30 Minute Living Room Make-over

After Ella's afternoon nap it looked like May outside but didn't feel like May so we were stuck inside for the rest of the day. With the sun shining in, it was giving me a little spring fever! We have been talking about rearranging our living room for a while now. We know we need a new paint color on the walls and have been saying for 2 years we were going to start looking for a leather sofa for the room, but still haven't. 

What we could do in an afternoon.. rearrange furniture! So, we did! 

Take a look at the before and after and let me know what you think! 

Before: View from kitchen

Before: View from dining room

Before: View from hallway

Before: From hallway facing north wall/front door

Before

After: sofa moved to old TV wall

After

After: north wall

After: doorway/window

After: south wall from doorway

After: view from kitchen

After

 

So, what do you think? Yes, I know we have A LOT of toys! We have a basement of toys too, but what do you do when you have a 15 month old?  I think its a BIG improvement that cost $0.00, can't beat that! After doing all of the moving, I realized, WOW I HAVE A LOT OF BROWN STUFF! Brown furniture, brown shelves, brown loveseat, brown chair, brown picture frames, brown brown, brown! At dinner Hubby said, "Yes, I've been joking about this for years, you didn't realize it until now?" So, its time to start looking for some different accents for the room. In a quick internet shopping spree I found the following. 

Possible Pillow Fabric-Amy Butler Fabric

We WILL be getting a new sofa similar to this one, but not with the hefty Pottery Barn price tag

Another Pillow Fabric option - Amy Butler

More Pillow Fabric-Amy Butler

More Pillow Fabric- Amy Butler

Possible accent chair-IKEA

Throw Blanket-Target

Another Throw Blanket option-Target

Paint color for lamp

Wall Paint

We have a wonderful slip-covered sectional sofa that was in this room when we moved in. Once we remodeled our basement, we felt it was better suited for that area. So we bought the love seat from a friend to use until we were ready to buy a leather sofa. The paint color was already on the wall when we moved in. We can't wait to paint it a lighter tan shade and add beautiful white trim! We are painting the trim one room at time, 2 down and 5 more to go??? I think the throw for the sofa and the painting of the lamp can happen this week! The throw pillows could happen soon too! I am already searching out the sofa! Give me a few weeks for a better After! :)