Home Tour Tuesday - The Living Room

Now that life is getting back to normal here around the house and our furniture and floors aren't covered in dust and mortar, I figured today would be a great day to start back with Home Tour Tuesday.

Today's little tour takes us to the living room.  

Here we are walking in from the breakfast nook off the kitchen.  I love the vaulted ceiling in this little space and the floor to ceiling fireplace.  The bookshelves were an added bonus for sure.  That wall right ahead is what sold us on the house.  Of course, we loved the potential of everything else, but that wall was what did it for us.

We plan on adding exposed beams to the ceiling, but with all the work that's been done here the last 4 months, we're in NO rush to add that detail anytime soon. Here's to big dreams ;)

Of course, the fireplace is the focal point in this room and it's decorated quite simply as you can see.  Because the fireplace goes up to the ceiling, I needed something "big" to put on the mantle.  This window was the perfect find and I absolutely love it here.  The shutters just kind of finished it all off and I think I'm pretty happy with it..for now, anyway ;)

Mirror:  Kirkland's - Distressed Sadie Arch Mirror

Shutters:  Craigslist

Basket, blanket, & pillow - Home Goods

Lantern & battery operated candles - Kirkland's clearance! Found it for $20!!!!

Candlesticks - Home Goods

Boxwood balls - Ross

Copper plated jug - Home Goods

Copper bucket & topiary -Michaels

We absolutely LOVED the bookshelves that flank either side of the fireplace when we first looked at the house.  They are...in my opinion...just beautiful.  And they've been the bane of my existence to decorate.  As much as I love them, I often wish the bookshelves were divided right down the middle to make decorating easier....that's just how my little mind visually sees things...in boxes.  My bookshelves look a lot different now that they're decorated for Halloween, but here's what they look like when they aren't seasonally decked out.  I *think* I like the arrangements, but I'm sure they'll change for the umpteenth time when Christmas comes down.

While I don't really have any red decor in the house, I used to and that chair in the left corner pays homage to my old style.  I found it on the side of the road and it was FREE!!!!!  With a little TLC, we cleaned her up and had her reupholstered and that might be my most favorite chair in the house.  I plan on reupholstering it with a more neutral fabric, but she'll stay like that until I can find something I can't live without.  

Most of my decor comes from Ross and Home Goods/Marshall's.  There are a few Hobby Lobby finds in there, too.    I have random collections as you can see.  Globes...white pitchers...jars...etc.  I like to put my collections together because I think it makes more of a statement.  No rhyme or reason, really.  And as you can see, I'm a big fan of boxwoods :)

Moving back to the center of the room, here's another look at the bookshelves.  This is what I see when I sit on the couch.  My brother built me that coffee table and I am in LOVE.  It's one of my favorite pieces!!!!  Again, simply decorated...just a tray full of what Mr. Spouse calls "fluff".  But I love that fluff ;)

Tray, wire basket, floral, and jute balls:  Home Goods

Candle & vase:  Ross

Vase Filler:  Target

Coasters - Altar'd State (they were a gift)

Antlers:  Flea Market

See that coffee table?!  Seriously though!!!  I LOVE IT!!!!  Didn't he do a great job?!  I keep baskets of blankets underneath the table.  My boys like to sleep on the couch over the weekends and we happily oblige.  They use the blankets to "make their beds".  I also have a little basket with our remotes and whatnot, too.

I love our sectional.  It's big and fills the space just perfectly.  What I don't love is the pillows.  They're all down pillows and they constantly shed like nobody's business.  Feathers everywhere!!!  I'm also NOT a fan of the fabric.   The gold(ish) pillows don't bother me so much, but the rest have to go.  I'm in the process of finding fabric to have them all recovered, but I'm SO indecisive!!!

Sectional:  Rooms to Go - 3 years ago

Coffee table:  handmade by my brother

Rug:  Lowe's

Here's the little set-up right behind the couch and straight across from the fireplace.  Just a little gallery wall of randomness above an old entertainment center of ours.  I think I'm going to eventually paint the entertainment center, but it'll stay like this until I'm motivated enough to give it a facelift ;)  I don't like the way it's decorated here and I like it much better when it's seasonally decked out.  I never know what to do here and these fantastic horse head bookends eventually earned their home here.  I don't know why I love them, but I do :)

Picture frames:  Michaels

Framed tin plaques and art:  Hobby Lobby

Bookends:  Home Goods (on clearance for $4 each!)

Topiary & vase:  Marshall's

Lantern:  Tuesday Morning

Lamps:  Kirkland's

Just to the right of that little set-up is an open hallway which I also consider part of the living room.  Here's what it looks like from that viewpoint.

As you can see, right behind the other side of the sectional is a little sofa table.  This used to be my mom's and I've always loved it.  It also used to be dark wood, but I lightened it up with some chalk paint because it was a little too dark for the space.  I decorated it with some wire baskets and neutral decor.  

Wire baskets, galvanized tin can, & lavender plant:  Ross

Apothecary jars, white vase & boxwood topiary, cloche, & nests:  Home Goods

Vintage scale:  eBay

The hallway ends at my bedroom and the powder bath on either side of this set-up.  This is my favorite little vignette in the house.  I absolutely LOVE the barnwood sign above the little table, but I love the company even more.  I got this from 25:40 LOVE and each month they feature a charity to give back to, so a portion of your purchase goes to the charity of the month.  I LOVE that.  And seriously, I swoon each time I walk into my room or the powder bath.  It's really stunning and that's one of my favorite bible verses...such a sweet reminder.

Scripture barnwood sign:  24:50 Love

Barnwood table:  Hobby Lobby

Moss balls & stands:  Hobby Lobby

Globe:  Home Goods

Frames:  I made them.  I took two 11x14 canvases and covered them with fabric.  Then I velcroed the 8x10 frames on top (so they'd be easy to change out).  SO very simple!!!!  

So that's it in a nutshell.  My cozy little living room.  Nothing fancy, but it's finally clean.  Halleluia.  Amen.  Praise the Lord.  

We'll take a look at the boy's room next week :)

In the meantime, here's a peek at a few of the other rooms in case you're interested :)

The Kitchen

The Dining Room

The Mystery Room