A DIY Rental Dining Room Is Incredibly Colorful and Patterned

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published Nov 16, 2018

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Name: Anam Zohaib of Delicious and DIY, and my husband
Location: Los Angeles, California
Size: 1,100 square feet
Years lived in: 3 months, renting

My husband and I recently just moved into this condo, which is a rental. We love the natural light that pours into the space throughout the day, which is a big reason why we moved into this space. I love bright and bold colors and a lot of furniture pieces that I have painted have pops of color and pattern. I rarely ever use neutral tones since I love everything to be bright and cheery.

Describe your home’s style in 5 words or less: Fun, bright, bold, and colorful.

I painted each dining room chair in a different bold color. The dining table was also a thrift store find which I transformed using the marbled paint technique (Image credit: Anam Zohaib)

I love bright and bold colors which I tried to incorporate in my dining room from the wallpaper to the wall art and the furniture (Image credit: Anam Zohaib)

What is your favorite room and why? My favorite room has to be the dining room as I recently gave it a complete makeover.

I have a side nook in my dining room where I hung two DIY shelves and placed a gold monstera leaf-decoupaged table that has a gold vase on top. (Image credit: Anam Zohaib)

These chairs I bought off Craigslist (Image credit: Anam Zohaib)

If you could magically change something about your home, what would it be? Since I live in a rental I constantly want to make changes having the DIY bug in me, but some of the changes I can’t execute as they are too permanent. But currently—surprisingly—I don’t have any changes that I would like to make in my home.

I chose to use a removable wallpaper in my dining room as I live in a rental so it does not damage the walls. Plus it is so easy to install and looks great. (Image credit: Anam Zohaib)

Adding bright faux flowers really makes a difference in any space like it did in my dining room. (Image credit: Anam Zohaib)

What’s the last thing you bought (or found!) for your home? The last thing I bought for my home was basically wood as I had to frame wall art and also make DIY shelves.

The buffet table I created by painting two IKEA IVAR cabinets and adding acrylic legs to the cabinet. (Image credit: Anam Zohaib)

Any advice for creating a home you love? What has helped me in creating a home that I love is to make mood boards and Pinterest where you can easily get design inspiration. It is a great way to see how certain color palettes, designs, and furniture will look together.

Thanks, Anam!

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