On Monday we took a look at the sets from the Diane Keaton-Jack Nicholson movie “Something’s Gotta Give,” and I showed you these photos of the dining room. My friend Rhoda of Southern Hospitality reminded me that she had been inspired by the movie to redecorate her own dining room earlier this year, and she graciously agreed to let me share the results with you.
Rhoda says, “I think we all fell in love with the Something’s Gotta Give dining room, with the dark table, beautifully slipcovered chairs, and that wall of white china against the creamy beadboard. Swoonworthy, if anything could be described as that. Now, I wasn’t trying to copy this room completely, but I did have this in mind for the feel and look I wanted in my dining room.”
Her dining room had been a dramatic red:
But she was ready for a change. She was inspired by the dining room in the movie to lighten things up. Here’s what it looks like now:
She didn’t have built-ins for her creamware, so she simply added some shelves to either side of her sideboard to create a similar look:
She painted the walls a similar color, added picture moldings below the chair rail, and installed a new chandelier:
The thing I love most about this makeover is that even though it was inspired by a movie set, the dining room still reflects Rhoda’s style. And that’s really the key to decorating our homes, isn’t it? Choose inspiration where you find it, but make it your own.
To see more photos of Rhoda’s dining room and read all about the colors she used and specific changes she made, visit Southern Hospitality. To see more photos of the Hamptons beach house from “Something’s Gotta Give,” click here.
I really do love the shelves with cream plates on the wall. Great look!
Enjoy your blog!
* She “GOT” it~~~ yessireebob, it’s sooo perfectly “Rhoda”! As I’m fond of telling her:
“YOU’RE the MARY” here!!!
THANKS for sharing this ~ like most, I always enjoy just about anything written re that fantabulous house!!!
Warmly, Linda in AZ*
Great job Rhoda! I think this room looks great. And Julia, you are so right about finding inspiration and making it your own…otherwise it all looks a little cookie cutterish(I know not really a word). Love this post. Thanks!
It is gorgeous, somethings gotta give is one of my favourite movies and I especially loved the dining room and the kitchen.
L x
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I think I like her room better than the inspiration piece! She did an amazing job- it’s fresh, light, casual and very sophisticated. Just gorgeous!
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Love the white shelves with the creamware display. Everything looks so classy! Nice job Rhoda!
Rhoda did an awesome job. I like her dining room better than the movie one. I think I am inspired to make a change since I am tired of the red in my dining room. Thanks for sharing this with us!
That was a wonderful makeover yet still so personal! Rhoda has some amazing pieces of furniture and I love how she did the shelving!! Very beautiful!
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I’m in the process of redoing my dining room myself. Already ordered the dark finish, round table and chairs; lighter walls and new hardwood coming up. I had no idea what inspired me but it all comes back to me now. It was that awesome scene from the movie. Thanks for the inspiration pics!
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Julia, thank you SO much for featuring my DR makeover! I’m so happy with the changes and the lighter look feels so much better for me now. And that movie really got the wheels turning. It was simply a matter of changing the wall color and that made a huge impact. That & adding the picture frame molding was an easy update.
Thank you for being so nice to put this on your blog, I appreciate it!
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Hi Julia!
Rhoda did a FANTASTIC job with her dining room makeover! Yes, we LOVE Rhoda!
Thank you so much for sharing these photos – never tire of seeing her beautiful decor and she is always inspiring.
xo,
Kim
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Wow, this is just lovely. You know, red dining rooms get lots of attention, but I tired of the color relatively soon after painting the room. I much prefer the lighter color (thank you, Julia!), and Rhoda’s redo is the same. She did a fantastic job turning down the stuffiness and amping up the sense of comfort. It’s truly amazing what a change in wall color can do!
Great job, Rhoda! When are you hosting lunch?
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Just discovering your blog…I have a passion for houses as well so my heart has been going pitter pat looking at all your house photos. We’re just coming out of a farmhouse renovation and although a bit exhausted, I’m still in love with the thrill of transforming a space into something amazing! It’s just so much fun!
