As promised earlier this week on Instagram, I’m back to share our dining room progress with you. This room is definitely looking a lot better than when we first moved in. However, there are still quite a few things that we would like to do in this room before we would consider it finished. Let’s check it out.

Here’s what our dining room looked like on move in day, before we filled it up with furniture.

We’ve since installed a simple chandelier and added faux wood blinds (like the ones we put in our daughter’s room) on the windows. I’m not a huge fan of blinds, but they help provide a some shade during the bright parts of the day.  I would really love some long drapey curtains. Unfortunately, those are not an option as of yet, but I’m brainstorming ideas on how I can make them work around our electric baseboard heaters

I also decided to draw some lines on the wall to mimic the shiplap-look.  I’m a bit of a commitment-a-phobe when it comes to major home changes, so when I saw that my blogging friend, Lauren from Bless’er House, had done something similar, I thought I would give this a try. I know that some people are so over shiplap, but we still think it is pretty awesome. Plus, this wall treatment was FREE!

Our coffee bar was moved over to the longer wall underneath our stenciled wreath display I made for the holidays.

This space is slowly coming together, but there are still some projects and things to be done, like:

• Add shiplap to the wall
• Figure out some sort of new wall decor to replace the seasonal wreath display
• Paint the trim and walls
• Add curtains
• Finish making over a table that I found for a steal on Craigslist
• Build (or buy) a buffet
• Change out the flooring

What do you think of the current state of our dining room?  We are pretty happy with where things are right now, but are looking forward to more changes!

We’ve been slowly moving along on our progress at The Country House since fall.  With all of the holidays, birthdays, etc., it has been hard to get a lot done, but we’ve made a little dent in the dining room, which I will be sharing soon. However, today I wanted to share our newest plans with you for our bathroom! I’m all about saving money, so this will be a bathroom on a budget!

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And as you may have guessed from the title and graphic above, this bathroom makeover with also be part of the $100 Room Challenge. I’m so excited to be joining my friend Erin from Lemons, Lavender, and Laundry who is the brains behind this challenge. (Thanks, Erin for the invitation!) The gist of the challenge is pretty simple: makeover a room for only $100 in only 4 weeks.  Click over to Erin’s blog for more detailed info.

Behold, THE bathroom!

That’s right. There is currently only ONE in our home.

In its current state, our bathroom is blah and boring.

We are not huge fans of the cherry colored stain on the doors and vanity.

The flooring is pretty UGH too.

The thrown itself is tucked back behind the tub/shower and even though you can not tell from this photo, it is kind of a black hole back there.  (The only lights in the room are above the sink.)

So, as you can see, we have a ton that we need to do in here to bring things up to date and to mesh with our personal style.

Below is the mood board that I whipped up for this challenge. If we were to buy all of these items, we would go way over our $100 budget! The paint alone will probably knock out 1/3 of that amount! However, we are a crafty/thrifty family and are going to get pretty creative with this makeover. Wish us luck!

Sources:  Mirror | Robe Hook | Ladder | Hand Towel | Faux Plant

Over the next 4 weeks, I will be sharing our plans and progress with you.  Think we can pull this off?

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4

Don’t forget to check out the other participants in this challenge and see all the amazing/budget friendly designs and ideas these bloggers are coming up with!