Back in August when I first wrote about my living/dining room update, I never dreamed it would take me this long. Seems anything I do these days takes longer than I expect. I think about things…make a few decisions…think about things some more. Finally all the thinking is finished and the decisions have been made.
If you missed it you can check out my dining room here. Now for the changes I made in the living room. Projects included:
Painting the walls.
New slipcovers for IKEA sofa and chair.
I chose the slipcovers from Comfort Works.
New pillow covers and lamps.
Purchased slipper chairs from Target.
Added a new lamp shade to an existing lamp
and made pillow covers from a yellow striped grain sack.
I made curtain panels from the same cream linen I used in the dining room. Even though I know it’s not what most decorators are doing now, I still like to link adjoining rooms with common fabrics. Call me crazy but I think it gives the rooms a pulled-together look. I make design choices without worrying about mixing styles. Basically if I like it, I make it work. I think repeating patterns keeps everything from looking jumbled.
I already showed you this side of the room but thought I would throw in a new picture. The last time I didn’t have anything in my metal, tiered baskets. Thanks to all of your suggestions it is empty no more.
This was a WUSLU deal of the day. Recently I had the opportunity to chat with the girls who came up with the concept of offering only one item per day. Yasmin and Nadia are not only savvy business women, they are as nice as can be. WUSLU already has a spin-off company called Antique Farm House. I will be featuring more WUSLU items in upcoming posts.
Once I started filling the baskets
the whole thing just came to life.
I filled them with things I love. Blue mason jars, white stoneware pitchers, old spools of twine and these totally wonderful rag balls I found on my doorstep a few days ago. Jane, from Cottage at the Crossroads, sent them to me as a surprise. She saw them at an auction and knew they would be perfect in my baskets. I just adore them.
If you are still with me (my posts aren’t usually this long!) I’d like to close with these new pillow covers I made to add some punch to my slipcovered chair.
I used 5 different fabrics to mix things up a bit.
I think it’s just what the chair needed.
I’ll be back soon with before and after pics so you can see how different things really look. We’re still working on the stairs and hallway flooring. The red wallpaper is history…I can’t tell you how glad I was to see it go. Hopefully this new project won’t take as long as the last one! Have a wonderful week.
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Your living room looks lovely – so pulled together and pretty. I love the touches of yellow – especially the stripe in the cushions you made for your yellow slipper chairs. Gorgeous.
Your living room looks so pretty, so fresh and crispy… So ready for spring and summer. I love everything you did to it and it was worth the time it took. We're also into doing the same you did, new uphlostery in our den's couches and living room special chair…it's slow too. Thanks for sharing, have a nice week.
FABBY
Ann:
Your living rooms looks wonderful! I love the new slipper chairs and the pillows are to die for! You do wonderful work!
Have a nice week!
looks wonderful, so fresh and crisp, lovely mix , so cozy yet elegant,
Your living room is beautiful, Ann.
I love the 5 fabric pillows.
Oh, Ann! Your living room is gorgeous! You did a wonderful job. I'm with you and I like to tie my rooms together. I think it creates more of a serene feeling when there is some co-ordination between one area and the next. I love your new pillows (ALL your pillows) and your new slipper chairs, too.
I hope you had a wonderful Sunday. xo Diana
Your living room looks beautiful Ann, so light and bright! Love the changes and love all those pillows!!
Ann it is just beautiful!! So bright and cheerful and happy! :-) All of your details are wonderful and I love how you reused existing pieces while adding in some fun new ones too. Great job my friend!
Vanessa
It is absolutely fresh and gorgeous – you did a fabulous job with refreshing that room!
Everything is perfect!
WELL DONE!!!!
Ann, this is just beautiful. I love all of the light and bright colors. Those Target slipper chairs are gorgeous. Don't feel bad abouttaking a long time, it's taking me months to update my living and dining rooms but I' m almost there!
Marianne :)
Hi Ann,
Your living room is beautiful! I love the colors that you've used. The linen panels are very elegant, and those Target chairs, they're gorgeous!
You have done a wonderful job, Sarah Richardson would approve, I'm sure! It's nice to hear that you're looking to Canada for inspiration.:)
I looked for the color of your walls but I didn't see them anywhere, I'm just curious.
Have a lovely day, my friend.
Love and hugs, Cindy
What a gorgeous room! Love the colors and fresh feel! The chairs and pillows are wonderful! Such a light and bright room!
Love it!
Miss Bloomers
It looks perfect. I love the fact that you mix affordable items from Target and Ikea into the mix. It proves that beautiful decorating doesn't have to cost a fortune. Love it!
Your living room looks gorgeous! It's very light, bright & fresh! I think it's magazine-worthy. Have a wonderful week, Ann.
Everything looks so nice and fresh Ann and I particularly like the way you mixed the pillow fabrics. Do you happen to know the name / brand of the leopard {animal print} fabric used on one pillow? I've been looking for a blue / teal leopard fabric myself.
Robin
happilyhomeafter.blogspot.com
Oh wow, Ann. This is designer calibre decorating. I think the fabrics really put it into the fantastic category. Love the colors. Love those slipper chairs from Target (can't believe those are from Target and wish we had that store here!). Just gorgeous!!
