^ is what my living room looks like 97% of the time. From top left to right I'll explain what's going on.
To the left of the fireplace I have two green, square, oldish traveling chests that I loved when I bought them but am going to get rid of soon because I just purchased a piece of furniture for that space. Ancient Apple desktop from my office that we used as a dvd player for awhile. Fireplace, doesn't really produce much warmth, mostly just for looks (lame) and I found a gorgeous old fireback to put in front of it since it's see-through to our bedroom (awkward). To the right of the fireplace is a bookshelf that my boss gave me and I painted blue then lined with white and red polka-dot wrapping paper! I'll do a quick post on that later, it's cute as shit and covered in stuff.
Next layer from left: Gorilla rack that M insisted we use for a TV stand until we wall mount the TV...6 months later it's still an eyesore. Bar stools that belong in the garage but we use for extra seating when people are over. Coffee table that I want to paint the same blue as the bookshelf. Tiny, cute oval nightstand that is acting as an end table with lanky table lamp (both gsale finds). The couch came with the house, it's microfiber but after Molly rolled in bear poop and then sat on the couch we decided a washable slipcover was necessary. The slipcover is ugly but we let our dogs on the furniture so until we become better pet parents it stays.
Next layer from left: My little telephone table with Baby Redwood and my ancient HP laptop from college. Above Baby Redwood is his cousin Azalea who I saved from certain death and recently put in that hanging planter which was gray until I spray painted it. Dog bed, normally it's in the bedroom but sometimes we bring it out when we have people over/ the only time the dogs don't get free range of the couch. See that giant rug all of this is on? Yeah $1 at a garage sale, it was someone's garage rug, reeked of smoke, and was FILTHY! I spent an entire weekend in the garage with a rented carpet cleaner, then hung it on the Jeep and hosed it off to get it smell-free and it really doesn't smell! Molly and Sasha lounging. Five pairs of Xtra Tuffs, two pairs of Danskos, and some dog toys. I want to build a table to put over that shoe rack/ act as a landing strip so that I stop leaving my stuff on the dining table (M's gripe) but I'm not sure what exactly that's gonna look like, for now it's whatever. I have too many shoes. Oh and in the leftish foreground is one of my fave gsale finds! That wood chair with the ugly green paisley cushions is so comfy and on our rare sunny days it's in the sun all morning. I plan to sand and probably just seal the wood and sew or have a friend sew new red cushion covers.
I told you guys I had no design sense! We're doing what we can. We all really love the living room even though it is smaller than the master bedroom and it can only get better from here.
Whaddaya think? Any plans I listed that I ought to re-think? Anything I'm missing that you're curious about? Any ideas?