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i liked the red room. sorry. and all the white is blinding to me……..oh well……me and the color red.
Hey Julia! Inspired by Rhoda’s dining room and of course the Something’s Gotta Give room, I embarked on my own version of a dining room re-do. I’m now in the process of installing “drop cloth” drapes but I’m adding a wide linen border at the bottom to make them a littler dressier. You can check out my dining room here: http://gracioussouthernliving.blogspot.com/2009/03/dining-room-revealed.html
Hugs!
Judy
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I love the makeover she gave the house, the house in that movie is one of my favourites ever. Thanks so much for showing us how she achieved that look x
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I really like the makeover
You can totally see elements of the inspiration room in Rhoda’s dining room, but it has lots of personal touches and ideas from the inspiration room incorporated in different ways 
The white ceramic pieces look great against the creamy wall
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Oh what a nice surprise….Rhoda does such a nice job huh ??? I love the new light feel to her room
And yes our homes should reflect us.
Nice post Julia,
Kathy
Man that girl can design! Rhoda… that’s gorgeous!!
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Oh I just adore it. We have a round table as well and I just think they are the best…so much conversation happens “around” a round table.
Janet
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I love all the white dishes!
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My favorite are the monogrammed lamp shades! Great room, she did a fab job!
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Rhoda did a fabulous job getting the same feel as the movie. That is one of my favorite movies! Any room in that house is definitely worth copying…
~Misti
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Her dining room is amazing! I let out a gasp the first time I saw it. She did a great job getting the same feeling as the one from the movie.
~Michelle
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Ahhh, so beautiful.
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Wonderful house with great deco and light.
I love that built in! Wish I had a big dining room to put one in.
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I love the new color. We were recently looking for a house and it is amazing how many people have red dining rooms. I think it just makes the room too dark.
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I love the dining room too. I’m definitely hooked on houses also.
I love the beach house. I’ve trying to find some of the artwork from the movie, especially the beach scene in the living room. I think it’s called Rockaway Beach. I can’t find it. Can anyone help?
Kathy–I’ve had several people ask about that, and I’m not sure. Joni from Cote de Texas or Linda from Surroundings might know more–they’ve both done posts about recreating the look of that house (http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/ and http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/). If anyone else knows about the artwork, please let us know! -Julia
This is utter bliss. I never knew there were others as interested in this as me! Thanks for this pure enjoyment.
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To me, this room looks terribly cluttered now. The window treatments do nothing for the new look. Complimenting window treatment and chair slip-cover fabric, if not the same for both, that has less contrast between the pattern and background (light-to-medium shades on white, for example), would really set off the side-board, hutch, and floor. A mildly darker color on the walls would also really set off the dishware.
Somthing’s Gotta Give house. Does anyone know the wall colors?
Liv–
I heard the designer of the “Something’s Gotta Give” house say in an interview once that the paint colors are custom mixed. She added that they always look different in real life than on screen, so you should just try to find something that looks similar. -Julia
The shelves with the creamware were a stroke of genius. I just think that the look could be improved by taking more of a “less is more” approach – some of the choices make the room look overstuffed to me which is the opposite effect of the design in the SGG dining room. I know that part of the reason is that the room is much smaller, but part of it is design choices. I’d get rid of the columns and all the brickabrack. I’d get drapes in a lighter toile. I’d take out the tall piece of dark furniture and take the runner and things off of the buffet. The only way to get that look with a tall piece of furniture is for it to be a light color, as the sideboard with the creamware is. If you look at that design, the only dark pieces are the table, chandelier, and sconce bases. Everything else is light as air.
i think its terrible and overcrowded. her furniture is too bulky for that room size and what she was trying to achieve. sorry, i think everyone is just sucking up to you.
No need for any sucking up here–always glad to hear what you guys really think!
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