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French Cajun Dining Room Ideas

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French Cajun Dining Room Décor inspired by Bavaria China In Dresden FlowersFrench Cajun dining room décor ideas inspired by Empress Dresden Flowers China pattern. Dining room ideas to including a gray painted china hutch and pink rug.

My mom’s dining room needed a makeover desperately, what once was bright and cheery had become dull and drab. I was so excited when she gave me complete reign to design a new dining room full of fresh life. Raised in New Orleans, my mom is a mix of Cajun heritage swirled up with an English war bride. I wanted this room to embody her upbringing and history. My grandmother’s set of Schumann-Bavaria China in the Dresden Flowers pattern was the perfect inspiration piece, so I built the room around this family heirloom. Here are some French Cajun dining room ideas straight from my mom’s newly spruced up dining room. FYI – if you like anything you see I will post a source guide at the end, so scroll down to see it. Here is the before pic of mom’s dining room. It’s a little gold 🙂 Please note this post contains affiliate links, which means should you make a purchase I may receive a small commission, your price stays the same. French Cajun dining room décor ideas inspired by Empress Dresden Flowers China pattern. Dining room ideas to including a gray painted china hutch and pink rug.

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The plan started with this stunning china pattern. Growing up I remember having tea and eating off this China…every day when visiting my grandmother in Louisiana. It wasn’t saved for special occasions or only brought out at Christmas. It immediately draws me back to tea and cookies with my Neena, my mom’s mom. The fact that my mother has this China is a sad fact indeed, you see my grandmother has Alzheimer’s and this cruel disease has her unable to live alone any longer. When she moved into assisted living her things got dispersed among the kids and my mom got the China. How bittersweet to have something so beautiful at a cost so deep. I guess we can choose to look at it and think of the sweeter times when Neena joyfully served us delicate cups of freshly brewed tea with a side of assorted cookie treats. Every single afternoon.  French Cajun dining room décor ideas inspired by Empress Dresden Flowers China pattern. Dining room ideas to including a gray painted china hutch and pink rug.The first selection made for this dining room makeover was the rug. I love this rug. Neena would have really loved it too. It draws the bright and cheerful colors out of the china pattern and gives a tremendous burst of joy to what could be an otherwise dark room. If you’re looking for a big impact in a room rugs and paint are your best bet! A bright pink rug can seem a little over-daunting, so I  was thrilled my mom was game. By going big on floor color I knew to let the rest of the room talk softly in more neutral tones filled with texture.room décor ideas inspired by Empress Dresden Flowers China pattern. Dining room ideas to including a gray painted china hutch and pink rug.The walls got painted a neutral color palette. We continued the same base creamy white (Crinoline from Monarch) my mom had in the rest of her house through the bottom portion of the dining room walls and the inset spaces where the china hutch and windows sit. On the top portion of the dining room walls I chose Intellectual Gray by Sherwin Williams. This is a very versatile color that bends to the colors it’s paired with, not too blue but a solid neutral. The Pine Street Grocery sign is a nod to the street my mom grew up on in New Orleans, I will show you how to make a large sign like that soon!French Cajun dining room décor ideas inspired by Empress Dresden Flowers China pattern. Dining room ideas to including a gray painted china hutch and pink rug.My dad thought we were crazy for wanting to paint the dining room set, so we backed off of painting the table and chairs (and came up with an alternate solution!) and compromised by just painting the china hutch. For this china hutch I chose a beautiful deep, moody gray by Amy Howard at Home, her One Step Paint in the color A Good Man Is Hard To Find might be one of my new favorite go to colors. This gray does have a touch more blue in it, but it pulled some blue tones from the pink rug and looks so great. The inside of the china hutch was painted Kimbel, a light gray color from the Amy Howard at Home line. French Cajun dining room décor ideas inspired by Empress Dresden Flowers China pattern. Dining room ideas to including a gray painted china hutch and pink rug.

I finished the china cabinet by using some Cracked Patina finish which gives that chippy, chunky aged feel to a painted furniture makeover. One Step Paint doesn’t need a sealer, but I used a dark wax on the edges and frequent touch points to age the piece even more. I love the dramatic difference this paint job made. I opted to keep the original hardware because I love brass and it’s still having its day in the spotlight.French Cajun dining room décor ideas inspired by Empress Dresden Flowers China pattern. Dining room ideas to including a gray painted china hutch and pink rug.

