One of my goals for 2012 is to makeover my living room/dining room spaces.
I love dark wood, and I LOVE my furniture and sofa, but the rest of the room is just, well, dark.
See? Dark!
So here's the deal - none of the furniture is small enough that I'm willing to tackle painting it, and I really love it all as is. So wall color and accessories is the way to go. Only, I had no idea what I wanted to do...until I saw this at Target the other day:
Yes, it may just be a simple lampshade to you, but to me, it was INSPIRATION! I found myself in the store looking at it and wanting to pin it right there. (Don't you wish life had a "Pin In" button???)
Anyway, I haven't bought it yet, but it's only $19.99 so I will be soon! It's from a new line called Hue by Sabrina Soto. I seriously fell in love with everything I saw!!
This pretty wall canvas is actually the jumping off point for the whole room.
I'm a sucker for pretty pillows.
I think we have a color scheme!
I'm really excited about planning out this room. The wall color will be the first thing to change. I want something light and tan-ish, almost white, but not white. Any suggestions?
Oh, and since I haven't written a post-Christmas post (haven't even looked at our photos yet!) I thought I'd update you on how the kids did in their roles as Mary & Joseph at church on Christmas Eve.
During practice, Cooper could not keep his hands out of his mouth. It's a nervous thing that he does. We told him several times to be sure and keep his hands out of his mouth during the performance.
So he played with the rope around his waist instead. Afterwards, he made sure to tell me that he kept his hands out of his mouth!
Cutest Mary & Joseph ever.
Thankfully Baby Jesus was not dropped on his head.
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Saw all of your pins earlier this morning and love the color scheme! That picture is so pretty, can't wait to see it all done ;)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see what you do! I have dark furniture and a dark buffet in my living room, and I need some inspiration to lighten things up a bit!
ReplyDeleteHad to laugh Kristin, we're in the same frame of mind, my dining room has the exact vibe and is on my list! Love your inspiration & colors!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see! Such a cute Mary and Joseph!
ReplyDeleteLove the colors and the inspiration! Can't wait to see what you end up doing:)
ReplyDeleteGreat inspiration! Can't wait to see what you do.
ReplyDeleteI came over from Savvy Southern Style, you did a great design for her, and see that you don't move blogs to wordpress. I hoping to make the move this year.
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What a nice looking Mary and Joseph. Cooper is at such a cute age right now!!
ReplyDeleteTake care, Sue
I just saw that shade and matching lamp at Target today, love it!
ReplyDeleteI love that lampshade! Great inspiration!
ReplyDeleteLook forward to seeing the transformation. My living room is the most odd shape...it's the thorn in my flesh. No real room or good walls for arranging furniture. I wish an interior designer could just come tell me what to do. Also, I used one of your Christmas printables for an art gallery in my home. Looked super cute! Will be blogging about it soon. Thanks for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with!! The color scheme is just perfect! I love your new design- so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSo, does that mean that you are doing a make over on the fireplace? I am contemplating doing mine...!
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The kids look so cute in their nativity garb! Love the new colour scheme, really excited to see how it turns out!
ReplyDeleteI love the things from Sabrina Soto at Target. I am looking for the same type of color to redo our living room and dining space. I am looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
ReplyDeleteRuth