Two years ago I painted our living room/dining room/kitchen a very light grey colour. I loved it. It was light and fresh. Part of the reason why I picked light grey was because we had cream coloured couches, as well as cream coloured curtains. The couches we purchased off kijiji for $150 for both. A steal of a deal, but they were just temporary until we could afford couches that we actually liked. I knew for two years the couches I wanted, but we couldn't get them...until NOW!
So, the new couches are grey. Grey couches plus grey wall=bleh. So I painted. I just took the same colour as our entry/sitting room and carried it into the dining/living room/kitchen. It was way to much work. I thought I was nuts the entire time doing it. But as soon as I was finished, I was beyond thrilled. It looks awesome.
Along with some new couches, I also wanted some new curtains. My old curtains were a DIY gone wrong. I cut the panels, trying to turn two panels into four, but it just ended up being a big fat mistake. The curtains didn't close all the way on our patio doors, so I had all our backyard neighbours staring into our house all the time. Not fun.
Now I generally go neutral and like to play things safe in my house. This is mostly because I'm in my house all.the.time so I get bored of things quickly. I feared that if I added to much colour that I would get sick of it super quickly. However, that area needed a little boost. It was too bland. Too neutral. So I got some very funky curtains. I admit, I was nervous, and needed a little bit of encouragement from my mom (an expert decorator) , but I'm SO glad I went that route.
And now the couches (hehe I know, I'm teasing you with a lack of pictures....I'm saving the big finale for the end). Yes, our old couches were fine. They were fully functional. However, they were massive.
That's the only picture I have of them. We had this love seat, and a three seater, in our tiny little space. Notice how the arm rests are like a foot wide each...that's four extra feet of space being taken up in that room. So, we got rid of them (had them for two years and sold them for more then what we paid!) and got a love seat and a chair. Yes, it's MUCH less seating in that area, but we figured we can pull up chairs from the kitchen table if we need to (bachelor nights eh girls).
Ahem, here it is...the new and improved living space:
The curtains are so bright and funky with a little retro vibe to them. Goes great with our retro table and chairs set. And the aqua colour matches perfectly with the aqua seats on our kitchen chairs.
The couches are now the perfect size for this little space. We were first going to get two love seats, but I'm glad we didn't. The room is so much more open now with the over sized couches gone. Bonus, the cushions come off the couch and Coral and I can make killer forts with them...AND double bonus, the cushion covers come off, so if my kiddos spill on them, I can just toss them in the washing machine.
Corals thoughts:
"Ooooooooooh I LOVE your curtains mama!!"
"I'm glad we got different couches...the other ones were to slippery for Poppy."
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