Hello friends!
I have been waiting for this makeover for so long! It’s finally time to give my living room the makeover it deserves. This was one of those rooms that I couldn’t decide how I wanted it to look. I like a lot of things, which may be part of the problem. I could never find a place to jump off from, to get me going.
Behold, the room of …BEIGE. Y’all, I don’t even know how this happened. My walls, sofas and carpet are all the same color. In my defense, the gross carpet was there when I moved in. But I picked out the wall color and the sofas. How did I not see this happening?
Sorry for the dark pictures. I remembered to take these at night.
This room is at the front of my house. That window faces the street. Pretty sweet mini blinds, eh?
On the other side of the left wall is my dining room. That’s my office over to the right.
I have a split level, and the front door and stairs are on the right side of the photo. That’s Toby, photo bombing the pic.
Toby is the only one who sits ON that chair, period. I had it custom made years ago. Paid way too much money for it. And was tired of the print six months after I had it.
Goals & Plans for my living room makeover:
- New flooring
- Make the room feel brighter
- Clean and/or replace the window
- New furniture that is my current style. Take my TV stand for example, I need to get myself a modern TV unit with storage. My current TV stand has got to go!
- Improve the lighting situation
- Move the TV so it’s not what you see from the street. I would also like to buy myself a more modern TV unit with storage. My current TV stand takes up too much room, and it just doesn’t fit into the room, it has got to go!
- Replace the ugly metal mini blinds
- Paint the baseboards – no more ugly oak!
Here is my inspiration for my makeover:
Photo Credits: Top Photo: Domino (older issue – 2008?) Center Photo: Amelia Widell, Bottom Photo: Architectural Digest
I hope you all join me during the next six weeks as I post updates on my living room for the One Room Challenge. This will be my 4th time participating. The first time I did my master bedroom. The second time I did my guest bedroom. The third time almost killed me when I attempted to do my garage while I was having my front yard re-landscaped and gave myself bronchitis.
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See you all again soon, XO
Jen
Brenna@Domestic Charm
April 6, 2017 at 6:37 amIt’s going to look amazing, Jen! Just make sure it is fit for your cats… lol! Love you and miss you! Can’t wait to see this come together!
Jen @ The Striped House
April 7, 2017 at 10:29 pmThanks so much sweetie! Oh gosh, trust me when I say that these two furballs have impacted the design more than I thought- argh! Love you too, XXOO!
Brittany Goldwyn
April 6, 2017 at 7:24 amThe cat photo bombing pic…I have a feeling that’s what a lot of my progress pics are going to look like. They are nosy all the time…but they are UNBELIEVABLY ANNOYING when something is going on!!
Jen @ The Striped House
April 7, 2017 at 10:36 pmOh my gosh, yes. They sleep all day, but when I’m working on a project, they feel the dying urge to “supervise”. LOL
Ariel
April 6, 2017 at 8:32 amToby knows what’s up! I’m digging the plans! Can’t wait to see where you take it
Jen @ The Striped House
April 7, 2017 at 10:30 pmThanks lady! I’m so dang excited to have it done so I can really enjoy it!
Emy
April 7, 2017 at 6:39 amLooking forward to following this makeover! It’s going to be so good!
Jen @ The Striped House
April 7, 2017 at 10:37 pmAww, thanks Emy! I’m so excited to see it all done! I’ve wanted to do this makeover for soooo long! 🙂
Eliesa @ Pinterest Addict
April 8, 2017 at 9:05 amToby is the man! Lol! My cats seem to always want to saunter into the photo too, but Toby has perfected his blank stare expression. I usually end up with butt shots! 😆 Looking forward to seeing your updated space!
Diane Rath
April 8, 2017 at 6:26 pmI bet throwing in some color is going to make a major difference!! And thank you for throwing in that your cat is only one who sits in that chair! You had me laughing so hard!
Nicole Q-Schmitz
April 8, 2017 at 8:14 pmThat photobomb is hilarious – I realllly liked how your bedrooms turned out, so I’m sure this room will be great as well 🙂
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April 11, 2017 at 7:49 pmYour space has such great potential! I can’t wait to see how it turns out! LOVE your inspirations!!! Hi Toby!! xo
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