Living Room Makeover(Takeover?)

For a long time, I have thought that our Living Room needed something.  No matter how I positioned our furniture, I was never happy.  It just seemed the room was lacking in some way.  Finally, we decided that the furniture was just no longer "us".  With the New Year, it was time for a new space!  Out with the old and in with the NEW!!

This time when it came to furniture, we decided that we would only buy pieces that we loved.  Lesson learned, when it comes to such a big purchase, don't settle.  When we first purchased furniture, almost 6 years ago, I settled on our red sofas because I knew that was the color I wanted.  Unfortunately, there wasn't much in red to be offered, so we settled on the pieces we had bought.  I liked them for the first year and then had come to the conclusion that they just never fit in our space.  A mistake we would not make again.

When we decided what furniture we liked, it was time to make a small scale of our living room and small scale cutouts of the furniture we intended to buy.  After much debate on which sofas to buy, we decided.  I will say though, that the layout looked better on paper, but we still LOVE our new space!  And the kids are still adjusting to no longer being allowed to eat or drink in the living room, poor kids.  I will say that I loved my red, but I still have a few small touches of it, for example, in the new rug.  For our space, the new furniture is much more functional and really makes the space!  Just for the blog readers, I will share our(still in the process of)makeover photos.  Here is my attempt at giving a 360 view of the room.

 Looking in from the Front Hallway

 As you can see, Daddy is still working on his desk area.  Please excuse the mess.

 Looking in from the Dining Room

 Funny tidbit, we picked the Ottoman before we had picked the furniture.  We wanted it because it serves several functions.  Both sides can hold magazines, DVDs, Books and anything else!  Also each square serves as a foot rest or flip over and have a tray(you know if we actually allowed eating in the Living Room).  It is also great for when you are like us and don't like Coffee Tables.  Certainly more functional than our old Ottoman.

 Don't the two of them look comfy!  They are always telling me anyway.  I think they are very pleased with the new furniture despite the new rules(it was actually the rule with the old furniture too, but poorly implemented then).

 Ah, the very chair that made our decision!  Once we saw this chair, we knew we had to buy it!  Its so big, you can curl up in it with a laptop and you will never want to get up.  Which when you are supposed to be working out, can be a bit of a problem :)  Oh and the best part, it swivels!!

 Once all the furniture was moved in, it then became known that the TV was going to have to be mounted.  Daddy also had to order some new cords(which we are still waiting for)so they can be better hidden.  Thankfully Daddy found a great deal!  We also received some great suggestions on where to look for mounts.

Another thing that we never had in our Living Room, was lamps.  Much needed and so thankful that Lowe's sells Lamp Sets for super cheap(I knew there was a reason I loved that store)!  Who knew?!  I highly recommend!!

Thank you for letting me share my passion with you!  I keep saying that someday I should go back to school to study Interior Design.  Who knows, there are still plenty of years left to decide.