Before and After: Living Spaces

There are two living spaces in this house,

one at the front which I call the living room,

and one at the back which I call the family room.

 Living room at move-in,
ugly carpet, popcorn ceilings and all.

 Family room at move-in, ditto.

 more family room,

 and another angle of family room.

 This is the first manifestation of the living room.

The walls were painted a coffee color and we installed

some molding on the bottom of the walls as wainscoting.

The furniture was just moved in from our old house, as-is.

 This is the first look of the family room.

The walls were painted blue and the furniture,

again, came straight from the old house.

 A look from the living room into the family room.

You can see it is very open, but the family room was

an add-on and has a separate feeling to it.

I decided I wanted an all-white room,

so I covered the leather sofa with linen

and painted all the furniture white.

This worked well for awhile until I thought it would be a better fit

to move the all-white room to the front and the older (and more colorful)

furniture to the room that held the television and got more family use.

 A good idea until I realized it meant not just moving furniture,

but rugs, artwork, chochtkies and large shelves as well!

 It took quite a while to get everything moved,

 and I lived with combination rooms for a week or so.

But, eventually everything found their proper place.

 Mostly white and neutral, with a touch of pale blue,
very light and airy.

 The family room got a fresh coat of yellow paint

and a lot of color!

Both rooms continued to evolve,

with various furniture coming and going,

sometimes from room to room and back again,

changing from one season

to the next.

Sometimes bringing in new rugs and drapes,

slipcovering and painting the old,

and trying out different art and pillows.

Until we come to the present day,

combining the new 

with some of the old.

Using the same flooring throughout the house

gives it a good flow,

 and also makes it feel larger.

But I never know how long anything

in this house will last.

In fact, see that chair in the corner?

It's in the middle of a makeover as we speak!