Hi… just beautiful. Would you mind sharing your source for the adorable linen lampshade?
thx,
Cynthia
Yes Ann, I agree your room looks fresh and bright. Love the slipper chairs. I see you have kept your cherry/mahogany tables unpainted.
Beautiful living room! Love the colors in your pillows.
Everything looks just beautiful. You've done a really nice job.
I am in the market for a couple of little chairs and I love these you got at Target. Must ck them out.
Over from House in Roses….
xo bj
Hi Ann,
Your livingroom just keeps getting prettier and prettier. I'm in love with everything but those chairs just make my heart pound.
hugs
Sissie
Hi Ann,
I agree. Your living room is magazine worthy. I'm glad that you could use the rag balls. I, too, would like the source of that wonderful linen lampshade. I need a shade for a concrete lamp that I found at…the auction, of course!
Your living room is beautiful Ann! I love everything about it. That rug is fabulous..the Target chairs…yummy!
Ann, you did a FANTASTIC job in your living room! I love the colors that you used. I especially like the way that you mixed fabrics on the pillows. Everything looks so bright, fresh, inviting and pretty!
Ann, you did such a great job I love the pillows and the fabric on the chairs. Beautiful job!! The whole space is light airy.
I just finished looking at the chairs available thru Target. I found some black and white ones that I really like.
Can you tell me if you are happy with your gold ones? And, are they comfortable and sturdy? I also like the color of yours. They have a sale going right now where you get a second chair for half price. I do need that other chair so it sounds like a good deal.
Thanks so much….
xo bj
Your space turned out so inviting and beautiful. Love the color combination, and how you decorated the 3 tier stand.
Love, love the bright yellow and blue! The rug is beautiful. What an awesome job, you are so talented.
I hope you are well and enjoying this awesome weather.
Going to look at your etsy and see what you've made.
Have a great week!
Andrea xxoo
Gorgeous! I have ikea couches too and it just this second occurred to me to have covered made. The colour options are quite limited at the store and insanely expensive here in Canada.
Ann I love those slip chairs and the pillows yo put on there! Great combo!
Your other side of the room turned out wonderful! Your new pillows are awesome! I envy your talent to make them! You are great at selecting fabrics.
Your room is gorgeous….I really like it…the colors are beautiful together.
Love how everything turned out! The Target chairs are perfect for the room….love your rug! Where did you find it? All your efforts really show down to every detail!
Oh my, Ann! It is stunning! My friend just ordered those chairs. I've loved them from the moment I saw them. This room is over the top gorgeous. May I ask what paint color you used on the walls?
Beautiful my friend!
Your living room looks lovely.
And here I was going to give myself a pat on the back for buying new lamps for the bedroom. Looks like I accomplished nothing next to you. :)
Oh! I am so going to be a copycat and get those slipper chairs. I am in love. I'll just sneak them in. Noone will notice C:
This whole space is so fresh and inviting! You have done a lovely job of pulling it all together.
No, you are not crazy, regarding the relating of adjacent rooms. That is what I was taught in design school, and it is still the way to go.
My mother had those tables. I let my son have them and he gave them away! I wish I had them back. Ever want to strangle your kid?
The white walls and the white slips really open up the room and make the yellow pop! Love all the blue as accents, too. Are you not just enjoying all this great weather we're having? We are trying to plan a spring meet-up soon. Maybe for one of the May barn sales. Hope you can make it!
~ Sue
Absolutely beautiful. I adore those slipper chairs.
Ann, I love the slipper chairs paired with your pillows and the wire baskets is about eight kinds of wonderful packed with all that goodness. I am so honored by your comment tonight. hugs, olive
Love the yellow and blue! It looks so fresh. :)
-Revi
I just adore the yellow & blue combo – it never goes out of style! Your slipper chairs are just fabulous – how awesome is it that they came from Target?!! I also really like your three tier basket. How clever to use it in your living room! Jane
Your Living room is so fresh and inviting. You have done a beautiful job. Love that rug. Thanks for sharing.
Just beautiful! I love the white linen panels, the chairs and of course the pillows :)
You should be in a magazine. I love everything you did. The fabrics are so pretty and your craftmanship makes a huge difference! I like seeing your finished caddy. It was fun reading all the viewers ideas on what to put in it.
Your room would be hard to leave. Makes me feel so good just viewing it. Enjoy!
Your living room is so pretty. The blue and yellow looks so fresh and I love that that you used several co ordinating patterns.
I love how your room turned out! Everything is so fresh and summery looking. I think yellow and blue is such a pretty color combo. I also like what you used to fill your 2-tiered stand. Great use of texture and color!
SO pretty! Just found you through savvy southern style and am your newest follower!
Amanda
http://www.dixiedelights.blogspot.com
Anne it is so pretty, everything works together so well. I love the way you accessorized your tiered basket and those slipper chairs are gorgeous.
It really looks lovely. Yellow is my favorite color, and I love the way you've used it in the room. I agree with you on color. I have the same colors repeated in my house. I do vary a little, but I love the fact that I can move items from room to room, and they still work.