Laying out the Living Room

I still consider this to be a work in progress, but the room has come a long way. I'm feeling really good considering we've only been living here for seven months.

So what exactly did I do in here?

• Painted the walls
• Hung new curtains (more on that in my next post)
• Purchased new sectional sofa & ottoman
• Brought in table, entertainment center, piano, and art we already have
• Removed carpet and repaired & refinished the hardwood floors underneath
• Threw out ceiling fan

My interior designer friend created the layout plan based on my existing furniture and my vision of the room. I'm a visual person, so when I'm designing a room it's so nice to know that furniture I'm thinking about buying will fit the scale of the room. So before I bought the new sectional sofa, I had this:

Before

In Progress

The first bit of business was getting the stinky old carpet torn up.

Luckily, the original hardwood floors underneath were in decent shape. 

My contractor and his team did a great job of sanding and staining them back to life..

In Progress

Before

In Progress

Before

In Progress

I knew I wanted a sectional, and I definitely wanted something comfy that will hold up to a kid and dog. I searched and searched online and at local furniture stores. Then when I was starting to give up that wasn't going to find anything that I liked I came across this beauty. But the price tag stopped me in my tracks. I was budgeting around 2-2.5K, but this was way over. In the past, I have had faux leather couches but they didn't hold up (the cushions quickly lost their firmness). I mulled it over for a couple weeks and continued to look elsewhere. A month later I was still in love with it, and I drove by the store and they were having their big sale. I went in and saw that it was on sale and that I could have it in about 3 weeks so I placed my order!

Now that I had the sectional ordered it was time to hunt for an ottoman. I'm not a coffee table person - I like to rest my feet. Again, I couldn't find anything in the local stores that I liked, then one day I was reading Young House Love and they had bought this big tufted leather storage ottoman. It's not exactly a cheap option, but I loved it. I am not one to buy furniture online without seeing in person first, but I took a leap of faith and well…I love it!

The new furniture up close...

Paint Colors (all Benjamin Moore)

Ceilings, Trim - White Dove
Living Room - Harbor Gray