Here is my (far overdue) photo tour of my new house. Weekly (I hope), I'll have a post up about a different room, and my hopes/vision/dreams/pie-in-the-sky for that space. You know, if I had all the money in the world.
The first room you see when you come in my front door is the living room/entry way. Bradley has a way with plants that I completely lack, so that's his job. And I'll have to see if I can't get a better picture of my front door glass, because I love it.
To the right is the living room. The door in the corner is to Mema's side of the house. The curtains are from IKEA, and all the furniture in the room belongs to Mema. It was in her formal living room in the house in Las Vegas. The sofas are about 26 years old, and, sadly, showing their age. It would be nice to get some new ones, but...$$$$. We'll be waiting on that one.
The lamps and end tables are pretty inexpensive. The lamps used to be this hideous orange-brown color, but we spray painted them oil-rubbed bronze, got some new shades, and now they look pretty good. Flimsy, though, so eventually we'll need to replace them, too. We have plans to recover the blue seat on that chair with something either neutral or green or (possibly) red.
The Grandfather clock is a true grandfather clock, in that my grandfather (Mema's dad) made it. It also doesn't work, but I don't think it stopped, short, never to go again, when he passed away. We are contemplating fixing it, but, once again, $$.
View of the entry from inside the living room. The guest closet is the door on the left. That three part painting was a gift from a dear gentleman in our Spanish Fork ward. Isn't it amazing??? I love it soooo much, and the fact that it is from a friend makes it even better.
You can see it better here.
And here is the hallway into the family room, which will be for another day.
We have pictures up on the wall, and curtains and all, and I don't think the room looks bad at all, but it's a little (lot) bland. I'd love to spice it up, and I've been brainstorming and pinning up a storm with ideas.
For the main make-over, we would love to board-and-batten the living room, like in this picture, to within three feet(ish) of the ceiling. The boards and crown molding would be a soft white, and the top un-wainscoted part would be a soft green.
Here's a little mood board of some of my ideas:
(Click to embiggenify.)
1. Burgess Green, for the walls
2. Or maybe Russell Green, instead
3. Board and batten picture, small
4. I like this traditional style of couch, making it not the focal point, but more of a neutral background. Probably along the same wall as the long couch is currently on.
5. & 6. Instead of a love seat, maybe two arm chairs on the window wall, with a table in between.
7. & 8. Or maybe instead of an end table, one of these cute ceramic garden stools.
9. For the entryway wall, under the aspen painting
10, 13, 14. Inspiration for paintings to lean on the wainscoting.
11. The aspen painting
12. Gorgeous bright red stars for a splash of color, hanging down in the window.
15, 16, 17. Throw pillows for the couch. I've already got one of 15 ($11 at Walmart!), and another one ordered.
18. & 19. Tiffany/Mission-style table lamps. I haven't found one in cast-iron black, with is what I'd want, or brushed nickel.
20. To hang down in the entryway. So pretty!
Well, someday some of this might happen. We'll see. I love to dream and wish, and this way, if I ever see something similar at a thrift shop, I can nab it!
