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Living Room Update (and a little spring decor)

This living room space wasn't the easiest layout to design. Its open, but not very large. It really only has one solid wall. There are so many openings, doors, stairs...  I knew going into designing this space, I was really going to have to think through the layout. And its far from done! I like to play, and move things around often, so its likely to not stay this way for too very long. We still have plans to change the stair railing, add some type of architectural pieces going up the stair wall, and I'm on the hunt for the perfect rug for the space!

But as promised, I'm hear to show you our progress, not just our completion! Everything has been freshly painted in Sherwin Williams Useful Grey. And the trim is done in Extra White. Let's look back at what we started with!

And this is where we are now.



Before 


And after.


What a difference some paint and accessories can make!



Its all slowly coming together!

 In addition to getting the rooms all set up, i'm also trying to decorate for the season. With spring, comes new life! Everything is blooming, its green and fresh! I wanted that to translate inside as well. It's time to shift away from "heavy" decor and make things light and airy. I'm feeling drawn to green lately and found myself using it with my paint color and accessories!

 I picked up this little apothecary cabinet at a local antique mall and gave it a makeover with some of my Magnolia Paint. 


It's most likely going down to the basement once that space is ready, (we kinda started that flooring project, and then took a 3 week break 😐) But that's another story!

A few more green accessories.... are we starting to see a pattern here lol



Springtime is all about the flowers right! Bringing blooms into your decor can be done with the real deal or with faux. Over the last several years I've been accumulating lots of faux flowers and greenery that I can change out with each season. If taken care of, they are an investment that will last and definitely be worth the $$ spent. 




Another change I like to make when decorating for spring is to swap out my textiles. This can be done by changing out an accent rug to a lighter color, removing heavy throws for lighter weight ones.


 Changing out your pillows is another very easy way to change your looks with the seasons! My friends are aware of my pillow addiction....it may or may not need an intervention....what's a girl to do 😏
Here's a tip - invest in a few pillow inserts (you can find them at ikea or online). Now you can start accumulating pillow covers that you can change out seasonally. Hobby Lobby has their pillow covers on sale every other week! 





Ok, this post somehow grew longer than I intended, but hopefully you guys enjoyed seeing this living room transform and maybe picked up a few tips for spring decorating! As always, thanks so much for stopping by the blog and keeping up with all our projects!!!


                                                                                                     ~Jen








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