Summer botanical coastal dining room updates – Bring island life into your home with these fun and chic glass wall vases with tropical plant propagations.
The dogs have taken over my office and it’s a furry wreck so I find myself retreating to work in one of the prettiest, sunniest and quietest rooms in the house, the dining room. I recently gave the space a bit of a botanical boost and thought you might enjoy seeing the updates. Come along with me on a little summer dining room tour!
Our yard has provided so many beautiful blooms that I could clip and bring into the house and make an arrangement in my favorite sea urchin vase. The crepe myrtle trees are currently bursting with huge plumes of flowers. They don’t last more than a day after clipping but I wanted to enjoy their beauty inside. We have several white, raspberry and red crepe myrtles in the yard. If you follow me on Instagram then you might have seen my garden tour. It’s save in my IG highlights section.
Call me a crazy plant lady! I can not get enough live greenery in my house! The addition of fresh and live plants in my home seems to calm my anxiety. I’m guessing I try to recreate the feeling of a tropical oasis in my house. Since none of us can travel with Covid virus restrictions, we need to escape to our favorite places somehow. Why can’t those places be in our own homes 24/7, 365 days a year? Our homes should be an oasis no matter what life is like outside the front doors. Don’t you agree? I added this huge peace lily to the corner. Peace Lilies are considered the best air purifiers of all the indoor plants. Discover the top 10 indoor plant air purifiers HERE.
The walls on either side of my favorite painting, Storm on the Marsh, seemed just too blank. They needed something but I didn’t want to add additional artwork to distract from the painting. I did think about adding some floating shelves, which I still might some day. In the meantime, I came across these glass wall vases. They are so affordable and are perfect for propagating new plants which is one of my passions. Why not propagate in style?
Now I’m well aware that not every plant clipping I place in the wall vases will propagate but many will. This plant mama is ready to make some new plant babies! My fur babies love this room too and always plant themselves (pardon the pun) in the room or under my feet while I work on my computer at this table. That fur baby is Aspen. She curls up into the smallest ball but is actually a huge, nearly 80 lb, 15 month old Great Pyrenees.
I purchased 6 of these glass wall vases but I’m now that they are up, I am thinking I should add 4 more to each side of the painting. They would then be in sets of 7 on each side. Hmmmmm, decisions, decisions.
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One of my favorite chalk paint makeovers was this entertainment unit that I re-purposed into a buffet table. You would be shocked at the before pics! It has worked out so well for the space. I have a video tutorial for the makeover, if you are interested, in the previous link.
Here is another view which I don’t show too often. As you can see, the dining room is directly off the entrance. I’m planning on changing up the foyer and and the other room across from the dining room soon. And those orange banisters…. yucky-yuck. We can’t afford a new staircase right now so I might paint the banister railing white or blank even. What do you think?
Maybe we will decide to eat for a chance in this room. I think it looks so calming and soothing and I love it! Two of my kids, my middle 2, both leave for college in 2 weeks so I really want to take advantage of the room for family dinners, fancy steak or pizza, while I can.
SHOP THIS LOOK
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- Wall color: Sherwin Williams “Reserved White”
- Trim Color: Sherwin Williams “Extra White”
- Dining Table: Thrift store find. See the makeover HERE
- Chairs: HomeGoods
- Glass Wall Vases
- Branch Chandelier
- Round Jute Rug
- Oval mirror: HomeGoods
- Floors: Solid White Oak, custom finished and stained in Weathered Oak by Duraseal
- Bamboo Shades
- Marsh Painting- Ballard Designs
I hope you liked these little botanical summer coastal dining room updates! Have a fabulous week friends!
KIM
Kim, how beautiful!! I love everything about your home! I love that painting! There is an artist named Megan Gray and she paints pictures like that. So pretty. Thank you for sharing your home with us and keep up the good work!
Thank you! I’ll have to research Megan Gray and check out her artwork. I forget the name of the artist of my painting but I know he died a few years ago and that is why Ballard discontinued carrying his paintings. I appreciate you stopping by the blog! Have a great week~ KIM
Hi Kim,
I love the over all look of your dining room. Your buffet looks fantastic, makes me think I might be able to do that to mine☺. Everything is so beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you so much Glenda for your very kind comment! I appreciate it! ~KIM
Your room is beautiful, I think the railings go great with your colour in the dining room and the wood chairs.
Thank you so very much Darlene for your kind comment!
Hi Kim, I recently moved to Virginia Beach and desperately looking for Coastal decorating ideas. I came across your website via Pintrest and I am so happy I checked it out! I have just begun to explore your website and I am so excited! I love your decorating style. This dining room is gorgeous. You are very talented.
Thank you Mary! I really appreciate it! I have been blogging about coastal DIY and decor that you can affordably do for a decade now. If you are new to my blog, then please feel free to explore all the topics in the tabs and top menu items. I have most projects categorized by seasons. Or type in key search words in the “search Menu bar” and a decade’s worth of topics you desire will pop up! Hope that helps!
~ KIM
Absolutely beautiful room! I found your blog by researching Comfort Gray. Your table turned out amazing and I may need to follow your example with mine. As for your railings, were they not once black? I think I would paint them white, but honestly they will look great however you paint them! Love your style!
Hi Meg!
Thank you so much! We have 2 sets of staircases in the house and the kitchen staircase in the back of the house was once painted black but I repainted it white. I’m considering painting it back to black again because it hides the dirt!!! Ha! I will probably paint the front, main staircase white soon and before the holidays if I can get my booty in gear! Thanks for the sweet comment! I appreciate it!
Have a great weekend!
KIM
Your home is perfection! I was wondering, are your shades the “driftwood” color? The link takes me to a picture of shades that look more gray than yours do in the picture.
Hi Kate!
Thank you for your kind comment! The shades are a driftwood brown. The closeup photo on the Home Depot is very accurate. I have these blinds in my master bedroom too so you can check out the color there also. https://www.sandandsisal.com/2020/10/upstairs-home-tour-hardwood-flooring-reveal.html Hope that helps!
Hi Kim, could you lime wash the wooden banister rails white/cream, similar to the dining room chairs? That would tone down the yellow and keep the beautiful wood.
It looks amazing by the way.
Ann