house update : living room

Not including the past couple days, my blogging consistency had been pretty weak. Between work and setting up the house, my creative juices have been somewhat zapped, but I am ready to get back to sharing about life and things I love!

To make up for the blogging lull, let's go on a new house tour, shall we?! Today I will be sharing the details of our sweet living room. In case you don't remember the initial ideas, my main goals were:

• light gray walls
• textured rug
• leather couch
• re-do our wicker chairs
• fill fireplace with wood
• add industrial lighting

Things are looking pretty good so far! We love the light gray color even though it looks slightly different depending on the time of day (it's Behr Premium Plus Ultra in Mineral in case you're wondering). We got a killer deal on the couch from Craigslist and it is super comfortable (with a pullout bed no less!). The wicker chairs were a labor of love - stripping the paint was impossible so I had to give up my natural wood idea. Instead, I gave them a coat of semi-gloss black spray paint and covered the cushions with a natural fabric. The black looks pretty sick though, no?

I even have a little seating area for my morning quiet times. We got the green leather recliner from the same Craigslist seller and she actually just let us take it! I mean who can give up a free chair??

With a few more finishing touches (like this rug that I LOVE), the room will be complete! I am also adding a few more items to my wish list, like a long wood bench with plants to go under those gorgeous windows. What do you think?

P.S. Be sure to check back next week to see the rest of the house!

// Also: my first house tour, the new house first look, living room inspiration, and more ideas //

more living room ideas

 What better way to start off a Friday than to enjoy some living room inspiration?

Our new living room is basically the last room in the house to come together (or even be painted!) so I will be working on this Saturday when my little sister comes to town!

 

Of course I love the wicker seating below :)

Taylor and I are on the hunt for the perfect couch- especially a leather one! Wish us luck!

// Photo sources: 1. via Pinterest, 2. via Apartment Therapy, 3. via Budget Wise Home, 4. via Pinterest, 5. via Prepaganda //

dream home {living room}

I hope y'all enjoyed the house tour earlier this week. Last Sunday afternoon Tay and I took a stroll to our new place (above) and met our future landlord. She is the sweetest Southern lady and I feel so grateful for God's timing in all of this. Of course I am already day dreaming about all the new ways I will want to decorate our little home. I've been scouring over Pinterest, Design*Sponge, Apartment Therapy, the style-files, Young House Love and Ikea for ideas all week!

My daydreaming begins with first room of the house: the living room. At our new home, this space has a non-working fireplace, mantle, built-in shelves and huge windows. It will be the perfect spot for lounging and entertaining.

The walls will hopefully be painted a light gray to brighten up the space and offer a neutral palette for our furniture and allow accents to pop. The photo above is the perfect example. The rustic coffee table below also adds a richness to a light room.

 

My main goals are to find a textured rug and leather loveseat or fabric sofa. I'm also determined to refinish our wicker chairs so they can be an addition to the living room. The miss-matched balance of two chairs facing the coffee table & couch seems so natural. I'm also hoping to add little touches to our built in shelves, such as frames down the center like in the photo below and a little ladder.

I love the idea of filling a non-working fireplace with cut wood like Joanna Goddard has in her home:

It might not be possible, but I would kill to add some industrial lighting into our future home as well. A girl can dream right?

// Photo sources: 1. via Pinterest 2. via wit + delight 3. via wit + delight 4. via Apartment Therapy 5. via From Greenwich 6. via A Cup of Jo 8. via Orange Pop Design //