Florida Dining - A Compilation of Bits

When we sold our cottage, the buyers bought all the dining room furniture, so when we packed up the leftovers to bring to Florida, and since we had a half empty truck, I scrambled to throw in some old bits that we could use for the dining room.  About 15 years ago, I begged my mother in law for this old desk she owned from a Bell Canada office, likely from the 1940's.  It was in my dining room, but because I needed a table in that could extend to seat large numbers, I loaned this out for a bit.  I decided to use it as my dining table here as it is long and narrow.

The 2 arm chairs came from friend who sold them to me for $50 each when she moved to Dubai.  I wasn't sure about the velvet seats and back, given that this is Florida, however them seem to work well. They tie in with some of the bolder colours I am using here.

I needed some extra chairs and found the Tolix chairs at Pottery Barn and like them because it mixes up the look a bit and also they can be used on the patio.  I can also get 3 on one side which allows for the bench seat to be used for extra dining.

You can see the futon/sofa/dining bench behind the table here.  Because we have 2 bedrooms only we need guest space, so this futon serves double duty.  It folds out to a double bed quite comfortably.

I can move the chairs to the other side and pull the futon up to serve as a banquette....it sits a little high so it works really well.  I bought this grain sack pillow with the Fleur-de-Lys design in vintage buttons years ago from and Etsy seller (sorry forgot who) long before Grain and feed sacks became popular.  I thought from the listing it was about 20" wide, so imagine my surprise when I received it and it was almost 4' wide.  The thing is HUGE.  This is the only place it fits.  The blue actually ties in the blue on the velvet chairs.

That gorgeous piece of art came from my neighbors garage sale 20 years ago.  They used to own a restaurant and it was hung in there for years.  It never worked in our house...it needed a Florida house to look right. I think I paid about 10 bucks for it.

So there you have it...old bits mixed with new...modern and vintage.  I am linking up to Nita Mod Vintage Life today for her always fun Mod Mix Party.