Staging My Deck II - Dining Area

Welcome back! Here is the 'new' deck dining area after staging.  The wrought iron table and chairs have been on the deck forever. 



View entering deck from the French Doors



View entering the dining area

Cushions were added to the chairs for a pop of color and to make them more comfortable.  A sisal rug was placed under the dining set.  The rug anchors the table and chairs and mirrors the shape of the painting.

Due to the built-in benches, there is not as much room on this end of the deck.  I used a long green pillow on the angled portion of the benches. The small decorative pillow picks up the flowers and colors in the painting.

View from the settee in the seating area

A Buffet Table from Two of This and One of That

I wanted a narrow buffet on the wall of the house.  My SIL (thanks, Karen!) recently gave me two wooden columns.  The columns serve as the base. Finding a top proved to be difficult. I ended up using a piece of metal artwork laying flat.  Instant table! 

Yes, that is a Blue Egg. Blue Egg has been on shelves, below tables, on a stand, both inside and outside of our house for years. I know Blue Egg is weird--but I love it.  I had to incorporate Blue Egg in my new staging since there is a bit of blue in the painting.

I also brought my Grecian statue and an antique bird cage out to join the fun.  I found the iron gate at Goodwill a few years ago.  I've used it above mantels and as wall art in houses I've staged. Here, I've placed it as a divider between the deck walkway and the eat-in area.

For entertaining, I set up the buffet/bar with dishes and silverware.  The silverware holders are terracotta candle holders.  I love the colors with the dishes and painting.


Wacky Centerpiece
Once while cruising through a high dollar interior design shop, I saw a glass centerpiece with little pebbles, seeds and sticks in the center.  It was $175!  "Hump!" said I, "I can do that." The glass and iron stand was in my staging stash. I added bird seed, and painted some sticks black (some sticks I left brown). I then inserted the sticks in the middle. Voila! (Plus, it is a great piece for those hard to stage niches builders put in new houses.)


The Centerpiece doesn't lean--the photographer does.

   

Niche in Client's House

Budget
I didn't spend a penny for staging the dining area of the deck!


There is still one small area on the deck that I staged.  I'll share that with you next post. Thanks so much for following my deck red0 and the great comments. 

Later,

Linda