Living Room Reveal

Here we go. A little tour of some changes that I’ve made. I got rid of a lot of “stuff” that I just didn’t love. The only money that I spent was on two vintage chairs and a very used ottoman , which I slipcovered. Otherwise I shopped the house.

I’ve really pared down a lot of the clutter. Some of the elements that I wanted to include were:

I pulled my Ikea Ektorp couch out of my bedroom and added some squishy, down pillows. I already had the fabric and pillow forms in my stash. The curtains from my bedroom also came in here to soften the blinds at the window and cut down on glare.

I purchased two vintage chairs off of Craig’s list and I’ve slipcovered one of them. The other one is still a work in progress. I followed Miss Mustard Seeds’s video tutorial. She’s a genius!

A couple of pillows on a trunk turn it into extra seating.

A couple of hand-made pieces organized my entry area with style. Rob made this coat rack out of vintage hooks that I found at a flea market.

A painted table with casters added for height was just right to place under my twig mirror as well as a place for much needed extra lighting.

I usually shy away from too much collecting of things that aren’t useful. However, I do have a rock collection that the whole family enjoys. I say the more unique your collection, the better.

A collection of vases.

A collection of ferns held in terrariums brings the outdoors inside.

Even river rocks can look beautiful when placed inside of a pretty container. I love their texture.

Vintage dictionary pages rolled up in a jar add a fun touch on the entry table.

If you limit your colors to two or three, even unrelated items look like they belong together.

There you have it. A tiny tour of a living room that used to drive me crazy. Now it feels relaxed, personalized, and a lot more completed. Will there be more changes to come? Of course. But they will likely be just small changes instead of the big chucking of everything in the room that happened recently!

I hope you like it. Tomorrow, I’ll show you how I transformed our messy loft into a fun and funky family room. Say that five times fast!

Tanya

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