Last month I started this new blog/YouTube series with Coby O’Sullivan’s sitting room, and this month I took on Sarah Eisler‘s great room! I’ve followed Sarah on Instagram for awhile now, being a equestrian lover and her being in the horse world. So when I saw her design dilemma submission come through, I knew I wanted to help a fellow horse-lover out 🙂 Sarah moved into her new home not too long ago and needed some help with her combined living and dining room. AND she needed it all on a pretty tight budget…for around $3,000. So I put together a design for her that covers the main pieces that she’ll need to outfit the space and she can fill it all in with accessories as needed. Take a look and let me know  what you think!
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TOTALÂ |Â $3,198
sofa options | farlov | Halle | colton | chesterfield
armchair options | herald | nora | nucla | expat
coffee table options | modern | wood | bellagio | rustic
living room rug options | herringbone | vintage | paddle
dining room rug options | taragon | oriental | valencia
options for above fireplace | mirror | montclair | horse eye | sir edward
dining room art options | comforting | set of 4 | diptych | colored horse | abstract water
side table options | modern | drum | hammered | marble top | nartina
dining table options | donnovan | brooklynn | gulianna | althea | emmerson
dining chair options | stafford | windsor | bench
host chair options | skirted | swoop | james
dining room chandelier options | morely | agnes | wire
lumbar pillow | indigo | madera | maricela
greenery options | live olive tree | faux olive | philodendron
accessories | throw | bust | black bowl | trophy | ladder | staghorn | gold platter | brass horseshoe
I have to admit it was hard furnishing what was basically a dining room AND a living room for $3,000. So I decided to show you what $5,300 will get you 😉 Links to the products are above!
Here is Sarah’s before picture of the room. This is the sale listing photo, so not her furniture. She’s also painted it Sherwin Williams Tree Swallow and Requisite Grey.
And the inspiration images that Sarah gave me were all client work that I did in the past! You can check them out here:Â Naomi’s living room, Julie’s dining room, Dani’s living/dining room and Anne’s dining room.
Let me know if you liked the video! Stay tuned for more and if you have a design dilemma, feel free to submit it here:

gigi says
Do we get to see the follow up, the after. ?
Reichel says
Oh I’d love to see an after! Hopefully Sarah will send us a finished pic!
Elizabeth says
Nice job, I like the pricier options best. Still reasonable. What about living room lamps?
Reichel says
Thanks Elizabeth! Good call on the lamps! I’ll have to add some options in 🙂
Christeen says
The wood option link for the coffee table isn’t working and I neeeeeeed to know! Please help 🙂
Reichel says
Link is updated! Thanks for the heads up 🙂 It’s the Gabby Cyrano coffee table from Zinc Door.