It’s that time again!!! The time when us crazies give ourselves 6 weeks (and in my case, a tight budget) to completely transform a room of our choice, and blog about it weekly along the way. I had such a fun time last go round transforming our Media Room, that there was no question that I would sign up again. Although quite a bit has changed since then…I’m now working PT, am chasing after a toddler, and get a whole lot less “nap time” than I did 4 short months ago, but our living room needs some serious love and this is the perfect way to kick myself in the rear to get it done!
Let’s look at the pretty first, what do you say? I want brighter walls, pops of bold color and pattern, anchored pieces in solids and a light animal print rug to brighten the floor. I can’t shake my love for a bold black and white pattern, paired with fuchsias and emeralds, and maybe a chintz or two! Our living room is open to the kitchen and breakfast nook, so I will have to tie all of the spaces together with color and pattern. Here’s my inspiration:
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| The builder beige walls kill me. They reflect yellow-ish, gold-ish light in the afternoon sun and I despise it. I’m not a fan of yellow light. We all no no one looks good in it. |
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| This monstrosity was my big issue in this room. I’m convinced that I was young and venerable and me hubs got my a little tipsy on margs before we went shopping for this. I hate it so much. Don’t get me wrong, it was comfortable as all hell and pretty much turned into a bed….but really, microfiber with leather trim. What on earth was I thinking?! Happy she’s found a new home and was replaced with a much more scaled back sofa/chaise in a dark charcoal grey velvet. |
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| Here’s the breakfast nook in all of it’s messy glory. It does get the most amazing light though and I love it and don’t want to lose one bit of it. |
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Love the inspiration board. It's going to be great!
Can't wait to see what you do!!!
Great inspiration board!
Great ideas and I love the pink and green accents.
Hahahaha, it's Linda, not Pam :). You do have amazing sunlight. I think we all made those crazy sofa choices. Thanks for joining.
OMG Linda I know that….I'm so sorry for being such a dingbat! This post was written entirely too late last night, and truly I forget my own name most days, so I hope you're not offended! And thanks for making me feel better about the sofa….I'm still going with the too many margaritas story
This is going to be fun, can't wait to see your mudroom! xo
Damn margaritas will get you in a bad place
Your plans look so good- can't wait!!
Your inspiration board is amazing – love the black, white, and green color combo. And I'm feeling your pain on the builder's wall color – we had that color throughout most of our house and it's the worst. Looking forward to following along!
looks like a great plan and lots of good inspiration! Can't wait to see the finished product!
We are two peas in a pod. I never get enough of animal print, floral, or black and white! And I never realized we had similar mantles/media cabinets. If you were staying in this house a while, I'd say paint it black
Looks awesome!
Love those pillows in the inspiration pic! Can't wait to follow your room again this time. I am sure it will turn out great!
Great mood board! Can't wait to see the progress! I'm re-doing our powder room….
Jen (Jen Gilday Interiors)
athomeinthenorthwestblog.com
Loving your mood board! Emerald, gold and leopard are some of my favs!
THAT RUG you already have!! dying
OMG, I love your color choices! This is going to look fabulous! Good luck!
Great inspirational ideas. Will be following along.
Can't wait to see the progress girl!!! Xx.
I absolutely love, love, LOVE your inspiration board! Palm leaves, black and white, leopard print, AND a flamingo?! It is too good!!! I am so excited to follow along!!
XOXO,
The Glam Pad
The plans look great! Especially loving the drape choice
Looking forward to following along!
Your plan for the space is gorgeous! And you have great bones to work with. I will be following your progress for sure
Your house has great bones! And I adore your design plan!! Totally my kind of space!
Loving your board! The trimmed romans will look great in your windows.
Visiting from the ORC link up. Love love love your inspiration board and can't wait to see what you do with it! I also love black and white with strong pops of color!
Your before is already pretty awesome, but the after should be spectacular!
Kelly green, floral and leopard?! Can't go wrong! I love this mix! I'm so excited to see this come together!
XO,
Krista
http://www.goodwillglam.com
I love your inspiration board. It really drew me in. I'm really excited to see your room come together and I'm going to start following you:)
Oh wow – I love everything about your plan and your design board is amazing. I'm dying to see this finished!
The colors on that board are killing me! I know you have your hands full but I know you can pull it off!!!
The colors are awesome! I LOVE black & white with a pop of color, I'm doing the same for my one room challenge- cannot wait to see your work!
Fab mood board. Love that floral print on the pillow!!
Love your plans- the colour is fabulous!
love the ideas and colors! can't wait to see it all come together!
I so love your plan. This is going to look amazing, I can't wait!