living room makeover reveal...finally...

Hi and Happy October!

When I shared my den makeover last week I gave you a little peek into the living room which recently received a makeover as well...

I am glad you came back this week to see my living room makeover!  Unless I find a piece that I just can't live without, this room is pretty much done.  I do want a new area rug ~ I just can't make up my mind which one.  I'm sort of leaning toward a textured, medium grey one I saw at Home Depot.

I didn't spend a lot of money on this makeover (are you reading this Jim?) and I didn't change too much either.  I just painted the walls the same grey that I used in my master bedroom, bought a slip cover for my chair, added a few new pillows and accessories as well as a few new vintage finds.

Here is an idea of what the room looked like before...

 

To see more before photos, click here and here.

Here is a view of the room from the den (I shared that makeover here)...

I feel the grey warmed up the room and I love the look of my whites against it...

Those two pillows are new ~ the one with the button I got at Homegoods and the other my friend and fellow Shop Girl Jeannie made for me from an old scrap of fabric I found at a flea market this summer...

Thank you again Jeannie ~ I love it!!

The chippy, old blue~green ladder is one of my latest vintage finds from the shop and goes perfectly with my new pillows...

I added a few Fall touches to my mantel last week...

Nothing new here, just used what I already had...pieces I love...

Anyone else love little white pumpkins?

The old ladder is another favorite vintage find from the shop...

I covered the chair with a Simply Shabby Chic slipcover from Target and added a new pillow there too...

I want to hang a little something over the chair, just don't know what yet!  Oh and there's my new grey pumpkin I found at Marshalls...

I need to bring my blue~green accent color to the other side of my room with some new pillows...

I sold my old chippy white shutter at the shop and bought an old chippy grey one.  The end table used to be in my master bedroom...

I bought the lamp and shade at Walmart separately...

I really love this room and the cozy, comfortable feeling it gives me.  Although I can't get too comfortable since we will be starting a bathroom makeover in a few weeks after camping season ends.

Just one of the many Fall/Winter projects I have planned!

I finally joined Instagram!  I haven't posted much yet but if you'd like, you can follow me here.

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ have a wonderful weekend!

old cape cod...

Did I ever tell you where I met my husband?

I spent my summers growing up "down the cape",

in a sweet, tiny cottage with two of my cousins and my Nana.

Our parents would come and stay on the weekends and the best memories were made...

Jim and his family lived up the street.

We started "going together" when we were 15 and have been together ever since...

When I saw an old framed map of Cape Cod at the shop (thank you Robin!) I knew it would fit in perfectly somewhere in my living room makeover that I started last Fall...

The living room is still not quite finished and ready for the final reveal, but I thought I would share my small entry way.

A little tribute to where our story started.

We spend our summers now not too far from where we first met!

Thank you for stopping by and enjoy the holiday weekend!

Joining Petite Michelle Louise for

Grey Dey Thursdey.

here comes peter cottontail...

Hopping down the bunny trail...

As I mentioned the other day, the bunnies are back...

Here is my favorite...

Oh, and I finally found something to fill my beautiful empty frame.  See, in the mirror...

Thanks so much for stopping by!

I wish you all a wonderful weekend!!

Joining Debra at Common Ground for Be Inspired

and

Courtney at French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday.

coloring...

I've been coloring in the living room, changing this...

into this...

Here is a closer look...

I borrowed a pillow from my den and am trying these shutters out from the shop...what do you think...

I also changed the mantel a bit, digging out my dried hydrangeas...

Also borrowing my faux firkin from the den...

I brought back my other mirror for over the mantel...

...renested my decoupaged eggs...

...and brought out my old carrier filled with my dried hydrangeas to add more color in front of the fireplace...

I was craving a little color and am happy the results...

Now off to Jennifer Rizzo's to see how everyone will be welcoming Spring into their homes!

Thanks for visiting!