Dining Area at Morgan Crossing

[I am participating in this competition, in which I was given $12,000 to furnish a two bedroom suite within one month. More info here.]
It’s not a room, or a nook really. I’m going with “dining area”.

This is pretty simple, painted in the same color as the living, um, area. I had wanted to wallpaper the wall in the back, but I couldn’t find a wallpaper that I like and was in stock. I’ll spare you all the details, but these are some of the wallpapers I tried to find:

The ubiquitous (and gorgeous) “Woods” wallpaper; Orla Kiely’s “Flower Blossom” (my first choice); “Retro Leaves” and “Wild Flower”, both by Ferm Living. I think wallpaper is hard to get right. I’m only happy if the scale is large enough to be pleasing from a distance, with enough detail to be interesting up close as well.
However, I was very pleased to find that Danish modern pendant light. Ever since Morgan suggested a PH lamp, I’ve been on the lookout, and I found this vintage beauty on sale for $200. There are two more and I might have to grab one for our place.
I bought the Eames-inspired chairs on craigslist and the table from Ikea thinking they would look nice and neutral against a patterned wall. I actually held out hope that I would be able to find the right wallpaper the morning of the last day, but the store I was banking on was closed. I hear it’s not a good idea to tackle your first ever wallpaper project in the last moments of a design competition though (as the old adage goes…), so it was probably for the best.
Next room: the office!