House tour: Dining room

I owe this little blog some updates. I apologize - everything comes along so slowly and I wanted to have amazing "after" pictures to share... but that clearly won't be for a while! So my goal in the near future is to give you an "in progress" house tour. Starting with the dining room. First, here's a reminder of the dining room when we bought the house:

And here it is today:

What we've done so far:

• Painted the walls
• Added the bamboo roman shade to the window
• Bought a new dining set

Upcoming plans for this room:

• Add art on the walls
• Buy a buffet/sideboard for under the window
• Stain the supports under the granite bar to match the cabinets
• Add curtains for both the window and the sliding glass door
• Replace the carpet with tile flooring
• I want to do something to make the back of the kitchen cabinets less of an eyesore - I just don't know what!