From boring dining room to funky European dining area!

So when we moved in this house, the dining room was one of the colors we decided to just leave the way it was for a while. We knew that one day we'd want it orange, but didn't mess with it much...until now!

Here's the before..taken at Thanksgiving before we all sat to eat!

and here we all are eating.. Nov. 2009

Now for the after..a little background on the European theme. About a year & a half ago we moved from Germany! The hubs was in the Army and we lived there for 4.5 years on the economy near our Army post. EVERY building in Germany is a different color than the one before it! They are red, pink, blue, green, purple, EVERY color you can think of! It's soooo neat. We loved that part about it. So rich in color. We heard that the reason that was, was due to the fact that when Hitler reigned Germany, he MADE everyone paint their homes the same color, so dreary & drab. So when that ended, they all wanted their colors to show! I think it's pretty neat. :)

Anywho...without further adeu..

These are pics of us in Pisa, Venice, Rome, and Paris.

The sign says "The Will of God will never take you where the grace of God will not protect you"

LOVE it. :)

Here's the hutch, and the gorgeous painting by Darryl's grandmother.

See that orange skirt on the lady in the painting? It inspired this very color!

This wall has our little wall plaques from Grafenwoehr (where we lived),

Neuschwanstein(famous castle), and Italy.

There are pics on this wall from Berlin, Trier, our boat ride on the Rhine River,

the Linderhof Castle Austria, Switzerland, and the 3 guys looking over the Tyrrhenian Sea in Italy.

It also displays our gorgeous cuckoo clock! We love it :)

And that's that! :) We love this room! Reminds us of Germany, and is filled with awesome memories

from our adventures there!