1 Year Later...the living room

I decided to make this into a little series. Now that we have lived in the house for a year I thought it would be fun to take a look at the original rooms and how they have changed. So, once a week I'll spotlight the changes in a specific room. Last week was the kitchen/dining room, which has probably had the most dramatic changes. This week we'll move to the other room on the main level, the living room.


Before:

Bland and blah from the beginning. Notice the little 3 month old hanging out on the floor.

View of the stairs and entryway area from the living room

Bay window in living room

Stairs to the bedrooms

After:

View of the living room from the front door

View of the entryway/stairs from living room (yes, we still need doors on the closet)

View of the mantle

View from the dining room

View of the living room and dining room from front door

Just had to show my green thumb...I actually grew some grass

Art above couch...this was DIYed using frames and mats we already had. I added quatrefoil fabric.

Easter mantle

The living room has seen mostly cosmetic changes over the last year. Here's a rundown:

Painted the walls

Painted the bay window
Removed carpet
Installed new flooring
Installed new baseboards
Added some furniture, art, and curtains


Still to be done:
Paint the coat closet doors
Replace the stair rails
Fireplace cleaning and maybe a new mantle


It's so fun to look at the progress and see how far it has come (especially when it can be overwhelming to think about everything that still needs to be done)

Updated: here's some pictures of the mantle updated for summer: