Do you have a room in your house that’s almost complete but just needs those few finishing details to tie it all together? For me, it’s our living room. We’ve made some good progress since we moved in almost 3 years ago, but it’s time to make the final push. Here’s what our living room looked like when we first looked at the house.
Once we moved in, we had no furniture in this room for the first 6 months that we were here. It was like one giant empty entryway (the front door opens in to this room). We were always explaining to neighbors who stopped by that we really had moved in – we just didn’t have furniture yet. At first it really bothered me that it wasn’t in our budget to finish the room in one fell swoop as soon as we moved in, but now I know it was for the best. Here’s what our living room looks like today.
We’ve chosen the pieces in the room slowly over the last 3 years. Now all we need are some finishing details – pillows, curtains, and some accessories for the book shelves. I’d like to add a pop of color to the navy, blue-grey, and brown palette. Coral is one possibility. I’ve found inspiration from one of my favorite catalogues, JCrew:
{image from JCrew}
And just the other day, I saw this room by Amanda Nisbet on Coco + Kelley
{images from Amanda Nisbet via Coco + Kelley}
Here’s what I’m considering:
- Pillows on the couch out of this Celerie Kemble fabric from Schumacher,
- A linen accent fabric from Gray Line Linen for some other throw pillows,
- Framed letterpress cards from Horne on the bookshelves,
- Books on the shelves covered in this paper from Paper Source,
- Another linen from Gray Line Linen to trim the window treatments and
- This barnacle vase from Global Table
So, what do you think, could coral be just a passing fancy? Stayed tuned for some other options I’m considering.
Tags: color scheme, living room
It’s lovely. Go and try that coral color! I’m curious as to some of the things in your lovely living room… for example: where is that ottoman from; the white lamp, the loveseat? It flows so well!
I love your website, is very inspirational and clean. C’est trés chic!
Bips – thanks so much! I’m glad you like what we’ve done so far. The lamp is from West Elm and the loveseat is from Crate & Barrel, though I don’t see it online anymore. I’m actually on vacation this week and I can’t recall the manufacturer of the ottoman. We bought it from one of our favorite local design shops, Ruth & Ollie. I’ll look it up when I get home!
It’s looking gorgeous!
Thanks Rachel. Oh, and this month’s issue of Better Homes and Gardens (or maybe it’s August’s already? It’s the one with the pretty cool drinks on the cover) has a little article on cotral in the home!
–Um, I meant “coral”; sorry!