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    Living Room : Then & Now

    February 14, 2013 by Ashley Mayes 1 Comment

    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:

    living room before

    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).

    Finding the right gray

    Walls are being primed in this picture.

    Living Room Wall Primed

    On to the gray paint...

    Painting gray over primer
    Painting more gray

    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.

    small update on built in  young house love inspired  copy  Living Room another view  feb 2013 living room  Closer view of bookcase
    Living Room Feb 2013
    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?
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    1. Charlotte

      February 19, 2013 at 2:24 pm

      This looks great! Love the furniture arrangement, and I like the wire art project leaning off the wall, it gives it a lot more depth. So many great touches!

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