Once everything was painted we had someone come in and pull the carpet and install hardwoods. I also primed and painted all the trim and the bookcases in a bright white, and painted the back door in BM Revere Pewter (my new fave color).Ībout the bookcases…I did consider removing them when we moved in but doing so would have destroyed the paneling and trim on that wall, creating a monster of a project, so we decided to keep them.Ī couple coats of fresh paint and a little reconfiguring of the shelves greatly helped to change my mind about them. Such a big difference, right? That’s the power of paint! To do that, I caulked and primed all the walls and painted them with several coats of Benjamin Moore Halo. I’m certainly not opposed to a moody black accent wall but I wanted to open up this space and keep it light. I had big plans for this space even before we placed any furniture. Once we had the keys and moved in the real work started. Lay an area rug ( this is the one I chose).Remove rug and install hardwood flooring.Paint a lighter color to open up the space.With all of the furniture in place, on the online design layout at least, I had to wait until we moved in to see how it all really worked. Not ideal but we didn’t have much of a choice. The sofa took most of the space, and we needed to keep the walkway clear from the back door to the kitchen, so the chair had to go in the far corner of the living room. In a perfect world his chair would be next to the sofa, or across from it, for optimal TV viewing. The last piece to place was Roger’s chair. Since the fireplace is solid stone, hanging it wouldn’t be easy, so I decided to put it on a cabinet. Since we only had one wall that could handle it, it made sense to put it there.Īnother necessity, the TV, would either go over the fireplace or next to it on the small wall. The biggest piece that we needed to fit was my sofa. With the necessities figured out, I went back to my online layout. Making a list with our must-haves made this seem a bit more doable. A couch for me was also a must, plus a chair for Roger.
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