Living Room Refresh
I received a Janet Hill art print as a gift for Christmas and it lead to a whole refresh of my living room. I just think this time of year lends itself to little changes with things like resolutions, new beginnings and (not to mention) snowbound days. After all, the same thing happened last year. It gets me through the winter doldrums.
The furniture is back in the same place as last year, although I’ve been know to move it around on a whim. One of the big changes that set the stage for the rest of the room is the new curtains. The old curtains were needed in our family room, but that is a post for another day. I had pinned this fabric, which is Richloom Balmoral in the opal colorway, to my Fabric Love – Home Decor board on Pinterest a year ago. I thought it was so pretty. Then in October, I saw the fabric made into curtains on Maggie Overby’s blog, and quickly fell head-over-heels in love. I bought the fabric in November, but it just sat there and sat there for what seemed like forever. I would hold it up to the window to see how it looked in the room, and stand back. Sometimes, I would feel like maybe it was too much, so I’d put it away. Then Christmas came and went and it was suddenly January. I was doing the January cleaning and rearranging and hanging the Janet Hill portrait (which had similar colors as the curtain fabric), it was then that I decided to go for it and make those curtains. I love them!
In the summer I played around with indigo tie dye. Nothing was safe. Pillow cases, table runners, napkins and cotton fabric were all fair game. Finally the drop cloth slip cover I made for the wing chair ended up in the pot. I was nervous when I added it to the dye bucket, but it came out better than I expected.
I’ve been investing in plants. I talked about it in this post. I love the way they add life and fill up a space. I would love to buy a fiddle leaf fig plant, but I hear they are very temperamental.
I added a few pieces to the gallery wall …
and rearranged the books on the buffet.
I shopped the house for artwork, pillows, throws and decorations. I made a few more pillows from a vintage indigo cloth I bought from ShopFleaMarketFab and some vintage fabric I bought at a yard sale this summer.
I really like how it turned out. I think I will keep it like this for a while.
Did I just say that out loud?
P.S. The rug is from Target.
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The living room looks amazing and that drop cloth slipcover is great! I do love that Balmoral fabric and thanks for the mention.
Thanks so much for the inspiration Maggie!
Love, love, love how your tie-dyed slip cover came out. I don’t think I would be brave enough to do it, but it looks perfect! And are those little bird plates on your gallery wall from Anthropologie? Funny – I used photos of similar plates in the Anthro catalog to make charms for a beaded necklace: http://with2hands4you.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-new-necklace-made-with-recycled-charms.html
Yes, those little bird plates are from Anthropologie. I may or may not have an addiction to Anthropologie plates.
this space is amazing! so pretty, cozy, and eclectic! i LOVE that tie dye chair!
Thanks so much Cassie!
This room is so lovely!! You’ve inspired me! I’ve been admiring that fabric too — maybe I’ll take the plunge and make a shower curtain (hopefully that won’t be too hard for my novice self)
Can I ask about your little Apple painting? Is there a source for it? Or is it vintage? I LOVE it so…. Thank you!
Thank you Kristen! I actually painted the apples myself this summer while I was in Maine.
Oohhh, wow!! If you ever do another, let me know! 🙂 It’s charming.
Just love your mix of old and new and colorful fabrics – glad to have found you!
I think your living room is pretty. The curtains are pretty and the whole room is alive with color. It looks like a happy place!
Oooo – it looks wonderful!!! I love the greens and blues – so fresh! The plants are such a beautiful addition to the room as well. I need to learn how to make slip covers (two of my wing chairs need them desperately) and I like your indigo dye look!
I love what you’ve done with the place! Those curtains!!
So, I was thinking your house needed some 70’s crewel and then I saw the chinese lanterns. Very nice addition.
I love to see the sun shining through your windows.