Living Room Makeover~ Revealed!
It’s finished!! Let’s take a stroll down memory lane… ( You will notice A LOT of differences in the furniture in these pictures. I move furniture…all over the house…often… End of story.)
Here’s the Living Room when we first moved in…
Then last winter…
And here it is now!
The “Built in Bookcase” before…
And now…
We needed another stand for the lamp. A stump from the beach and an un-used planter (upside-down) are working just dandy!
Miss Mustard Seed’s 5 minute pillow inspired this…
In the absence of a vintage towel, I painted stripes on painter’s drop cloth.
This little boat shelf unit was made by my husband years ago {when we used to sell things at craft fairs}, and was sitting in the garage with 3 years of dust on it…I cleaned it up, stained it, and dry-brushed it with some creamy paint. ~The idea to hang the picture from clothespins came from Pottery Barn…
The paddles were broken and headed to the dumpster…A little glue and paint, and you’d never know! {But I certainly wouldn’t want to use them for real!}
“The Gallery Wall”…Before:
And after…
{Can you please use your imagination with me for a minute?} See that strange awkward empty spot on the wall? I have the perfect picture frame for there. I painted it black. Somehow in the flurry of activity today, I set it down…and now I can’t find it!!! So…please just imagine a lovely framed picture there. Thanks…
I painted the trim on the awkward “pass-through” window black to make it look like its part of the gallery wall arrangement. I decided that rather than try to “hide” it…I’d better just work with it!
If you want to check out the tutorials of this process, you can click on the links below:
From Boring Beige to Beachy Blue (Painting the room)
I went with my “use what you have/ love what you use” philosophy with this makeover. So, it didn’t cost much.
Paint~ Free! from General Paint
Fabric for cushion covers ~ Would have cost $12.00, but was Free! with a gift certificate
Dark Walnut stain for coffee table ~ $9.00
Clock from Walmart ~ $9.00 on clearance
Painter’s Drop Cloth (My other one finally was used up!) ~ $13.00
Beach Mat ~ $1.25
The rest was all just “stuff” I had…
Grand Total ~ $32.25!
{The paint color is “Misted Green” by Benjamin Moore, but it was color-matched by General Paint. The trim is Benjamin Moore’s Cloud White.}
***Now…where did I put that silly picture frame???!
Linking to: Shabby Chic Cottage, Somewhat Simple, Thrifty Decorating, Chic on a Shoestring, Romantic Home, My Repurposed Life, Funky Junk, Sisters of the Wild West, I heart Naptime, freckled laundry, Whisperwood Authentic Style, View along the Way (Roomspiration party)
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