Starting the Dining Room

Months ago we found the Mirren Harbor dining collection by Broyhill that we really liked in the Gardiner’s showroom.  We’ve been thinking about finishing the dining room as we complete the kitchen since the two rooms are essentially one space now that we have removed a wall.  We decided to make a purchase.  But as always with us, it was not without much ado.

I spent quite a bit of time researching prices on the internet and found an online store that had the best price, free delivery, no tax, and I was able to google a 15% off coupon from retailmenot.com (I use that site often to get deeper discounts).  We were all set to makie the purchase when Jeff decided to check up on the company’s track record.  It wasn’t very good and there were numerous complaints.  He decided against the purchase.  All of my hard work down the drain.  I wasn’t happy.  We were going to save so much!  I could have killed him.  I was so disappointed!

We made some calls today to local furniture stores who carry Broyhill.  We were able to finally purchase most of the set from Gardiners for about 60% off retail!  The store wouldn’t match the online comparison shopped price, but we’re very excited to make this purchase. 

This is our dining room furniture:



photo from gardiners.com



Unfortunately it was not in our budget to purchase my favorite piece—the china closet, but we did get the table with leaf, two end chairs, and 6 side chairs.  This table will seat 8 people very comfortably!  That means easier entertaining, and this furniture is very comfortable since it is upholstered. 

We also purchased a pair of bar stools for our future peninsula for the portion of it that extends into the dining room:



Photo from furniturecrate.com



Things are moving along nicely.  Now, onto window treatments and flooring.  This piece will just have to remain on my wish list a little while longer:



Photo from gardiners.com