Living Room Refreshed

Slow but sure I am making a few updates around my house.

We have lived here so long that things 

we did when we moved in were looking

a bit on the drab side.

I had trouble with some of the pictures.

The window is so big that even on a cloudy day it was 

really bright in the photos.

You are probably getting tired of seeing this living room...

but it looks a little better so I'm sharing it.

Here is a post I did a while ago where I was talking, 

actually more like complaining,

about how dark things were. 

It shows what the room looked like before...

Here is how it looks now...

I talked about ordering this rug when it was on sale.
I waited to put it down until I also got a new sofa.
Yep...I went to IKEA.
If you have any doubts about this couch
you can put them to rest.
It went together with only 6 big screws.
Really easy.

This end of the room is totally different.
I don't know why I never thought of this arrangement before.
I was in such a rut!

More on the bookshelves later.
 I had the best time putting them together.

I still want to paint this TV cabinet.

I just received my chalk paint from Classic Wall Finishes.

It was back ordered for a while but it was worth the wait.

They included 2 sample colors and a set of brushes to 

thank me for waiting so patiently.

I highly recommend them if you are in the market for 

anything "Annie Sloan."

This is the sofa table that was at the other end of the room.

The lamps were in the dining room and 

I had the shades in a room upstairs.

There is a thermostat buried in that wreath...

it was the only way I could think of to hide it.

I'm going to paint the wood tray on the coffee table too.

I have a Canon PowerShot SD 1400.
If anyone has advice on how I can take better
pictures with this camera I would be FOREVER grateful.
I must be using a wrong setting but I can't for the life
of me figure out how to get it right.


Thanks for visiting my home...
come back soon.

Linking to:
Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life
White Wednesday at Faded Charm Cottage
Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style