The living room
Right inside the front door is our main living room. Upon our first walk through this house, we opened the front door, and all we could see was light and water. It was during the winter so there were no leaves on the tree branches, and all you could see was slick green water. We were sold.
During my planning time between moving from the old house to the new house, I knew we needed to use everything we had in the way of furnishings. At the time, we hadn’t sold our first house, and were getting closer and closer to owning two houses. Ouch.
But, this house was so worth it.
I love using what one already has….and rearranging is like my favorite thing to do.
Here’s a look at the color scheme that kept gnawing at me. I didn’t use these exact colors, but these are the hues that now grace the walls and such around here.
The natural light in this space is amazing.
On the to do list:
Floors
Paint
Eventually – a mantel and a light fixture
BEFORE |
Also on the to-do list:
fill in the large holes left by the intercom
fill in the large cut-out to create a true wall
BEFORE |
The following two chairs were about to get a make-over courtesy of my fabo uphosterer, Lonnie.
And I “Pinned” my fair share of inspiration rooms along the way too…
This chair inspired me to re-cover the wing back in two different fabrics…. |
I spy a hide over a jute rug…. |
I really fell for the basket weave on the sides of this Oly settee….hmmm, got my wheels turning. |
And here’s the little wingback on pick-up day. I was so excited to see it in the shop! |
White duck front, basket weave back and sides, and French natural nailheads! |
DURING And here we are with most of the larger pieces in place. |
DURING |
DURING |
DURING Adding prints and plants… |
DURING Needs some softening |
Pillows, plants, and lamps add soft touches |
This room will evolve, I’m sure. As they all will. But, for now, I am so happy with the light, airy feeling!