Hello guys !
I've been in my new home for 3 1/2 months now and I have been decorating slowly because I want all my pieces to be perfect. I have been focusing on my living room area because that is where we spend our most time. When we initially moved into the home I had already had a set idea, but....
things didnt work out. The accent chair that I had originally chosen was HUGE ! A key to take note when shopping for furniture is to actually measure, sit in it and compare it to your other furniture pieces. The chair I chose was in a window display, hence why I didnt notice how BIG it was.
(pictures taken from my iPhone)
Here is my dad asleep in the chair the day we moved in and you can see how a full grown man fits in it.
This is actually the couch that I picked out. So you see what I was kind of going for; blues, grays, silver, and pops of neutrals. I had this awesome image and actually bought both blue chairs. When they delivered them I was soooooo sad. My couch is such a cool contemporary/modern pieces with a low back and sleek design (I LOVE MY COUCH !!) But once the chairs were next to it they were not very un-appropriate in size next to the couch. They were tall and bulky and almost looked like a kings thrown. So I immediatley contacted my furniture place (small unique design boutique furniture shop) and let them know I was not satisfied with my blue chairs. They had a strict not return or refund policy but luckily one of the blue accent chairs had a loose leg and I was able to "exchange" for my new quick pick burnt red chair down below. I originally wanted blues and grays and VERY modern home, but that quickly changed. ;) I did however keep the 2nd identical blue chair and have it as an accent chair in my master bedroom (the perfect place for it, i love it !)
It was a very busy week at work and I needed to make a choice on one of my days off in a very short period. I went in and strolled the boutique and ended up picking this chair last minute. But...
I grew to love it and THIS was what inspired and what my decor choices revolve around for my dining and living room area.
My couch and chair both have a low/modern/contemporary feel. So I wanted to go the opposite with decor and make it feel very cozy and comfortable. But most of all very homy.
Here are some key pieces that bring in the room together as a whole.
I LOVE my curtain pattern sooo much ! The only thing I hate about the curtain is that they are very short !!!!! So I plan to add a piece of fabric to the bottom in the burnt red and make them taller so that i can hang them from a higher point on my wall to make the room appear larger.
They are available at Target and are $25 a panel.
This piece is from Fallas. Some of you may not be familiar with this store but it is said to be a store that items that were either made wrong are sent to to be sold and you can get some pieces for a very good price. I got this clock for around $20.
This sunburst mirror is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE and was also purchased at Fallas. This was only $20 and is actually pretty big in size. Without this piece in my living room it would not be the same ! This piece MAKES the living room. I love it !
I love how woven textures feel in this space aswell and this woven large tall vase is from target along with those "sticks" ( i dont know what they are called)
The three art pieces are identical pieces that I got at Ross for $16.99 a piece. They are large pieces and are a good use to fill a large wall space. However I dont really like them. I am going to replace them with three large white frames to display some professional family portraits. The dark brown on the art pieces brings in a darkness to the room which I do not like.
The flowers are on a large square cool wooden vase on my dining table and the vase and flowers are from Target.
This sea urchin is my latest piece and is from the Nate Berkus collection at Target and I love it soooo much !!! It was $8.49
This red vase was actually from flowers my husband had delivered to me on Valentines Day at work.
I added some fresh oranges in there and every time I see it, it reminds me of that special day. :)
I started to incorpate white pieces because I feel it brings an airy feel to the place. This white frame above is from Target. I love the texture on it, $8.49. The handsome stud inside is my son A.J. :)
and this vase down below is actually from Lowes believe it or not and actually has a white shorter one that comes in the collection.
This 9 cube shelf is actually for a closet, but who said I couldnt use it for my living room right???
I added some baskets with the woven texture from Target and placed the shelf under my hung TV.
I hope you guys like this post. I really enjoy home decor posts and ideas and I hope you guys do as well.
Thanks for reading,
