Design Advice Needed!

As I was laying in bed last night, I got to thinking about how I would decorate our new rental home. I know, we aren't moving for another month and a half... what can I say? I like to plan ahead. Just ask the fiance! I drive him nuts with all of my plans :)

In the new house, there is a formal dining room which is really nice BUT we hardly ever sit at our table to eat. It seems like such a waste to use the entire room for just the table. I need some ideas of how to incorporate other functional furniture pieces such as a desk into the room. I need this room to be multi-functional!

This is the dining room. This picture came from the rental advertisement, so this is obviously a previous renter's things. Not the best pic.. But it's all I've got right now! The wall that is not shown is an entry way into the den.

This is not our exact set, but it is very similar. As you can see, it's a very small table. I just can't see using the whole room to only house this baby.

This is the exact desk that we have. Since it is a small home, I don't think there will be room for our desk in the guest bedroom which is where we have it in our current apartment.

Any ideas on how to incorporate both of these items into the room without it looking junky or a hodge-podge of furniture?? All ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Chic Inspiration

Hello everyone! Hope you are all having a fabulous Friday =) I know I am! Tonight, Matt and I are going back to Alabama, and he is flying out to Arizona for the National Championship game tomorrow morning. I'm going to miss him while he is gone, but I know he is going to have a wonderful time. He is a HUGEEEE Auburn fan!

Earlier I was looking through some old decor magazines I had laying around the house, and I ran across this AMAZING living room.  There was a web address to view the rest of this chic home, and boy, was it beautiful! So I thought I would share!

Better Homes and Garden

I am always looking for inspiration, as we have yet to really decorate our apartment here in SC. Right now, it's really just a hodge podge of everything thrown together. I love the mixture of brown and blue in this photo. We have a brown leather sofa and loveseat, as well as white walls (which we aren't allowed to paint), so this gives me some hope. The look is so calming and natural without being too bland. I may just have to use this photo as a guide for decorating our living room. Who knows though, I'll probably find something else I like better before long. That's my problem, I cannot stick with one design. I am always changing my mind half way through the project.

I also love this office nook that's found in the same home. I wish we had a space like this in our apartment! Maybe one of these days...

This bedroom is stunning as well! Over at Honey and The Moon, Carly has a whole post today devoted to using green as an accent color (specifically greeen/grey color combo). If you like this, go check out her post! Lots of inspiration to be found :)

Hope everyone has a nice weekend!