Showing posts with label living room. Show all posts
Showing posts with label living room. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Back to the house

While I was holed up in the office, some big things happened this weekend at the house. The first was my Uncle came down and helped us move our chandelier in to the area that we're going to use as the dining room. To do this, we had to empty out the coat closet so they could drill holes in it to move wiring (probably more technical than that but that's pretty much what they did).

I had to tell myself MANY times that it gets worse before it gets better when I came downstairs to this:

Post emptying the closet

Ryan and his Dad measuring to see where we should put the chandelier
Breakthrough
my Uncle wiring in the closet
box installed
And just so you remember where the chandelier used to be, here's a before picture. We actually had to hold it up with a twisty tie because it hung too low and the door would hit the bottom of it if we didn't.

Chandelier- before
BUT not anymore, now she can hang in all of her glory.


So, the place is still kind of a mess but you get the picture. Of course, I had ordered a new light for the entryway and somehow it's too tall AGAIN so, third times the charm. 

Friday, July 15, 2011

Living Room Inspiration

Since the kitchen work has been just about as slow as watching paint dry, I thought I'd share with you some of my living room inspirations. I'm definitely looking to lighten up the space with light grey walls and a light colored sofa (which I may totally regret) but here's a few rooms I've been swooning over.

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I'm getting up the courage to paint my stair risers white. Anyone want to help? :)

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living rooms - Surya Fallon Collection Blue Rug indigo blue pillows white slipcovered sofa white Moroccan pouf glossy white lacquer cocktail table gold sunburst mirror mirrored accent tables eclectic art gallery

Speaking of swooning...

Essex Sofa, Cotton Rayon Ikat Print, Feather Gray / Flax
West Elm
Oh, how I love her. I sent her to Ryan and he told me he couldn't be less interested in a sofa. Now, how, how could you not be interested in this lovely lady? Sigh.

Anyways, back to what I was originally saying writing I like the idea of having our downstairs more neutral and playing up colors more in the bedrooms. We'll see. I'm currently on a search for a fabric inspiration (no dice at G Street Fabrics) so that will determine a lot. What do you think? It's funny because I grew up making fun of my Mom and her neutrals and now, here I am :)