Updates: Living Room, Bedroom, Entryway

Hello! I've been scolded a few times lately for not posting any updates on our house. It's been a busy two months, with both of us starting new jobs and adjusting to new schedules. In Drew's case, this has also involved getting used to hanging out with fourteen year olds every day (better him than me). But we're back on the blogging wagon (fingers crossed) and we have lots of progress to report!



First, the living room. We did a lot in the living room right away, so there's not too much here that's different. We moved one of our antique chests into the place of the sad little table (which has been relegated to the basement), which makes the awkward chair look less awkward. What do you think? We still need to add something above the chair and on the wall to the left of it, above the TV.

We also acquired this great rocking armchair from Drew's parents. I sewed some arm covers (more on my sewing prowess later) and we put it in the corner where the sticks used to be. We found that painting (it's of Paris, if you can't tell from this angle) on the street in our neighborhood and took it. It's a little garish, but so are the walls.

Next up for this corner is to fix the lighting situation. That lamp from ikea was $6.99 or something and it lived in our old apartment, but it looks super goofy right there. I'm thinking a hanging lamp?

Also, note the backgammon set on the floor next to the chair. It looks cool, but we don't know how to play. Anyone who wants to come play backgammon totally should feel free.....

Next up - the entryway. The last time you saw the entryway, it had stuff everywhere. We've cleaned it up (except under the rolltop, obviously...) and painted the walls and trim, but we still aren't really feeling good about the space. I think replacing the shoe shelf with something more substantial, moving the painting over the desk, and putting some hooks on the wall will help, but I'm not convinced that the layout is right. If you have design sense, please tell me what to do.

View from the spare room. The living room is on the left.

We will hang the Boston poster eventually...

The painting is hanging on a pre-existing nail but will get put over the desk soon.    

So. Much. Blank. Wall. HELP. 

And the bedroom. We got a real live bed - no box spring on the floor for us anymore! No siree, we're grown-ups now. The bed has a headboard, which is awesome because it keeps our pillows from falling on the floor.

I've done some research on the whole bed-in-a-corner thing, and apparently it's pretty controversial. Some like it and some hate it. Some people say it's bad feng shui and that you'll wake up with a neck ache or your blood gets infected or something. At the end of the day though, we feel like it makes our bedroom more open and we're sleeping great. We think our blood is healthy. We're keeping the bed like this.

Then came the question of what to do in that big, gray corner. We decided on some hanging lights. Drew braved his worst fears (Ikea on a weekend) to come help me pick them out. I can't decide if I care enough about them functioning as lights to keep the cords there, or whether I'd like to hang them with wire/string and use the electrical components somewhere else in the house. If we keep them as lights, we'll corral the cords along the edge of the windows. What do you think?



Next up, I'll show you all the cool stuff we did in the dining room, our new-and-improved kitchen, and the newest and best surprise in the house, which involves the bathroom floor.

Happy Veteran's Day!