Very Belated Home Updates.

This post is only, oh, 6 months belated. 

I had been wanting to repaint our living room for quite a while and what better time than Winter, when you're stuck inside bored out of your mind? The hardest part of the whole project was deciding on a paint color. Isn't that always the case?? I wanted a warm white color light enough to not look tan, but dark enough to contrast with the white trim and baseboards. After buying 6 or so samples, I wound up using the color in our master bathroom, but lightning it up quite a bit. Very happy with the results! But apologize that I still do not have a quality camera, thus have to rely on my Iphone. 

A little side by side comparison of the two colors. Bye bye beige!

Want to see something really funny? Check out this post where I showed the transition of the living room, starting from the day we closed on the house. 

Next up was to bring our master bedroom from college material to grown up material. Before, we had no headboard and mismatched end tables, both that we've had since college. Prettttty embarrassing. Now, I'm not nervous if anyone glances in our bedroom (unless I haven't picked up my pile of discarded clothes from when I can't decide what to wear). 

Originally I mentioned that I wanted a navy blue headboard, but I was too nervous to pull the trigger. Scared that it would be a little too bold and I would eventually get tired of it. I'm no interior designer, and a lot of times what I see in my head does not translate to real life. Ideally I'd like all white bedding, but I'm happy with what we have for now! The lamps are probably slightly too big for the end tables, but I don't care, I love them! And the end tables themselves are probably my favorite piece of the whole "makeover." It took me so long to find the right color, height, width, and style. Very happy with how it all came together! 

Headboard - Wayfair

Duvet cover - Pottery Barn (old)

End tables - Joss & Main

Lamps - Lamps Plus

Ring dish - Anthropologie (old)

Mirror - Lowe's (old)

Three Years on Tiffany - Living Room.

Back again this week with another installment of Three Years on Tiffany! Today I'll be showing you around the living room. It's obviously the room where we spend the most time, so I am constantly tweaking things in there to try get it just the way I like it. Yet, I still have more I want to do!

Here it is the day Cameron closed on the house.

A lovely shade of salmon.

The hardwood floors were in great condition, and we loved the brick fireplace!

Painted the walls a neutral tan.

Hung a sheet over the window until we bought curtain rods and curtains. Keepin' it classy!

Pay attention to this framed map. You will see it again.

Making some progress..

Couldn't decide on a large rug for the longest time, so the floors went bare for a while.

Hi Brady.

And pictures of how it looks today!

The map was re-framed and matted for our wedding guest book!

What I'd still like to do:

-Paint walls again, this time a lighter color.

-Buy a larger console table to go on wall under map.

-Couch pillows! I am so bad about pulling the trigger and buying some!

-Convince Cameron to put the owl in his office.

Previous posts:
Office
Dining Room

Small update thanks to a wonderful suggestion of a reader - 

Living Room Update

The living room is almost complete! The only thing that we are still searching for is a rug that we both like! Like many people's first houses, we used some furniture and decorations we already had, and mixed it with new items, as well! The tv table from CSN and couch from Haverty's were the two main new purchases. Cameron already had a leather chair and love seat so we knew we wanted to buy things that would match those.

Ready for some before and after pics??

BEFORE

AFTER (ish)

Yes, that is a sheet over the window for the time being.



Don't get me started on the owl.



 

Please excuse the mess. As you can see, we still have some work to do, but I think it's a good start! :)