Comments on: The dining room. http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:15:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Julianne http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-20477 Julianne Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:34:46 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-20477 Hi Anna. I'm so happy I found your blog. I am in love with your sense of style and your beautiful home in Newburgh. I live in Queens currently, but used to live in New Paltz and then in Poughkeepsie. There are some really amazing homes in the Hudson Valley. I work on an ambulance and one of the things I love about my job (besides helpin' folks) is that I can walk pretty much into homes all day, everyday. I see such amazing things. So, finding your blog's been an adventure. Thanks for sharing. I'm gonna keep visiting. Julianne Hi Anna.

I’m so happy I found your blog. I am in love with your sense of style and your beautiful home in Newburgh. I live in Queens currently, but used to live in New Paltz and then in Poughkeepsie. There are some really amazing homes in the Hudson Valley.

I work on an ambulance and one of the things I love about my job (besides helpin’ folks) is that I can walk pretty much into homes all day, everyday. I see such amazing things. So, finding your blog’s been an adventure. Thanks for sharing. I’m gonna keep visiting.

Julianne

]]> By: compulsively compiled http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19619 compulsively compiled Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:29:11 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19619 We have the same table and we love it. There are six of us and we fit perfectly without the leaf but the leaf stays in most of the time because there's always room to add a chair for company and we do love company! We have the same table and we love it. There are six of us and we fit perfectly without the leaf but the leaf stays in most of the time because there’s always room to add a chair for company and we do love company!

]]> By: Lori http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19271 Lori Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:15:48 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19271 this looks amazing! i would love to live here or hang out in your home. although, i personally like the living room better with a rug. maybe that is not the right rug, but it looks much warmer and unified with it. not sure what happened with the homies, but don't let it get you down. do you ever read the blog 'dooce'? she sometimes has hilarious rebuttals with her worst critics. check her out. this looks amazing! i would love to live here or hang out in your home.

although, i personally like the living room better with a rug. maybe that is not the right rug, but it looks much warmer and unified with it.

not sure what happened with the homies, but don’t let it get you down. do you ever read the blog ‘dooce’? she sometimes has hilarious rebuttals with her worst critics. check her out.

]]> By: Blayne http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19117 Blayne Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:18:20 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19117 I like your chairs and your pendant, but I LOVE the books organized by color. One day, when I get around to it, I may rip that off. I like your chairs and your pendant, but I LOVE the books organized by color. One day, when I get around to it, I may rip that off.

]]> By: Anna at D16 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19111 Anna at D16 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:14:06 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19111 <b>Aele:</b> The plants on the dining table are Kalanchoes -- they're flowering succulents. I don't really think about price when I'm at IKEA. I try to use the same eye for quality of construction when choosing furniture there as I would anywhere else, and IKEA often comes out on top. I choose pieces carefully, and after many years I have not had any issues with durability. Aele: The plants on the dining table are Kalanchoes — they’re flowering succulents.

I don’t really think about price when I’m at IKEA. I try to use the same eye for quality of construction when choosing furniture there as I would anywhere else, and IKEA often comes out on top. I choose pieces carefully, and after many years I have not had any issues with durability.

]]> By: Aele http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19108 Aele Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:55:22 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19108 Question for you, what kind of flower plant is that on your kitchen table? I usually have this love/hate relationship with Ikea but we have a dining table from there too and I actually really like it. All our other things from there are falling apart. Question for you, what kind of flower plant is that on your kitchen table? I usually have this love/hate relationship with Ikea but we have a dining table from there too and I actually really like it. All our other things from there are falling apart.

]]> By: Anna at D16 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19051 Anna at D16 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:44:00 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19051 <b>mk:</b> There are two wee mice in the aquarium -- Flossie and Maude. :) mk: There are two wee mice in the aquarium — Flossie and Maude. :)

]]> By: Sarah http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19048 Sarah Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:03:56 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19048 Ha! Love the books done by color. It really pops with the white flanking it. Your own personal color wheel in the dining room :) Ha! Love the books done by color. It really pops with the white flanking it. Your own personal color wheel in the dining room :)

]]> By: mk http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19038 mk Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:33:07 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19038 What's in the aqarium? By the way, I love your blog and I admire you taking a stand against the keyboard bullying that often takes place behind the safety of a computer monitor. What’s in the aqarium?

