I keep forgetting to post about our home updates! We have completed most of the rooms in the house, with the exception of some decor and finishing touchings.
Here is the living room when we bought the house. The previous owners had used door and window casing as moulding- not really sure why. And the walls were disgusting- yellow and baby blue sponge paint- ick! We also hated the track lighting in the living room, but the blind were nice so we kept those and washed (the crap out of) them.
The living room after being painted and cleaned. We use Behr paint in eggshell for the walls. I wanted to go for a warm, open, bright look. So, we went with 'Crips Autumn Leaf" for our contrast wall and 'Warm Gold' for the other two walls. We removed the door casing from the ceiling and placed it around the doors and windows in the rest of the house. We also removed and re-stained all of the mouldings to a darker color- Dark Walnut from MinWax.
To decorate the living room we purchased, with the help of my mother a coffee colored sectional from Gardner White. We scored this rug at Big Lots for $50 - love that! We transported the ceiling fan, lamp and wall decor on the yellow wall from our master bedroom in the condo and acquired the 42' flatscreen when we bought a new bed. Along with the fireplace (also bought by my mother) and bookshelves from Wal Mart ($17) - the room is complete.
We will add crown moulding eventually and would like to get a matching chair to complete the room.
Here is the living room when we bought the house. The previous owners had used door and window casing as moulding- not really sure why. And the walls were disgusting- yellow and baby blue sponge paint- ick! We also hated the track lighting in the living room, but the blind were nice so we kept those and washed (the crap out of) them.
The living room after being painted and cleaned. We use Behr paint in eggshell for the walls. I wanted to go for a warm, open, bright look. So, we went with 'Crips Autumn Leaf" for our contrast wall and 'Warm Gold' for the other two walls. We removed the door casing from the ceiling and placed it around the doors and windows in the rest of the house. We also removed and re-stained all of the mouldings to a darker color- Dark Walnut from MinWax.To decorate the living room we purchased, with the help of my mother a coffee colored sectional from Gardner White. We scored this rug at Big Lots for $50 - love that! We transported the ceiling fan, lamp and wall decor on the yellow wall from our master bedroom in the condo and acquired the 42' flatscreen when we bought a new bed. Along with the fireplace (also bought by my mother) and bookshelves from Wal Mart ($17) - the room is complete.We will add crown moulding eventually and would like to get a matching chair to complete the room.
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