16
Oct
2011
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Our Living Room
This past month has flown by and, my! has it been busy! Sorry for the absence. My hubby and I just returned from an amazing trip to Riviera Maya, which I will post about soon. Today I want to share a tour of our living room that was featured over at A La Mode last month.
When my husband and I bought our first home over three years ago, we fell in love with the character of our home! One of the things that sold us on the home was the view of our pool through the French doors. Our style has evolved many times since we moved in, so the living room is truly a work in progress. All of this room has been decorated on a budget.
When we moved in:
As you can see, the room is very sparse and the rug is too small.
Now, here it is in its current state:
The couch and ottoman were one of our first purchases as a married couple, over 4 years ago. While the couch has been serviceable, I actually have plans to replace the sofa with something more our style.
The French doors open to the patio and pool, where we spend much time during the summer. I love being able to look out and see the water. Since this is the only living area in the home, this room gets a lot of use. As you can see, one of our three dogs enjoys lounging in the living area too!
The rug is a faux sisal and is very soft underfoot. I chose it because of its practicality and also wanted a soft surface for when we have little ones. We love being able to prop our feet on the ottoman while we watch movies.
Another feature we love about our home is the fireplace. It is open on all sides, so our front door is actually behind the fireplace.
Our bookshelf holds family pictures and knick-knacks. We house media components on the lower shelves of this bookshelf.
A few details…
I hope you enjoyed the tour of our living room. Stay tuned for some big changes to the space!!
Sources:
Couch & ottoman : Rooms to Go
Bookshelf : West Elm
Lamps : HomeGoods
End tables : TJ Maxx
Accessories : Home Goods, Goodwill and various antique stores
Rug : Home Decorators
Curtains : JCPenney
Side chair : Marshalls
Duncan Phyfe antique chairs flanking bookcase : family hand-me-downs
[…] share one of those BIG updates to the room. I shared how our living area has previously looked in this post. Our sweet old couch was our very purchase as a married couple, and after 4 years and 3 dogs, it […]nn1
Beauteous, stylish and sophisticated.. I love every bit of it: the selection of colours, the furniture and the fireplace, it all makes a perfect combination. Just stunning!nn1
Your living room looks amazing. I love that rug! It looks even cuter with a sweet puppy on it. :)
epic living room! I love it absolutely!
Beautiful!
You have a fireplace just like mine! You can walk all the way around it! Our dining room is on the other side and I’ve always liked the brick but I think I’m starting to want to paint it. The brick is the same front and back but I wanted to paint the fireplace white but I hated to loose the cool brick in the back. But it would look terrible if I only painted the front but not the back so I’d have to do it all or nothing. I think I want to paint it after seeing yours!