One of the decorating stories I’m most proud of is this gingham story from the July 2011 issue of House & Home Magazine. It took me quite a while to measure, tape and paint that gingham design on that wall! And guess what – we had to paint over it with gray the very afternoon I’d finished! That’s a photo shoot for you! Be sure to check this story out in House & Home for even more gingham ideas.
Design by Michael Penney; Photography by Angus Fergusson; House & Home Magazine, July 2011
This week, my gingham dining room is part of an online gallery of favourite dining rooms from the past 25 years of House & Home. There’s some stiff competition from the likes of Jeanette Hlinka, Lynda Reeves, Sarah Richardson and Cameron MacNeil, but users are invited to vote on their favourite dining room. I wonder if there’s a prize…?
Our own dining room here at our home in Oshawa is part of the gallery too and has gotten a few votes! It’s nice to see too because it was done on a modest budget and yet it’s holding its own against some fancy, high end projects. Yay DIY!
Design by Michael Penney; Photography by Donna Griffith; House & Home Magazine, June 2011
To check out the whole gallery (and maybe place a vote or two) click here.
LOVED the gingham room! Possibly my favorite of your designs. Your own dining room is lovely. Also, I second your ‘Yay DIY’!
They didn’t like the gingham? I think it’s beautiful. That’s what made the room.
Oh I see – you mean because of the gray paint? No, it was a studio – not a real house! We had to paint the walls gray for the next shots!! Thanks for the gingham love though Mary!
Michael
Love both rooms – I’ve been looking for those ikea chairs and cannot find them anywhere in the gta stores!!!! Any tips to find them would be appreciated!!!
They were from the Etobicoke store – you should be able to check availability online before you go to the store…try that and good luck!!
Michael
When I saw this wall in the mag, I literally gasped. And then I just gasped as I stumbled across your blog and realized that you painted it! Of course. I have been a huge fan of the magazine and particularly of your work. I am going to duplicate that gingham wall somewhere. Perhaps the kitchen.
As an American reader, I make a special trip out across town every month to purchase the magazine from the one bookstore that carries it near me. When my favorite shelter mag shuttered (Cottage Living) I was so thankful to discover H&H. You guys get it right every time.
Thanks so much Emily and thank you for picking up H&H in the States! It’s so strange to think my work is read down there! But great! Glad you liked the gingham treatment – if you do try it get ready for it to take a while and be patient!!
Michael