Friday, September 17, 2010

show us where you live: living room

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I am so excited that Kelly of Kelly's Korner is hosting a home tour again this year. This week we are sharing our living rooms. I am really excited about this because there are so many things I'd like to change in ours so I'm hoping to get some great ideas while going on all of the other tours.

Our living room is just that...the place where we truly do most of the living in this house. Everything in it must be comfortable. I love the size of our living room, but would love to paint it a darker shade and also do something different with the fireplace. I think I'd like to replace the brick with rock and paint the mantel a distressed black. Until then, I just decorate around it.

The pics are from the last show us where you live, but sadly not much has changed since then...
The above picture is the view of the living room from the entryway and the pic below shows both the living room and the "piano" room view from the entryway.

This is the view from the "piano" room.

This is the room that we named the "piano" room. It is supposed to be the formal dining room, but we just aren't formal people and prefer to eat at our kitchen table. So, we decided to turn it into a room that we could actually use. We pulled the hanging light fixture up toward the ceiling and turned this room it into an extension of the living room. We needed a place for the piano which was the piano my parents had when I was growing up. Darren loves to play, so they passed it on to us.


Thanks for stopping by our home! Up next Friday is the Master bedroom tour...it is my favorite room in the house! Happy Friday!


15 comments:

Heather said...

Oh I love your living room!! So inviting and warm. Love your colors and your picture frames. So pretty!

said...

Love your color scheme : )

Rose said...

Hi, stopping by from Kelly's Korner-you have a beautiful home and beautiful boys! I just have one son, but he is so much fun I can't imagine having two more! Have a great day!

Jamie Kubeczka said...

Very pretty!

Bethany @ Our 4 Sons Plus 1...Super Cute Girly Girl said...

Gorgeous! Love your furnishings and colors!

Coffee Is My Love Language said...

Visiting from Kelly's Korner;) Had to give a shout out to a fellow mom of 3 boys. What handsome fella's you have!

Anonymous said...

It looks lovely and so comfortable. I have three boys too (and a girl), so I know how important it is not to be too precious about things.

Kate

Jennifer said...

I love the fact that you made the dining room into a piano room. We don't dine formally either... I love your color choices and your windows. Your home is very open and inviting.

Summer said...

What a beautiful living room!! I love it and I love how open it is! That fireplace is gorgeous and I love that lamp with the fur on it!! Your blog is so cute!!

xoxo
Summer

Cerys said...

I love the family plaque diamond lamps and zebra pillow. Such cute touches that make your living room something really special! I need to get myself a fun lamp. Thanks for sharing with usx

Anonymous said...

Hi, I'm coming from Kelly's blog, You said you were looking for ideas. Your home looks very beautiful. Have you thought about putting the love seat or couch( can't tell the size of it) where the big chair is and moving the chair to the window and adding the chair from the "piano room" there too? It seems like it is a large space and maybe it would make it more cozy adding the other chair.

taley@honeyhomb:) said...

Hello, Stopping by from Kelly's Korner! Thank you for sharing your living room. You found some beautiful frames!

Marlana said...

I love your wooden furniture! It is so very pretty and ornate. :)

feedingmypickyeaters said...

Everything looks so pretty.
Anita
feedingmypickyeaters.blogspot.com

Staci said...

Love your colors. I especially love the table vignette with your name plaque. Very pretty!

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