Dining Table (Take 2)

I have been having so much trouble but I think I have finally found something I like that is also really cheap. I started looking at outdoor tables instead of indoor ones as I wanted a fairly solid simple table but they're either too expensive or not long enough. Turns out Ikea had a cheap outdoor table that will suit the look I am going for and also seats 8 people. The Angso Table:

Which I would pair up with these quite Provincial looking Ingolf chairs also from Ikea:

The Ingolf range also includes matching bar stools that I could use for the breakfast bar:

Kitchen

This post will probably be quite long as there is so much to do to a kitchen. I guess that is why the kitchen and bathroom are said to be the two most expensive rooms to renovate! ٩(•̤̀ᵕ•̤́๑)ᵒᵏᵎᵎᵎᵎ

We will start with the cabinetry as that is pretty standard. I've mentioned I have champagne tastes but a beer budget so as much as I would like a custom designed French Provincial kitchen I have a budget waaaaaaayy smaller than I need. Instead I am planning on installing Bunnings Kaboodle kitchen cabinets with the white Provincial doors. Then add birdcage handles that I found on eBay fairly cheap by a seller named av-rf to give it more of the Provincial look I love and make it look not so stock standard Bunnings kitchen:

We will also be getting an under bench oven, bench stove top and dishwasher by Bellini and a full range hood all from Bunnings. They are cheap and work well and fit nicely into the Bunnings kitchen cabinets. I would love to get an Aga just because I love the way they look but honestly it wouldn't be very practical and they are apparently quite expensive to run! For the oven splash-back I am planning on getting wallpaper in a beautiful black and white fleur-de-lys similar to this:

Then covering the area of wall behind the stove top under the range hood. I'd like to then have it covered in glass.

Bench tops are one area where I am planning to splash out a bit extra on. I could get laminate bench tops very cheap but I'm not a big fan of them. Instead I want to use Granite Transformations which is a thinner layer of granite over a bench top. This way you get granite bench tops but at a fraction of the usual price. I'm not 100% sure on colour yet. Still deciding between black and white but I'll update when I have made a decision ٩(^ᴗ^)۶
*Update* I think at this stage I like the White Star:

 

Because the kitchen area is quite small and we won't have a lot of bench space I would like to put in an island bench to give us a bit more room for food prep and serving. I don't really want a stock standard island bench though so I thought I might buy a gorgeous Provincial style Sideboard/Buffet and use that instead. I'll just have some granite laid on top when I get the other bench tops done. I really adore this Harmonie 3-door sideboard by Early Settler:

I think this could work really nicely and it would match the kitchen cupboards enough to be cohesive but is different to stand out and be a piece of interest. I'll probably also buy some bar stools so that it can be used as a breakfast bar too. I quite like the white and black Zeta bar stools from Fantastic Furniture:

Having one of each should match the dining chairs I have picked out too  
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There's still more! The sink and tap ware! I am spending more on the sink than I can get away with. However it's really important to me that in a Provincial inspired house I have a Belfast sink. I love them and I think they look so much nicer than the usual stainless steel ones found in most Australian homes. Unfortunately they are also more expensive than stainless steel ones which might explain why most people don't have them!! I have been eying off 1901 Fireclay Sinks collection and have fallen in love with their Belfast sink:

I want it installed with one side visible at the front of the bench. The taps I want are similar to one I already have with the same antique bronze look. This one is from eBay seller e-presentshop:

Finally wall cupboards. I left this until last because now I have decided I don't want the normal wall cupboards. Instead I have decided to have open shelving after looking at some gorgeous kitchen pictures for inspiration. Shelving is cheap and can look lovely and add personality to the kitchen I think. Here are the pictures I found inspirational:

And I think that is finally about it for the Kitchen Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ

Dining Table

I'm having a bit of trouble finding a dining table that I really like that doesn't cost the earth. All I really want is a nice solid timber table in white but a lot of the white dining tables seem to be coated in laminate or plastic. I have however found one at a reasonable price that I quite like which is the Cancun table from Freedom

I'd white wash it just a little more though.

I am going to have a look around the second hand stores before I commit to buying anything though. Hopefully I can find a solid table that I can sand back and white wash/paint. I also may have to wait until the house is built before I can really pick one as I am not sure if the size I want will fit in the space I have. I would love a big 8 seater so fingers crossed.

Dining chairs I do have picked though. I found heaps that I love but so many of them were so costly. I had no idea dining chairs could even be as expensive as some that I saw ヘ（。□°）ヘ
 I found these Millicent chairs from Freedom  though which are pretty reasonably priced and come in both black and white. I thought it would be pretty cool to alternate white and black chairs around the table just to make it visually interesting:

 I really love the simplicity of the chairs, which again manage to suit both the provincial and modern style that I need them to.