Living Room : Then & Now

I'm cringing at posting these pictures. I can't believe how bad our living room looked (for like the first 8 months we lived here). Wowza! We have come a long way.

Here she is:

We knew that we wanted to go with gray walls, but finding the right gray is close to impossible. Don't mind all the swatches on the walls (I think there were nine different colors up there at one time).

Walls are being primed in this picture.

On to the gray paint...

We painted the walls, installed a DIY light, added a rug from Rug USA, changed the knobs on the built-in corner piece (with knobs we had on hand), DIY key art (Thanks Young House Love) and re-arranged the furniture. I think it looks a millon times better than before.

Sometime this year, I would like to paint all the trim (windows, door frames, baseboards and built-in). All the wood is cream colored and it would definitely brighten things up if they were white. We would love to have hardwood flooring installed, hang curtains, buy a bigger sofa, etc. Maybe in ten years from now?