By the way, I love your blog and I admire you taking a stand against the keyboard bullying that often takes place behind the safety of a computer monitor.

]]> By: jennifer in sf http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19028 jennifer in sf Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:11:55 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19028 I really like your dining room. If I ever have a real dining room (as opposed to a 5x5 area I call the dining room!) I'm going to be stealing some ideas. Ans DWR needs to open an Annex on the West Coast! I really like your dining room. If I ever have a real dining room (as opposed to a 5×5 area I call the dining room!) I’m going to be stealing some ideas.

Ans DWR needs to open an Annex on the West Coast!

]]> By: Michele http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19018 Michele Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:48:21 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19018 We have the Ikea table too- and love it. It became our default office with my hubby on one end with his laptop and me on the other with mine. Still plenty of room to set table and eat in between. Hosting holiday parties forced us finish remodeling our real office and clean off the table. There's nothing like a big clean dining table. We have the Ikea table too- and love it. It became our default office with my hubby on one end with his laptop and me on the other with mine. Still plenty of room to set table and eat in between. Hosting holiday parties forced us finish remodeling our real office and clean off the table. There’s nothing like a big clean dining table.

]]> By: ML http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19014 ML Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:53:33 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19014 Very nice Smiths poster. Happy to see that one. Very nice Smiths poster. Happy to see that one.

]]> By: jennifer ramos http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19013 jennifer ramos Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:44:59 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19013 YOUR PLACE IS SOO PRETTY..Lucky you TO LIVE OUT THERE! i USED to live not far from your area... : ) Anyhow...That table is great.I may buy it for my home as well..thanks for the INSPIRATION! Hey would love to link up, let me know... : ) HAPPY NEW YEAR! Jen Ramos 'Cards & Prints You'll Love...' <a href="http://www.madebygirl.com" rel="nofollow">www.madebygirl.com</a> <a href="http://madebygirl.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">madebygirl.blogspot.com</a> YOUR PLACE IS SOO PRETTY..Lucky you TO LIVE OUT THERE!
i USED to live not far from your area… : )
Anyhow…That table is great.I may buy it for my home as well..thanks for the INSPIRATION!
Hey would love to link up, let me know… : )
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Jen Ramos
‘Cards & Prints You’ll Love…’
http://www.madebygirl.com
madebygirl.blogspot.com

]]> By: leslie http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19009 leslie Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:37:27 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19009 great room! I would have voted for you in Apartment Therapy Contest if I had been aware of you, then. Your personal style blog is so much better than bloggers who just clip stuff from other sources. Please tell me your japanese maple tree did not succumb like the rhododendrons. I just saw your backyard posting a few days ago and thought it was charming. Your front yard is also great. I was absolutely staggered to see the book (Jannson) about the hippo trolls. I had made many little stuffed hippo dolls out of fabric printed with the hippos for one of my daughters parties many years ago. I always felt the hippos had tremendous charisma. My kids are older than you, great room! I would have voted for you in Apartment Therapy Contest if I had been
aware of you, then. Your personal style blog is so much better than bloggers who just clip stuff from other sources. Please tell me your japanese maple tree did not
succumb like the rhododendrons. I just saw your backyard posting a few days ago
and thought it was charming. Your front yard is also great. I was absolutely staggered to see the book (Jannson) about the hippo trolls. I had made many little stuffed hippo dolls out of fabric printed with the hippos for one of my daughters
parties many years ago. I always felt the hippos had tremendous charisma. My kids are older than you,

]]> By: Justine http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19008 Justine Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:30:37 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19008 The chairs look awesome in the dining room :) look really nice and airy. The chairs look awesome in the dining room :) look really nice and airy.

