Our living room has desperately needed attention for some time now. The problem was just that~ TIME. But this past week I decided to tackle the task by rearranging furniture and accessories I already had in my home. Read: spend little money.
I knew I could do it, but I also knew I had to take my WHITE chairs out of their safe haven (my bedroom) and subject them to the sticky, dirty hands of my four children. Shudder.
As soon as I put the chairs in place in the living room, I knew that oxi clean and I would become fast friends over the next few years. 'Cause I love having them out where they can be used and I can stare at 'em all day long. Truly, as lovely as they were in my room, I never really sat in them. Who has the time? And the children and I are already having lessons on how NOT to touch the chairs every time we walk by. Bribery may or may not be involved:)
Okay, so it all started with the purchase of three dressers from my sister. I'm not really adding this purchase into the room total, because I only used one of the dressers in the living room. The other two were badly needed in other areas of the house. Rationalizing? Probably.
{This dresser is painted and now living in Lane's room}
{living room dresser being painted}
{finished}
Next, I painted a black cabinet we purchased years ago in the AS-IS section of our favorite store. If you look closely, you will see that it is missing a glass panel on the side, and has been for ummm... probably 5+ years. Embarrassing. We're working on it.
{almost finished~it still needs glass, hardware, and scraping}
Years ago my mom gave me a round table from my childhood that we have incorporated into the room. I still remember eating oatmeal at this table when I was seven. You know, about 20 years ago. Ahem.
{Table top mid sanding}
{sanding the base}
{finished table}
{$10.00 for the plant-hope I don't kill it}
{mirror I previously had in the room- I popped out the oval mirror and painted it white}
{Ben made the bench for my kitchen table. I'll probably have to move it back eventually, but for now I'm lovin' it here}
{Succulents on the coffee table-$20.00}
{two awesome stools dad found in the trash- Free!}
{8x11 herringbone jute rug $99.00}
With a little white paint, hard work and a bit of cash we now have a living room that feels welcoming and complete, like a breath of fresh air when I walk into the room. I wonder if we will now be able to move people out of the kitchen and into the living room when we have a party. I'm not betting on it, but if we can, they better wash their hands first!:)
