Online Shopping!

I just got some amazing deals online at JCPenney. I bought some new lamps, to continue with the living room transformation. I am so exited!

                                      Modern Drama Faceted Table Lamp from JCPenney

These will go on top of the console table hubby made. To refresh your memory it looks like this:

                I also bought these floor lamps to replace the ones I purchased from Target.
                                                         These are the floor lamps:

I think they are going to look great next to the sofa:

Iim still unsure about the cushions I made from the Target placemats. They seem to compete with the painting so I was thinking about these I saw on etsy:

I will most like make the purchase, but I'm still debating on the cushions. I love me some cushions!!! 

Entryway Decor

Our entryway has received more makeovers than I can count. I have recently done another. Since I'm participating in the Style Cure challenge, I will be hosting a shindig to celebrate all my hard work pretty soon.

I'm still not 100% sure I like the changes. Hopefully it will stay up long enough to evoke a response from guests. The hubby jokes that he never knows what exactly to expect when he comes home from work. One thing he always knows to be true is the house will be decorated just a little bit differently than when he left that morning.... He also says he likes the most recent configuration the best! Spoken like a man who already owns my heart.

Console Table!

The hubby made a wonderful console table this past week. It exceeded my expectations and fits the wall perfectly- which is no small feet. The wall is about 12 feet long- give or take a few feet.

We ended up using an old glass/chrome bookcase the previous owners had left in one of the bedrooms. It sounds divine but was actually just a very dated piece of furniture. When I saw it on its side in the garage I had a visionary idea of recycling it into my dream console table!

                                                                               this

+ this:

= what we ended up, which with was this:

I'm pretty happy with the results and the price tag: $30

PRICELESS.

Dining

The hubby made this light fixture when we first moved in and I'm still in love....

The dining room was the first room in the house I worked on. Probably because as a kid, my parents and I never sat down for a meal together.  I vowed that when I had my own family we would always eat meals together. Granted, it is currently just the two of us and our dogs, but whatever.

The room has a evolved a bit since this picture. I'm currently using it for miscellaneous projects since I don't have a craft room set up yet. Once it's back in order I will take some new pictures!

New Art

I finally got around to painting a new art piece for the living room. I think it turned out okay. My main goal was to bring much needed color to the space with out the big price tag that comes with purchasing large scale art. Despite my fantasizing about purchasing pieces like this:

or this:

or this Michelle Armas print:

or this other Michelle Armas:

But in the end what I went with was this:

I ended up having to make it... cause it was free.

And this is what it looks like in the living room:

Thoughts?!

I'm Back!

I've been busy re-decorating and tweaking... and not doing my Style Cure homework. Then, they finally gave a homework assignment I can do: SHOP! In addition to shopping, we have recently inherited some furniture from the hubby's very sweet grandma. They are some wonderful midcentury pieces in pristine condition. Don't get me wrong, they need a bit of revamping to be good as new- meaning there might have to be some upholstery work done to the cushions... but ain't nobody got money or time for that right now! Below are some changes I've made. Let me know your thoughts!

Here is the before... 

                                  and the after... Not too different, right. Just more subtle. We added the coffee table (courtesy of grandma). The Danish modern chair, which I have not reupholstered. I did throw some IKEA fur throws over it and an IKEA cushion and called it a day. There are two of these awesome Danish chairs. I just didn't have enough fur throws. Down the road I was thinking of recovering them with velvet and some contrast piping? or should I go with a fun loud print? I have plenty of time to decide.

                                                                         Before

After. My faux deer head came. I don't know if that's where it will stay. That's where the hubby deems to think it belongs. I had originally ordered the bronze but didn't like the finish. I got some spray paint at Michael's and viola! Gold makes everything better :)

Before

                                           After. I've already tweaked it again.. I moved that pesky plant out of the way. I purchased another floor lamp. and the side table is new. I'm still not sure about it. Them rather- I bought two. But the pillows I made out of Target placemats. I think they bring some much needed color to the space. The art above the sofa is getting changed. I'm going to try something with bold colors, probably an abstract.



                          I also revamped this little nook with some IKEA Besta cabinets.
It needs a little more, but I'm stumped for now.

                                                           It looked like this before:

Well, that's all for now. I'm sure I'll have more to share soon!

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

We are focusing on the art piece above the fireplace


From this:

to this:

or this (of course both pieces need to be centered, so just imagine them centered):

I would put another item by the console table. Probably this sun mirror which I already own:

                                                This lovely piece on the console table:

(by Clare Elsaesser)

is by far the one I constantly want to look at.

Better or worse? or just eh? I can't decide. I'm rather attached to both pieces. Even though I do not know the artist of the piece (group) above the fireplace.  I got it at a thrift shop. The black and white art piece was made by me via Pinterest. I would love to hear feedback in the comments and can link you to that DIY if you like. Thanks y'all!