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Remember THIS awesome Dining Room in San Clemente? Well, it was about time I posted an update of the Caballista Del Sur Dining Room remodel.  So what do you think? Do you love it?  Would you beg for an invite to a dinner party at that gorgeous table?  I know I sure would!  This space has been so much fun to design.

I love with when the client has a good idea of what they want while at the same time, a fair amount of trust in your design judgement.

Together we spent some time coming up with the perfect color for the walls (Benjamin Moore Dove Wing), waffled back and forth between a few fun options for a zinc dining table, searched for hours on end for the right chairs (in the right budget, that’s key!), found those AMAZING boho style pillows for the banquet, a new color for my client’s existing buffet, and of course a pop of greenery.

We still have a little more to go, but I think everyone is quite happy with where we’re at in this room right now.  Time to finish off a few more rooms and share a few more reveals.  Hope you’re as pumped as I am!

CABALLISTA DEL SUR // DINING ROOM

CABALLISTA DEL SUR // DINING ROOM – Client remodel

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