If there is one part of our home that we use the most, it’s our kitchen dining area. It’s right next to the open kitchen (where Julia is always cooking something that smells great) and it’s without a doubt the sunniest spot in our house? with a view of the whole backyard. Sitting there reminds […]

If there is one part of our home that we use the most, it’s our kitchen dining area. It’s right next to the open kitchen (where Julia is always cooking something that smells great) and it’s without a doubt the sunniest spot in our house? with a view of the whole backyard. Sitting there reminds us why we decided to move to the country and why were are so lucky and grateful to have this special place.

Aside from putting in a banquette, we haven’t done much to the space over the past five years. The pets have made the banquette their space, so it was in desperate need of an update and reupholstery. But more than that, our chairs had to go. We got our table and chairs from the home’s previous owner for a small price, and we have made the most out of them. But they’ve been the creakiest, squeakiest chairs ever. Despite reinforcing them multiple times on our own (thanks, DIY Youtubers!), we knew that it was time to say goodbye and upgrade to some safer and more stable chairs. So with seating in mind, we decided to change out both the banquette cushion fabric and the chairs around the table. For the bench cushions I decided to...