Simple Changes

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NEW UPDATE

Last fall, my husband knocked down half a wall between my kitchen and dining room.  My kitchen had been dark and boxy before.  Now more light comes into the kitchen and the space actually feels larger.  Per my request, my husband built me a banquette in the corner of my kitchen under my new, half wall.  I LOVE my banquette!!!  We purchased an old, dinged up farm table to go along with the banquette.  Choosing fabric for the banquette cushions was quite the process.  It took me a good month to settle on fabric I knew I could live over the years.  The upholsterer I have used in the past for slipcovers did an awesome job on the cushions.  I am so pleased with the outcome of the entire area.  Recently though, I decided that it needed new lighting and art.  On a recent trip to IKEA I found a pretty drum shade for $5 that my dad, an electrician, hung for me.  I also changed out the darker framed art for more brighter prints that I also purchased at IKEA.