City Apartment Tour
When we moved in last May, we realized we had a BIG room to work with for our living room. It is literally, a huge room. This room alone is bigger than our last apartment in Virginia! (We measured.)
I wanted to split the room up a little to make it serve two different purposes. A definitive entryway and a living space.
I loved the color of the walls, but was looking for a really colorful pop to contrast the slate colored walls.
Living Room
My curtains are actually sheets! I scored these amazing sheets at Christmas Tree Shoppe and realized the color was a perfect match to my entertainment center color.
Remember these guys? I found these
Sea Fans at the antique shop in Virginia last year. I simply switched out the green paper for white.
I found that coral pillow at Kirkland's on clearance for around $5.
These coffee table tray was a Target find on clearance after Christmas. It was $12.
Our furniture is from
Wolf's Furniture. We wanted large deep furniture to bring the room to scale.
This is a chair I often end up sound asleep in...
These
chairs are chairs that I re-did in the summer. A total of $5 for the both of them!
The chevron rug was a big time steal from
RugsUsa.com. I got the largest size, a 7'10"x10'10" for $88 during a Memorial Day sale.
The electric fireplace was a craigslist find. I simply gave it a fresh coat of white paint. It was around $60 and has been keeping us toasty and cozy all winter.
The coral tin artwork was actually green before. I had my sister do a sort of white wash paint to to it give it a new life.
The mirror was from my mom. She had bought my sister a vintage bedroom set and this mirror came with it. My sister already had another mirror so I took this one and just painted it gold. It fits perfectly and makes the room appear even larger.
I wanted to add another dimension of texture so I picked up these little cuties from the dollar section at Target and just hung them with some twine.
You can read about my entertainment center project
here.
I love this piece so much because it really grounds the room.
I have a slight apocathary jar obsession. I like to fill them with different things for each season.
Most of the accessories were freebies from a family member cleaning out their attic and the books are all from Salvation Army. A few coats of white and gold spray paint can give anything a new look!
Anytime I see a neat coral piece on sale somewhere I try to buy it, since my living room has an understated nautical theme to it. This fun coral piece was on clearance due to a chip in the back.
So that's my living room! It's very cozy at night when the lights are dim and the fireplace is on. My hubby and I love cuddling up to watch a movie or eat dinner.
Kitchen
Office
