I seem to be quite focused on getting my living room in order. It’s absolutely the hub of our home, and since we spend the most of our time here (see, I’m “here” right now hubbin’ away), I have this desire to get it just “so” before I attempt to finish any other space.
Having my decorating sister here, who really is the female version of Nate, helped in that she motivated me to make some simple changes that made a big difference….
One of which was helping me peruse craigslist and thrift stores in search of the perfect (and affordable) credenza.
Because while this little table was cute n all, it most definitely did not provide the kind of storage we need in such a small space.
{before}
And find it we did.
The next morning fresh out of bed, we jumped in the car, and in the pouring rain drove to meet some random (but very nice) man and then kinda stole (it was a LOW price!) his amazing piece of SOLID WOOD AWESOMENESS.
What made it even better was that my sister chipped in a portion for my birthday present (December 1st, people, mark it down!)….so it was REALLY a steal.
Then with one little purchase, the changes have begun and I am feeling confident that my living room will soon be complete.
Until I change it.
Here’s the before of the credenza, aka, awesomeness:
And then today after 1 can of primer, and two cans of glossy white spray paint….out came this:
Could you JUST DIE???
I mean….
I’m not so thrilled with the “styling” I have going on right now with the picture frames, but that will all come together in the next week or so I’m sure.
Also, some new hardware could really spice it up.
thinking, thinking….
And that’s just the beginning of the little changes that were made.
Once we clean things up ’round here from the mad week we’ve had,
I’ll snap some photo’s and give you the full view.
In the meantime…
lets ponder what color this chair shall be and what kind of fabric it should be recovered with,
shall we?
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Such a great DIY project! Looks fabulous:-)
Wow! It looks sooo good! What talent you’ve got! I love that print on your wall of the family, too. So adorable(:
I LOVE what yall did its AWESOME!!
omgosh it is complete awesomeness!!!!
it looks so good, the scale is much better for the size of your television! so glad i found your blog, i love it.
black chair with pink cushion…. 🙂
Okay…simply loving the new credenza!!! White paint MUCH better than before :o)
Great credenza, tell us the price girlie! We have been painting like mad around here too! I would spray paint the chair a glossy black and do a crazy print! How fun!
I love seeing people’s home makeovers. I just can’t get myself to do anything like this. I’m lazy and totally uncrafty.
It looks amazing and you did such a wonderful job!! Love the black and white look, that is how my apartment was decorated, with similar colors. 🙂
You are so talented! I’m crazy jealous that you have such an eye for what things can be turned into 🙂
I love your new space but I seriously want to know where you got the little white table that you replaced? I am looking for something like that (I haven’t decided yet whether I want it white or if I want it unfinished so I can stain it) but the size and style is perfect for what I plan to use it for!