Friday, September 17, 2010

Home Tour: Living Room Edition

Since we have moved since the last time Kelly did Show Us Where You Live Friday, I was happy to see she is doing it again! Even though we have lived in this house for 9 months now, it's still a work in progress. I like to decorate though, and I'm constantly changing and tweaking things, so my house will probably always be a work in progress. That's just how I like it! :) Our living room is actually one of our more "finished" rooms right now, so it's a good room to kick this off with. So, without further ado, here is my living room:

This was what it looked like right before we moved in.One of my favorite things about this house are all of the big, open windows. We still haven't done anything to them, but that's on our list of things to do! Privacy isn't really an issue, so we want to leave them open; I just want to add some decorative curtains. I like color, and lots of it, so we got to work painting not long after we moved in! We also replaced that awful ceiling fan with a chandelier.
I painted the built-in TV cabinet brown, and I love the way it turned out!I want to get a new coffee table at some point -- I don't think the dark brown looks great with our chairs, and I would like a square coffee table since we have the space.I LOVE this wall! We got these 16x20 prints of Aubrey and added an applique above them. It says, "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." OF COURSE we will be adding pictures of Jude when we get some good ones of him! :)For now, Jude gets to be the star of the mantel since Aubrey got the wall! ;)Jude also makes his presence known with his large swing that has taken up permanent residence in the living room. (Ignore the big bolt of fabric in the corner -- that is for window treatments in another room.) The floors are antique brick, which has been SO nice. They hide everything, and with a 2 year old, that's important! Ha! So, that is what our living room looks like for now! Like I said, things are always changing and evolving around here, so I'll keep you posted :) Thanks for "touring" our living room!

31 comments:

Lisa said...

Love it!!

Heather said...

It is gorgeous!! I love the color on the walls, beautiful!! I love all the windows too!! Love it.

Anonymous said...

Where did you get those amazing chairs?! They are fabulous! I have a slight paisley obsession!

Great room!

said...

I love those chairs too! : )

Jan said...

Love it! Beautiful!
Jan
http://mullismemories.blogspot.com

Holly Girl said...

I love the pictures of your little girl. I want to do something like that over our bed. So classy!

~SHO~ said...

Love the color & vinyl scripture!

Anonymous said...

Love your beautiful chairs. Are they crewel? So pretty!

Unknown said...

I love the chairs!

Megan said...

Definitely loving those floors! Gorgeous:)

Chelsa said...

love the pictures of your little girl and the rub on! so cute!

your house is so warm!

Adrienne said...

great living room, very welcoming

Michelle said...

I love the color ! Lovely living room !!

Unknown said...

Love the color of the walls.

PotterMama said...

BEAUTIFUL! I love the colors!

Shannon said...

Your living room is gorgeous!! I love color too..it's so warm and cozy. Beautiful! :)

Anonymous said...

I should have known! I used to work at Pier 1, hence the closet full of Pier 1 stuff I HAD to use my discount on before I quit. They have such fabulous stuff. I still miss that 20% off discount...

Jill said...

Found you through Kelly's Korner. What a beautiful room! Love the colors you used. Love it!

The Matthews' Family said...

I love the paisley chairs! Where did you get them?

Jennifer said...

Love your style and the color scheme. So warm and inviting.

www.swonderful2beme.blogspot.com

Jennifer said...

Love your style and the color scheme. So warm and inviting.

www.swonderful2beme.blogspot.com

Wendy said...

Beautiful! I love those chairs :)

Amy from Lizzy Beth said...

OHHHH I love it! ( Im coming over from Kellys Korner). Your home is truly beautiful!

Beth McC. said...

Dying over your paisley chairs!! LOVE THEM! I love the before and after too!

Sarah Denley said...

So pretty! I loved this post even though I know exactly what your house looks like, ha! I agree with everyone about the chairs! And I love all the windows, too.

Anonymous said...

It's lovely. And I like your scripture text. My house is a work in progress too!

Kate

Cerys said...

I love before and afters! Those Paisley chairs are adorable, so different. Thanks for sharing wih usx

Amanda @ Our Oklahoma Nest said...

I love your living room! So pretty!

Angie said...

Your living room is amazing. I love the wall color, and the shelf is my favorite part! Cuteness!!

Shoshanah said...

I love all the built in shelves you have in the living room! And definitely think the chandelier looks far better than the fan that used to be there.

Ashley said...

I have NO idea how I missed this post! I'm with SD--even though I know your house, I still love pictures! I miss you and love you!