So, this is what it started out as...sort of a blank canvas. The yellow chairs were my "pop". I was shooting for elegant comfort.
Easiest way to update a look is with pillows. Summertime was easy as you buy some fun Pottery Barn covers on sale (I have my own much more inexpensive pillow inserts).
This cover bought for $12.73 Pottery Barn Outlet.
I updated a Craiglist find (table and five chairs $35) with brand new seat covers to tie the two spaces together. The covers were a lot of hard work to remove all the existing staples.
A few months later, I moved the two white chairs to flank the fireplace instead and added a few more accessories (end tables, starburst mirror, ottoman, baskets) and it's starting to come together.
Before I knew it, it was fall, and the summer white and the yellow and cool blues weren't warm enough to carry the comfy cozy look I was hoping for. My new colors were gray and orange.....
Did you buy a new couch? No! With new slipcovers (on sale at IKEA $100 off) I sewed new silk 108" curtains at $10 a panel, added new artwork (IKEA frames and leftover fabric) and bought a whole bunch of new pillows at the cheapest prices you can imagine.
A new black mirror ($29.00) and some harvest decor lends itself to a cozy fall living room.
This place has come a long way....here's the before:
and after...
And after....
And here's what it looks like at Christmas time....add some garland, stockings and red/grey/green/cream color scheme to your new Christmas living room.
....more decorating before and afters on the upper and lower levels as soon as I can remember to take the "after" pictures!
One might think I am insane for changing it so often, but for me - creating an environment where details tell people that my home is theirs - that makes all the difference!
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| First annual neighborhood Christmas Party. It was a smashing hit! |
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