tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post8123960984014179398..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.378-04:00Comments on String o' Pearls: House Tour, Part III: The Dining RoomLaura Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-15562794521117512142018-10-19T07:08:39.388-04:002018-10-19T07:08:39.388-04:00:):)Rinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781539555417795467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-71036496180721223952018-10-18T10:00:13.036-04:002018-10-18T10:00:13.036-04:00Your set-up sounds wonderful! Don't you love ...Your set-up sounds wonderful! Don't you love having an old dining room set with that much history? How special!<br /><br />I think ours is at least 100 years old, and probably much older. I am currently refinishing the large chair with arm rests that matches the rest of it. My dad wanted to keep that when my mom gave me the set back in 1989, but he died two years ago and now I've inherited his chair. I am currently in the process of refinishing it so that I can have my husband start using it when we have big family dinners.Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-26955121313316889492018-10-18T09:56:49.458-04:002018-10-18T09:56:49.458-04:00My most loyal reader (besides the man I'm marr...My most loyal reader (besides the man I'm married to!). <3Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-55469279936954519822018-10-18T09:56:13.599-04:002018-10-18T09:56:13.599-04:00That's an antique knock-off, but I love it, to...That's an antique knock-off, but I love it, too. I keep wine glasses and other bits of china in it. No pies! (I think what I really need is a cake keeper!)Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-51844400649891388712018-10-18T09:55:13.690-04:002018-10-18T09:55:13.690-04:00Oh my goodness, I love that sideboard, too. I thi...Oh my goodness, I love that sideboard, too. I think I spent $250 on it at the secondhand shop, which was more than I usually am willing to part with. But I just fell in love with it. It is the most solid piece of furniture (you can tell when you look inside that it's old, and they don't make furniture like they used to!), and red is one of my most favorite colors for decorating. It makes me happy!Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-68124886605346419012018-10-18T09:53:17.111-04:002018-10-18T09:53:17.111-04:00I love the sound of this set-up! It sounds ideal....I love the sound of this set-up! It sounds ideal.<br /><br />And I'm with you: if you have good china, you should use it! What good is it if it just stays stored away all the time!<br />Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-86435617505405887192018-10-18T09:51:54.851-04:002018-10-18T09:51:54.851-04:00Erin, I think it's sort of the same here: one ...Erin, I think it's sort of the same here: one place to eat most meals, although it's more normal to have an eat-in kitchen and no formal dining room. I think we've gotten much more informal in this country since I was a kid. I love the idea of always eating in the dining room. I think eating in the kitchen, even for special meals, is tough, because when you cook a big meal the counters are all a mess! It's nice to eat in a place that's separate from the work area.<br /><br />Sorry it took me so long to respond to this!Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-41577445156777255452018-09-26T11:17:28.160-04:002018-09-26T11:17:28.160-04:00When we bought our home 4 years ago a "formal...When we bought our home 4 years ago a "formal" dining room was a must have. I have the dining room set that my grandparents received as a wedding gift in 1908. We ended up with an eat in kitchen and a dining room/living room set up similar to yours. I love nothing more than filling up the kitchen table with 6, the dining table with 14 and adding a card table to the living room. We have a 1 and 3 year old so we compromised with adding an ikea bookshelf/bin setup in the dining room so the kids do have some toys on the main level and can entertain themselves in the living room/dining room. And, the dining room makes a great folding table for laundry! :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618013419836524856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-30080307840526505822018-09-26T07:37:24.334-04:002018-09-26T07:37:24.334-04:00Love it .... and I will always come to read your b...Love it .... and I will always come to read your blog!! I love it!Rinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781539555417795467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-27798406103977411712018-09-25T18:41:16.077-04:002018-09-25T18:41:16.077-04:00And the pie keeper!!!
And the pie keeper!!!<br />Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553760391176072177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-44969012900928098632018-09-25T18:39:58.104-04:002018-09-25T18:39:58.104-04:00Absolutely beautiful!! So glad you decided to keep...Absolutely beautiful!! So glad you decided to keep the set; it looks lovely and I'm a bit envious (in the good way) of your red sideboard; so cute and "new englandish"!!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553760391176072177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-20596886644165565732018-09-24T23:11:28.964-04:002018-09-24T23:11:28.964-04:00Having an open kitchen into dining area into sunke...Having an open kitchen into dining area into sunken living room running the back half width of our house, I may have the best of both worlds. I love our hand-made plank table for 6 and keep my everyday pottery AND my 14 placesettings of wedding present Mikasa china in our china cabinet for every-day use. The potential is there to dine at the table if the kids are home and/or if we chose to if it's just the 2 of us, or "dine" in our casual living room which is just a couple of steps further away.Cathy Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157656853563086851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-62992399025247093262018-09-24T20:58:22.392-04:002018-09-24T20:58:22.392-04:00This question is very interesting and prompted me ...This question is very interesting and prompted me to think what you really meant.I'm assuming you mean a dining room vs eating in a kitchen. Not two dining rooms, a formal and an informal, basing this on your d-i-ls dilemma. Everyone I know here in Australia has a dining room and eats in it daily, three times a day, our kitchen's aren't really set up for dining in, although the breakfast bar has started becoming a trend, everyone I know still has a dining room or at least a dining room table, generally right off the kitchen.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448595911801738792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-63235919579435882972018-09-24T14:24:40.177-04:002018-09-24T14:24:40.177-04:00We started out tiny. At one point, we had four bo...We started out tiny. At one point, we had four boys in a little ranch that was about 1,100 sq ft, no dining room. It was such a treat to finally get our big house in NH. Even after 26 years, I would walk from room to room and think, “I can’t believe we live here.” I know that I’ve been way too blessed! That big dining room we had there spoiled me rotten!<br /><br />I am almost finished the W’s, and will post soon. Now I think of you and your little guy whenever I work on that page with the walrus (which I’ve been doing today)!<br /><br />Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-55326344904369923972018-09-24T12:57:29.127-04:002018-09-24T12:57:29.127-04:00We have a tiny house, which works for us, but only...We have a tiny house, which works for us, but only because our "dining" room has always been a playroom. A few times we have put our table in there for eating on special occasions but we couldn't dedicate a space for a dining room at all. Someday though, I will buy a larger home and have a dining room! I am so happy for you that you didn't have to sacrifice your big table. Your pumpkins are all so festive!Madelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721349139975265768noreply@blogger.com