I haven’t posted much about our house over the last few months, mainly because there is always more to do. Â We have a few rooms that are finally done (I think, for now, always subject to change) and wanted to share our work. Â Friends that are at our house frequently have seen the stages of transformation.
{before}
There are lots of things we like about this living room. Â We love that it’s small and cozy and right off the kitchen. Â We love the big fireplace and we even love the dark woodwork (Ok, Jason loves the dark woodwork. Â It’s growing on me). Â Our furniture fits in the space pretty well but needed some adjustments. Â Here is what we did in this space:
- Paint the walls, including the chair rail and wainscoting (I did this several months after we painted the top half of the walls)
- Take down the mini blinds and valence rods and put up curtain rods and curtains
- Replace all of the switches and outlets (from almond to white)
- Painted the black media stand with Miss Mustard Seed milk paint (Curio with white wax)
- Hung pictures and decorated the mantle
- Built and painted a sofa table behind the couch
- Centered the ottoman in front of the fireplace and rearranged the rest of the furniture
- Bought floor lamps since there weren’t any lights in the room
- Later bought a ceiling fixture (the lamps weren’t enough light) and then painted the floor lamps and recovered the shades
- Mounted the TV to the wall
- Painted the brass on the fireplace black
{after}
I love this room now. Â I love the paint color, the mantel decorations, the furniture, and I’m pretty much obsessed with this light fixture. Â Now, if only I can talk Jason into letting me get a DSLR so I can take better pictures!