24 dining room décor & makeshift wine hutch.

i am seriously getting into decorating my house. it’s not that big (which makes it easier), but i've lived here for going on 4 years and never really decorated much. i've painted almost all the rooms that need it (except the office), but that’s about it.

last night i got this urge to do a little dining room makeover. i've been eyeing wine hutches for a while now (as you know), but all the ones i found either didn’t fit right or were WAY too expensive (or both). so, i decided to make my own. here’s last night’s adventure!

 

as you can see… i've obviously done nothing with this area. it actually took me about a year and a half to even buy a kitchen table. i did buy the new dark blinds a couple of years ago too. i LOVE them.

 

     

so, basically this is how it went down: i found a 3-shelf bookshelf that matched my dining room table over at target for $120. after i put that together (actually not too bad) i screwed in these stemware racks (2) that i found at bed, bath & beyond for $10 each to the top of the bookshelf. i also found a little accordion wine bottle holder at pier 1 for $20 (you’ll see it in the finished photos). so, all together i spent a grand total of $160 for the entire “wine hutch” and it’s the exact right size!

   

tada! oh, and here’re my new drapes… instead of the old white blinds that were so ugly…

 

i also ordered some canvas wine prints that will go on the wall by the window… how cute are these?

 

and that’s that. i am super stoked that i was able to create just what i was looking for in the hutch. i keep walking into the dining area and just standing there, proud of my new room. it makes my heart warm.

i'm going to love decorating… i can feel it.

xo.