Showing posts with label Living Room. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Living Room. Show all posts

Thursday, April 10, 2014

More changes in the Living Room

How does time get away from me so quickly?!  It's been a good month since I've blogged here and it feels like just days.  

I guess I may have been a little busy...since I blogged last, 2 of my kids have had birthdays, we had Dave's parents here for 2 weeks and I got to sneak away to Hawaii with Dave for 3 days (kid free)!  It's been eventful, but I do miss getting my posts in. 

How have you all been?

Since I'm getting ready to embark on my spring cleaning and rearranging time, I'll show you my current living room set up.  This is what it looked like before.

After:

Now we have a wood stove and our living room is a little more functional than before.  I found this fabulous Fair Isle wool rug at Pier One.  It was a great value (with the coupon I used) and I love how it feels in this space.   The shape gives me more versatility than I had with the rectangle shaped carpet.

 

This precious little monkey didn't want to be out of the room when I took these, so I just went with it 

 The buffet has been relocated for the wood stove space and I really like having it in the Dining Room.  The light is reflected in the mirror and the dresser actually gets used here in this location.

 The view from the kitchen


 When I was ordering the Fair Isle rug at Pier 1, I happened to find this lovely striped rag rug on sale.  It was a match made in heaven for my kitchen!  The red stool is from Pier 1 as well since I needed a seat at the island for Lydia now that she's big enough.
 

A final look with no little one photo bombing

I hope you like the changes I made in here.  I know we're loving them. ♥

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Friday, February 7, 2014

Photo Roundup

After taking such a long break from blogging, it's hard to get back into it, so I'm going to start with posting my favorite pictures from the last month or two.

 The house at Christmastime.  It was a snug fit with adding 6 extra people for the holiday.  It's a good thing we all love each other!



 Baking in Alaska.  When there isn't room in the refrigerator, there's always the outdoor freezer. 
(I've heard rumors of moose eating fudge when cooling outdoors, so I just prayed they would survive intact)

 Snow on the peanut butter balls


The cousins all together for Christmas


Lydia showing everyone her "smells"...she's slightly obsessed with Scentsy

New Christmas Rocking Horse

The littlest boys all together

Snow Day



The "babies" with my sister.  These two kiddos, likely the end of our childbearing, are a week apart


My new "stag" decor.  I love it.

"Robot" Baby

Last, but not least, the joy of watching our beloved Seahawks win the Superbowl.  Everyone in the house is still on a high from the amazement that OUR team won the Lombardi Trophy.  It's been fun.





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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Ladder Bookcase Styling

I'm in cleaning and redecorating mode around here, so things have been pretty busy.  My kids managed to come down with some sort of 24 hour flu, so that's hindered my progress mightily.  Hopefully my Elderberry Syrup will prevent the rest of us from getting it.  

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Anyways, this bookcase is one that I got for Christmas.  I've been wanting somewhere to display things for a while and this space saver fit the bill (and our budget).  

When styling a bookcase, look beyond books and into other items that might be special.  I love to see a bookcase that has lots of books with a few items here and there for a fun aesthetic.  

For my purposes though, since I don't have many books, I went the other direction...a few books with lots of decorative items.  Most shelves have their own special style and theme with the turquoise and glass being a unifying color throughout.

I had to prop it up on cement block so the bottom shelf would clear the baseboard heaters, but it's seriously less noticeable than you might think in person!
 

Let's start with the bottom shelf.  This sweet basket holds magazines I need to read or have decided to keep.  The fabric is a tablecloth readily available for meals.


Here I have a few books and a couple of decorative items.  My homemade moss ball is tucked under a chicken wire cloche.  The little cement chicken was a gift a few years ago from my sister.  

I just love the saying to the right ("Remember the tea kettle. It's always up to it's neck in hot water, yet it still sings")


This shelf holds a cute photo of Lydia at 4 months and my parents with their grandkids.  The gorgeous birdhouse was another gift from my sister last year (the clay tag is from Freckled Laundry).  The cool bovine is paper mache from Michaels...the intention was to paint him, but his original charm was too much to consider alteration.

I call this one my bird shelf.  I keep my pretty decorating books on this shelf along with some darling and colorful birds that I've picked up over the last year.

This sweet twine holder came from "Cradle N All" in Vancouver, WA

I purchased this glass bird for just $6 at "The Enchanted Door" in Altus, OK (forgive the dust, please!).

On the top shelf there is a framed print from last years calender, a vintage stroller and a mini crate with bud vases.  You might also notice my partially done book page wreath...I started it, using my baby name book for sentimental reasons, and it took so long I took a break and haven't picked it back up.  I call it my Cyndi Lauper wreath and for now, I'm just pretending it's cool just as it is.

Thanks for stopping by.
When styling your own bookcases, look beyond books and see what else could refresh your space!

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As a little nod to our families, I just had to include this video of 11 month old Lydia.  Being the 5th child apparently means she has lots to say, and she doesn't let us forget it!


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Friday, April 20, 2012

New Bench!

While I was in Washington last week, my sister and I crammed in some delightful visits to the local antique and vintage stores.  Oh, it was so much fun...I have missed it.

Anyway, I found this perfect overstuffed bench to use as the living room ottoman.  It came from one of the vintage stores and was redone very well with good reinforcement and sturdy fabric so it can handle kids.
This beauty fit great in the u-haul,and along with my other finds, I am a happy camper!


If you remember, I re-did the big coffee table last summer, but it's just too big for the room.  

We desperately needed more floor space in the living room, so the bench is a great change from the coffee table.  
  
 For the sofa, I got 2 pillow slipcovers from an Etsy seller.  Pillow slipcovers are a really affordable way to change your room up, and I love supporting small businesses.
  
I also folded up some fabric to use as a runner on my sewing table.  The fun print some great springtime color.  

I would have put a vase or bowl on there too, but Lydia keeps pulling it down, so it would be a safety issue at this point, haha.


The living room has been rearranged, and I'm sure it will probably stay like this for...oh, 2 weeks.  I'm a chronic re-arranger. (click HERE for the before)


There are a couple more items I brought back with me that I'm having so much fun finding places for.  I'll share those soon.  

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While I was going through my camera, I found these pictures of an Oklahoma sunset outside of our apartment.


"My entry to Uncommonly Yours link party @ Uncommon sponsored by Appliances Online and the  Bosch Washing Machines."

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