April 18, 2024

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Home structure thoughts: Working with imperfections in a dining room

The updated dining room of a Dedham house built in 1819.
The updated dining home of a Dedham residence built in 1819.Tamara Flanagan

The initial time Samantha Arak frequented her clients’ 1819 Dedham household, she affixed a swatch of Sister Parish Appleton wallpaper to the dining space wall. “The dining area is the heart of this residence, seen from just about every area,” claims Arak, founder of Samantha Carey Interiors. “We desired it to draw you in, whether or not that be for evening meal or board game titles.” Her inspiration for picking out the fan-like sample? The scrolled particulars of the forged iron insert of the time period fire. “We did the dining home in period two, but the swatch was however taped up there, lined in dust,” Arak suggests. “I never even confirmed them other options.”

1 A mirror with a gently rounded top sits on the mantelpiece. “There are two home windows reverse the mirror, so it splashes gentle around the space,” Arak states. “It also catches the reflection of the chandelier it is just about like acquiring a third window.”

2 The deep inexperienced shade of the wallpaper performs properly with the moody charcoal partitions of the adjacent living space. The curvilinear sample attracts awareness absent from the aged home’s not-so-straight walls.

3 Vertical touches — a Jamie Youthful ceramic lamp with incised stripes, a planter from Doublemint Property in Hingham, and the fluted frame of the sideboard — counter the room’s curved components.

4 An Arteriors chandelier with arched arms and a scalloped shade gives fascination and heat at the leading of the area with out experience blocky, even with the low ceiling.

5 A sculptural pedestal desk anchors the area and lets for easy circulation, even though the chairs’ ethereal silhouette retains the room from seeming cluttered. Plus, the upholstered seats really do not involve considerably fabric if the homeowners make your mind up to update them.

6 A vintage kilim rug from an Etsy vendor in Istanbul covers the unique coronary heart pine flooring. “The flat weave tends to make it simple to pull chairs in and out,” Arak suggests.


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