      Thanks Lauren!!!

      xoxoxo

  17. Sarah says

    May 12, 2016 at 10:13 AM

    It looks amazing! Can you share where you found the curtains?

    • Sarah says

      May 12, 2016 at 4:23 PM

      Thank you!!

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    It looks amazing!!! Can you share where you found the curtains, too?

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      May 12, 2016 at 3:52 PM

      Sure Sarah!!

      I found the curtains at ZGallerie 🙂

      xoxo

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    May 12, 2016 at 6:21 AM

    I’m so loving all the things you have done to this house. It’s amazing!!!! Beautiful job Jen!

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      May 12, 2016 at 3:51 PM

      Thanks Gina!!! It’s a happy place. It’s been so fun to work on it!!

      xoxo

Hi! I'm Jen Hadfield. I'm a mom of 5 restoring an 1891 home in the heart of Salt Lake City. I love being creative and sharing simple ideas to make your life easier and more beautiful!

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