{"id":19,"date":"2015-07-27T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2016-05-16T02:10:36","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T02:10:36","slug":"dining-room-dilemma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.perpetual-perfection.com\/?p=19","title":{"rendered":"Dining Room Dilemma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Help. So moved back to Houston as you know, and I&#8217;m loovvvvinnnggg doing something totally different with the bachelorette pad, with a fellow bachelorette. Das right, I gotss a roomie. She&#8217;s the bees knees. \u00a0I think that&#8217;s why moving is fun for me. I hate the packing part and am actually pretty awful at it, but the unpacking; pure bliss. The thought of coming up with a new way to use my current pieces, repainting, hanging art, getting new! All of the things. People, I&#8217;m having a large dining room issue though. Lacquering my table, staining it a dark wood, or leaving it as is and using a great table cloth. I&#8217;m giving you examples, and I need you to weigh in heavily&#8230;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Lacquering<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" data-imagelightbox=\"g\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"531\" height=\"615\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-291\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perpetual-perfection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Black-Lacquer-Dining-Table-1-Perpetual-Perfection.jpg\" alt=\"Black Lacquer Dining Table 1 - Perpetual Perfection\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" data-imagelightbox=\"g\"><img border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Pro:<\/b> Fresh clean look with our bright chairs adding an amazing pop of color.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Con:<\/b> Does this mean I have too much high-gloss furniture? Is there such a thing? You tell me.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Dark Stain<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" data-imagelightbox=\"g\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-292 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perpetual-perfection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Dark-Stained-Wood-Dining-Table-1-Perpetual-Perfection.jpg\" alt=\"Dark Stained Wood Dining Table 1 - Perpetual Perfection\" width=\"352\" height=\"450\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" data-imagelightbox=\"g\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-293 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perpetual-perfection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Dark-Stained-Wood-Option-2-Perpetual-Perfection.jpg\" alt=\"Dark Stained Wood Option 2 - Perpetual Perfection\" width=\"503\" height=\"634\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" data-imagelightbox=\"g\"><img border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Pro:<\/b> Allows chairs to be the fun focal point of the space. Also adds a timeless elegance to the space.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Con:<\/b> I&#8217;ve never stained a piece of furniture, and I get nerv about it. Or if I have an expert do it, will I like the end result?<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Table Cloth<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" data-imagelightbox=\"g\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-294 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perpetual-perfection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/White-Table-Cloth-Dining-Table-1-Perpetual-Perfection.jpg\" alt=\"White Table Cloth Dining Table 1 - Perpetual Perfection\" width=\"450\" height=\"554\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" data-imagelightbox=\"g\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-295 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perpetual-perfection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/White-Table-Cloth-Dining-Table-2-Perpetual-Perfection.jpg\" alt=\"White Table Cloth Dining Table 2 - Perpetual Perfection\" width=\"434\" height=\"415\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" data-imagelightbox=\"g\"><img border=\"0\" \/><\/a><b>Pro:<\/b> This is the current look we&#8217;re rocking. Meaning nothing would have to be done and no monies would be spent.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Con:<\/b> Is it too frilly? I mean, I&#8217;m super-girly don&#8217;t get me wrong, but is it a man repellent? We&#8217;re trying to be girly yet inviting. Nah mean?<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">So which do you like? Do you see the problem? It could go any of the ways and be spectacular.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">images: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.housebeautiful.com\/home-remodeling\/renovation\/tips\/g1228\/kitchen-design-mistakes-0508\/\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ppebble.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/decorators-that-inspire-mariette-himes.html\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.housebeautiful.com\/room-decorating\/colors\/g127\/colorful-kitchen-0507\/\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/gracie-senseandsimplicity.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/colours-that-go-with-seafoam.html\">4<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/suzannekasler.com\/interiors\/Buttonwood-Crescent\">5<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Help. So moved back to Houston as you know, and I&#8217;m loovvvvinnnggg doing something totally different with the bachelorette pad, with a fellow bachelorette. Das right, I gotss a roomie. She&#8217;s the bees knees. \u00a0I&hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.perpetual-perfection.com\/?p=19\" class=\"more-link\">View Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.perpetual-perfection.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.perpetual-perfection.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.perpetual-perfection.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.perpetual-perfection.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.perpetual-perfection.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.perpetual-perfection.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":296,"href":"http:\/\/www.perpetual-perfection.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19\/revisions\/296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.perpetual-perfection.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.perpetual-perfection.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.perpetual-perfection.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}