To keep this post from being a mile long, I will stop for today and share the rest of the room later this week, so stay tuned (update: part two is up here!), I have some tips on inexpensive updates with big impact for you! For now here is a shopping guide to the products I used and similar substitutes on the furniture! (see how to make a tassel like the one below here!)French Cajun dining room décor ideas inspired by Empress Dresden Flowers China pattern. Dining room ideas to including a gray painted china hutch and pink rug.

French Cajun Dining Room Source Guide:

Please note this list contains affiliate links, which means should you make a purchase I may receive a small commission, your price stays the same. 

Bavaria China In Dresden Flowers Pattern

Pink Rug

Cain Back Chairs (similar)

Dining Table (love this one!)

For the China Hutch makeover:

  • Amy Howard One step Paint in A Hard Man is Good To Find
  • Amy Howard One Step Paint in Kimbel
  • Amy Howard Cracked Patina
  • Amy Howard Dark Wax
  • Paint Brush
  • Wax brush
  • Steel wool to distress the dark wax

Wall Colors:

Crinoline from Monarch

Intellectual Gray from Sherwin Williams

Stay tuned for part two of this French Cajun Dining Room makeover! I’d be thrilled if you shared or saved this post! Thanks friends

French Cajun dining room décor ideas inspired by Empress Dresden Flowers China pattern. Dining room ideas to including a gray painted china hutch and pink rug.

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  1. soulmama says

    August 28, 2017 at 6:58 AM

    Kim, this room is fabulous! That rug is simply gorgeous and I can’t wait to see the rest of the room. I hope your mom likes it as much as I do…????

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      September 6, 2017 at 3:20 PM

      thank you – I think she is really enjoying it. I love that rug too! It would never go in my house, so glad I got to use it in hers!

      Reply
  2. Marlene Stephenson says

    August 28, 2017 at 1:03 PM

    You have done some really wonderful ideas. That rug really makes a big difference and all the paint.

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      September 6, 2017 at 3:20 PM

      thanks and wow – paint is always a miracle worker!

      Reply
  3. Jauquetta says

    August 28, 2017 at 3:47 PM

    What exquisite china! Makes my heart go pitty pat. You brought it all together, it elevated it out of the 70/80’s. Let your dad live w the painted stuff, he may yet come around. The chair skirts soften them in such an understated way. Love those figurines in the case. Lovely job.

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      September 6, 2017 at 3:22 PM

      thank you, he is fine with painted furniture, I think he just thinks we are crazy and the furniture is fine how it is, lol!!!

      Reply
  4. Pam says

    August 28, 2017 at 5:13 PM

    I LOVE IT!! Mom is really excited and now I know why! Fabulous!! ????

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      September 6, 2017 at 3:22 PM

      thank you – she does like it 😉

      Reply
  5. BPS says

    August 28, 2017 at 5:57 PM

    Amazing! It really is fantastic. I love how the paint highlights the China cabinets diagonal lines in the door panels. And the brass…love! Can’t wait to see the rest!!!

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  6. Mary Beth says

    August 31, 2017 at 9:34 AM

    This is such a beautiful makeover. I love the color you chose.

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      September 6, 2017 at 3:25 PM

      thanks so much friend!

      Reply
  7. Janice says

    August 31, 2017 at 1:52 PM

    I am wanting to do a make over in my living room also. I have a pretty large china cabinet I am wanting to paint, but it’s so heavy and my husband and I are not able to move it. Have you painted in your house before? Just wondering how that would work out.

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      September 6, 2017 at 3:28 PM

      yes – I painted our piano this summer in place and I painted my mom’s china hutch in place. I just tape down plastic drop clothes underneath and cover the walls behind it with more drop cloth and go for it! It is way easier than trying to move a piece that big! Good luck, let me know how it goes and if you need any other tips

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  8. Janie says

    September 2, 2017 at 6:28 PM

    I know your mom is so happy! Love it????❤️????

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      September 6, 2017 at 3:35 PM

      HI Janie – yes she is thrilled with it! So glad you stopped by

      Reply
  9. blissranch says

    December 20, 2017 at 8:13 AM

    Yup, I had to know too what mama thought. What’s not to like right? How about papa, what did he think? Men are a little more decorative challenged. The compromise on the chairs is excellent!

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      December 21, 2017 at 9:33 AM

      LOL, Dad didn’t understand why the room needed a makeover to start with, but now he likes it a bunch. Men are so funny!!!

      Reply

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