Living Room Transformation review!

When we bought our house almost THREE years ago, the house was very neutral and BOR-RING! So, we have been adding pizzaz and character ever since! The pictures below, demonstrate our journey of this process!

In the picture above, you will see colored arrows that point to the part of the room that needed love and attention.

Pink: the wall to the left of the mantle needed LOVE, and the room needed color!

Yellow: The walls needed molding to add character.

Purple: The decorative drywall plant shelves need molding and paint to help give contrast to the room.

Green: The entryway needed some color and style.

Red: I dislike the tile around the fireplace, and I want a mantle. {Still on our to do list}

Turquoise: The light switch is located directly on the tile by the fireplace.{Still on our to do list}

Luckily we have done almost everything on our list!! One of my favorite parts of making over this spec house of ours was adding the fun orange stencil that you can see in the “after” picture! If you missed the post about how to make a stencil for $3.00, you should check it out! {After all, It is our MOST POPULAR post of all time here at ATT.} We also added molding to the plant shelf {and painted it white}. We painted our entryway turquoise and installed a birdcage chandelier. We added molding to the wall to add character and style.

Now that you are up to speed on the transformation process, we can begin DEMOLITION phase of the next project, right!?!?   

We are working on our MANTLE!!! If you have any awesome inspiration photos of mantles, send them to allthingsthrifty at gmail dot com because we must finalize our plans ASAP!

Step 1: Remove the tile Step 2: Move the light switch.Step 3: Move the television cables above the fireplace. Luckily I know an awesome electrician {aka my Hubsters} who is a jack of all trades.

The television needed to be above the fireplace because of the layout of the room. Moving the television there wasn’t the easiest thing we have ever done though.  We bought two sets of hanging hardware because we wanted it as close to the wall as possible. After we installed the first set, it was too far away from the wall. It drove me crazy, so we ended up getting a different one.

Step 4: Rearrange the furniture! {I know someone will ask where I got my lamps because they are soooo fun and unique…they are from Alice and Jay, and I LOVE THEM!} Don’t you love our beautiful/torn apart living room!?!? Ha ha. Don’t worry, it won’t be that way for long! The baby gate is protecting our television components from the destroyer {14 month old Creed} until we figure out where to house them.  Ha ha.

Stay tuned for the mantle project coming soon, but so far, I think the room is transforming nicely! 🙂 Here is another reminder of the before and after so far.