So remember how I was just talking about how I would love to have a tufted loveseat? Today, one of my favorite bloggers just wrote about her own tufted sofa odyssey. Apparently, Kate at Centsational Girl has had her eye on that same Crate and Barrel love seat that I included in my inspiration pics. Today she wrote about how she found a similar one at Macy's $300 less.
Check out her post here.
Boy would I love to head to Macy's right now!
Showing posts with label living room. Show all posts
Showing posts with label living room. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Living Room Loveseat Lust
I am still searching for the perfect chair or loveseat for my living room. At Goodwill today, I found an adorable little tufted armchair for $14.91. I would have snapped that baby up in a heartbeat but it was in terrible condition. The foam showed through the fabric in multiple places. I know recovering is an option, but the foam I could see was sooooo icky I didn't even want to touch it. So unfortunately I left the little beauty behind.
What I learned is that I'm absolutely in love with tufted chairs and loveseats right now. I would love love love to have one in my living room. It seems like the chances of finding one are pretty slim, but for now I'm going to scour all the local thrift stores and craigslist and hope for the best. In the mean time, here are some I found online and love.
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| The Old Painted Cottage |
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| The Old Painted Cottage |
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| Mecox |
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| Crate and Barrel via Decor Pad |
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Apartment Goal #2
Another one of my spaces that could use a bit of love is my living room. I like this room as-is and I've already done some fun stuff in here, including hanging my mason jar chandelier. Still, there is always room for improvement and I'd definitely like to make this room a bit more stylish.
This side of the room is where the challenges begin. First, ignore that big honking brown dresser at the front. I finally moved the yellow dresser into my bedroom, but that left the brown one stranded in my living room. This baby's going on Craigslist as soon as I get the time to clean it up and photograph it. Maybe I should have done that instead of blogging?
In any case, even without the brown dresser, this side is a work in progress. You can see that I put up some pictures for a gallery wall, which I love. Other things I love in this picture are my cozy cable-knit throw and the fabulous yellow and oatmeal throw pillow on the chair. The chair itself provides a lot of food for thought. It's wide and deep and super comfy. My mom found it at a thrift store and it's in great condition. The only thing I don't love about it is the color. The green isn't even that bad, especially once you add the pillow and the throw. I think it's just something I fixate on. I either need to save my money for a slipcover or find something else to focus on.
Something that I would love to have in this space is a second chair or loveseat. Either one would be perpendicular to where the dresser is now. I've been pretty picky about what I want though. It's an important step to making this room look finished, but it's not the kind of essential that I absolutely have to have and so I'm not willing to settle on something I don't absolutely love. Am I setting the standard too high? I'm not sure. I think I'll find something I like soonish or run out of patience and find something that's "good enough."
I'm already pretty happy with the table side of the room. Just out of the frame is my mason jar chandelier. I love the convenience of my drop leaf table, but I am thinking about recovering the chairs. That can be toward the bottom of the living room to-do list because I don't really have a problem with the blue. I just think a brighter color could also be fun.
This side of the room is where the challenges begin. First, ignore that big honking brown dresser at the front. I finally moved the yellow dresser into my bedroom, but that left the brown one stranded in my living room. This baby's going on Craigslist as soon as I get the time to clean it up and photograph it. Maybe I should have done that instead of blogging?
In any case, even without the brown dresser, this side is a work in progress. You can see that I put up some pictures for a gallery wall, which I love. Other things I love in this picture are my cozy cable-knit throw and the fabulous yellow and oatmeal throw pillow on the chair. The chair itself provides a lot of food for thought. It's wide and deep and super comfy. My mom found it at a thrift store and it's in great condition. The only thing I don't love about it is the color. The green isn't even that bad, especially once you add the pillow and the throw. I think it's just something I fixate on. I either need to save my money for a slipcover or find something else to focus on.
Something that I would love to have in this space is a second chair or loveseat. Either one would be perpendicular to where the dresser is now. I've been pretty picky about what I want though. It's an important step to making this room look finished, but it's not the kind of essential that I absolutely have to have and so I'm not willing to settle on something I don't absolutely love. Am I setting the standard too high? I'm not sure. I think I'll find something I like soonish or run out of patience and find something that's "good enough."
I think it will be a lot easier to pull the room together once I have a second chair or loveseat. The new piece of furniture would help determine accent colors, whether I need a coffee table, and if I should hunt for a fabulous area rug.
I might add painting that bookshelf to the to-do list, but I'm not sure yet. I don't love the dark laminate but it doesn't look bad because all my doors are painted a deep brown. I think I'm ambivalent about that bookshelf in general. It's made of cheap particle board and I think I could find a thrift-store piece that is more interesting and better made. That's another thing that will have to wait until a second chair/couch moves in.
Oh and I almost forgot to mention the number one thing on my to-do list: get mini blinds for that door! Did you see my lovely curtain? It's not even artfully hung between two cafe rods. I bought one used curtain of the wrong size and had to cut it into two squares to make it work for that window. Classy, right? I should add going to Home Depot or Lowes to my list for say... tomorrow.
Alrighty, now to the best/worst part of the post: the part where I show pictures of amazingly fabulous living rooms. I love this part because it's inspiring. On the other hand, sometimes I find it depressing. I love these spaces that I'm about to show you, but is it unrealistic for me to hope my rooms will have the same feel someday? I think the key to that question is "someday." If I want to wake up tomorrow and suddenly have gorgeous spaces, of course I'm going to be disappointed. If I'm willing to wait and accumulate furniture and accent pieces as I find them at a price I can afford, maybe at some point I'll have a magazine-worthy room. In the mean time, I'm happy with what I have!
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| Country Living |
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| BHG |
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| Example of Cottage Chic from Sproost.com |
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| BHG |
As you can see, I'm really loving neutral living rooms. I think neutrals make such relaxing spaces and I love the pops of color and neat accents that a neutral room allows you to add.
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