]]> By: Anna at D16 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19006 Anna at D16 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:27:19 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19006 <b>Jan's camera:</b> The "Elvis poster" is actually a vintage poster for the band The Smiths -- it's the cover from their '87 single <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoplifters_of_the_World_Unite" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Shoplifters of the World Unite</a>. I bought it when I was in high school. The cabinets are 3- and 6-drawer <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90053923" rel="nofollow">MALM dressers</a> from IKEA. They're great for storing CDs, DVDs, etc. :) Jan’s camera: The “Elvis poster” is actually a vintage poster for the band The Smiths — it’s the cover from their ’87 single Shoplifters of the World Unite. I bought it when I was in high school.

The cabinets are 3- and 6-drawer MALM dressers from IKEA. They’re great for storing CDs, DVDs, etc. :)

]]> By: Jan's camera http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19005 Jan's camera Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:16:00 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19005 Hi, I love these photos. Where did you get that great Elvis poster and the white cabinets with the drawers? Hi, I love these photos. Where did you get that great Elvis poster and the white cabinets with the drawers?

]]> By: erin http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19003 erin Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:08:32 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19003 the dining room looks wonderful- as does the rest of your home! i love the norden and those chairs! i scored the large ikea bjursta in a oak-ish looking veneer along with 4 henriksdal (parsons) chairs for only $200 (craigslist) so i couldnt pass it up. i thought i'd need something large... in case we have company over. its a little large for our place now and my hubby and i joke all the time when we look for houses next summer its all going to depend on what fits that damn $200 table! lol. but i love how big it is... great for laundry folding, learning to sew... and the occasional meal. i only wish i had the same luck with finding chairs. the parsons chairs are fine- and i might sew some covers for them to make the set a little less boring- but i'd some some wire chairs! i hope when we go to buy a house i can find something with a little character as well! i love your home! the dining room looks wonderful- as does the rest of your home! i love the norden and those chairs!

i scored the large ikea bjursta in a oak-ish looking veneer along with 4 henriksdal (parsons) chairs for only $200 (craigslist) so i couldnt pass it up. i thought i’d need something large… in case we have company over. its a little large for our place now and my hubby and i joke all the time when we look for houses next summer its all going to depend on what fits that damn $200 table! lol.

but i love how big it is… great for laundry folding, learning to sew… and the occasional meal.

i only wish i had the same luck with finding chairs. the parsons chairs are fine- and i might sew some covers for them to make the set a little less boring- but i’d some some wire chairs!

i hope when we go to buy a house i can find something with a little character as well! i love your home!

]]> By: arroyo http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19002 arroyo Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:59:54 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19002 I've only been reading your blog for a month or so... love your aesthetic. And I added the Kiehl's Imperiale to my ritual (ha, and thanks for blogging about other stuff regularly). Congrats on being featured on Remodelista (http://www.remodelista.com/). Loved seeing the exterior of your home, for a change. Oh, and the dining chairs look great. The Smiths poster is a nice touch, too. I’ve only been reading your blog for a month or so… love your aesthetic. And I added the Kiehl’s Imperiale to my ritual (ha, and thanks for blogging about other stuff regularly). Congrats on being featured on Remodelista (http://www.remodelista.com/). Loved seeing the exterior of your home, for a change.

Oh, and the dining chairs look great. The Smiths poster is a nice touch, too.

]]> By: heather http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19000 heather Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:03:35 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2009/01/07/the-dining-room-2/#comment-19000 How is your house not featured in a magazine yet? Or is it and I missed it?! I love all of the wire together - I have a chair thing too but no where to keep them all. It's really out of control and I'm going (to try) to have a storage unit clear out next month. I'm sure more will accumulate eventually... How is your house not featured in a magazine yet? Or is it and I missed it?!
I love all of the wire together – I have a chair thing too but no where to keep them all. It’s really out of control and I’m going (to try) to have a storage unit clear out next month. I’m sure more will accumulate eventually…

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