Curtains in the Living Room

After the Christmas decorations came down, the living room was looking really bare.  In the span of just a couple of days we went from this:

to this:

Christmas Console

Let the Christmas decorating begin!

Artwork of Iron & Wood

I found this pretty iron and wood artwork at Michael's last week, and picked it up.  I'm a sucker for scrollwork pieces, and I've been looking for some large wall pieces for our new home for quite some time.   So when I saw this one for 50% off, I went for it.

Painted End Table

A few months ago, I found an old end table at a local thrift store that I thought might make a cute makeover project.   For $20, it was a great piece.  It was in really good condition, except for some coffee rings and scratches on the top.   It was so serviceable, in fact, that I used it in our living room all winter long just as I found it at the thrift store!

Warming Up The Living Room with Paint

I'm excited to share some new photos of our living room, after painting the walls a warm beige color.

New Baker's Rack

I've been pretty busy in the last day or two, completing a major trash-to-treasure project, and I'm going to be sharing that here in the next couple of days.  But in the meantime, I'm excited to show you a new piece I've got in my living room.

None of the Above?

I found myself in Lowe's today, and used the opportunity to pick up some paint samples so we could get down to business on painting the living room.  I've been talking about it since we moved in, and just hadn't made any progress.  So hubby and I picked out three options and had samples mixed up in each of them.

The Back Hall So Far

Yesterday I made some updates to the back entry hall in our home, and I'm excited to show my progress.

Happy Tuesday 3/2014 - Our Living Room So Far

Welcome to the 3rd Happy Tuesday of 2014!   I hope you'll join the link party today, and share something that makes you happy!  Check out the info at the bottom of the post and join the fun!

Today I'm giving an update on my Living Room So Far.  While it's definitely a work in progress, I'm very happy with this room and how it's coming along.

Living Room Update - New Sofa

Exciting times here in the Harris home... we got a new sofa this week!

A Simple Console Table Display

Now that the Christmas decorations are down, the house is looking a little bare.  Things are more empty than they normally would be because we haven't really settled into our new house all the way.  We just moved here in September last year, and we haven't painted, done any window treatments, or really even found the right furniture for all the right spots.  So in the interim, while we're making decisions about all these other things, I've got one section of the house put together pretty well, at least for now.

Christmas in our Living Room

I'd like to share some more photos of our living room.  I had a lot of fun putting this room together.  We began on the day after Thanksgiving, purchasing the tree from the local farmer's market.

Christmas Home Tour 2013

Welcome to our home!  We moved into this home on Labor Day Weekend, just three months ago, and since then, we've been working on making it feel like "home."   To me, nothing helps do that more than decorating for Christmas, so I'm glad that the season is happening so soon after we moved in.

In this post, I plan to show some general overview shots of our home, and then in the next week or so, I'll follow this up with some more detailed views of things.  Come on in!

Post-Holidays Blank Slate

Like many other folks out in blog land, we're doing a lot of cleaning and freshening up around our house since we took down the Christmas decorations.  I kind of like the sparse look, especially when it's all nice and clean like we made it today.  It gives a fresh perspective, a chance to breathe.