House Of Curiels- Living Room Tour

When Thomas and I were newlyweds and got our first apartment we started with a futon cushion laying on top of an air mattress... and that's it, that's all we had- and it stayed that way for the following months! When I look back and see how far we have come I am so grateful to see how much God has blessed us. We have both worked very hard to be able to be where we are and have what we have but without His help we would have gotten no where. And though material things aren't everything, creating a place of comfort is certainly important. Since our air mattress and futon days, our little place has come a long way, a place we can now call home.

I never wanted to share pictures of our living space. I'm the type of person that only likes giving the finished product. If I'm doing your hair or makeup you better not peek till I'm done, if I'm making dinner you better not taste it till it's finished, and it was no different when it came to our home decor, especially that! Weird, I know. Part of it may be due to the fact that interior decorating is one of my biggest passions, I love it and I take pride in the work I put into our home, so naturally I want my hard work to do me justice and would hate to show anything that doesn't meet up to par with what I envision. With so many friends, family, even acquaintances asking to see what the Curiel's throne looked like, no amount of "Oh it's not complete" or "Can you wait till I re-decorate?" could get them off my back, so I finally gave in!

Now let me start by saying that when I first began decorating our living room I had completely different taste than I do now, I mean completely. Therefore, the decor we've got going on at the moment is by no means what I want it to be, but that will be changing shortly. It's cute for now (I guess), but my vision for the feel and the look of our home goes in a whole different direction then where we are at the moment. Hubby loves it, the wifey doesn't... so whata ya do? YOU CHANGE IT! :)

Within the next coming months or so I plan on bringing that vision I have to life and I would love to keep you all updated, starting with the inspiration board I've come up with! I came up with this quickly just to give you a rough idea of what I'm picturing so I may or may not change a few things here and there.. but you'll get the gist of it!

As you can see, everything is light, and neutral with little touches of gold and silver. What may seem like plain and boring to others seems like a little piece of heaven to me! There are two main reason why I like this design. One because I just love how light and airy the room feels. In addition, neutral color schemes such as light grays, blues, beiges, and whites bring a sense of calm and soothing peacefulness to oneself. I don't know about you but I like a room a room to be all sorts of cleanliness and tranquility!

Second reason is because I like re-decorating and changing up the look of a room every so often. Let's face it, who wants to walk into the same room all the time? BORING! You gotta change it up a little! And to be honest, my taste just might change yet once again, so by keeping the main furniture pieces neutral it allows me to switch out small things like curtains and accessories to add pops of color and the give the room a whole new look without spending tons of money! That's always a deal in my book! ;D

My number one priority with the living room re-model at is to get rid of those hideous big black couches (wasn't my pick- that was all Thomas)! Though they've served us well and are extremely comfy while cuddling, it's time for those suckers TO GO! I'm leaning towards replacing them with the Ikea Karlstad Sofas. Did you just say Ikea? I know, I know.. personally I love Ikea, I truly think you get a bang for your buck!.. But others may beg to differ, to each their own. Nonetheless, I'm thinking of the Karlstads specifically because I love the clean cut lines and the fact that you can customize them by replacing the wooden legs (which I plan on doing). I also like them because again, you can switch the sofa covers to play around with your color scheme without spending a whole lot, and they're easy to keep clean! Bonus!

As you may have noticed, all of our accent tables are black. Why did I purchase a black coffee table along with black side tables while already having black couches? Spur of the moment, a bump to the head, I don't know? But I can assure you that this gal has learned her lesson- never again! Therefore the coffee table has also become a priority. Though I have a few options I'm considering  I think my little heart might already be set on the mirrored table shown above. Not only does it add a touch of glamour (you know I gotta have a little glam in my life.. or a lot) but it also helps open up the room by creating the illusion of an open space (acrylic and glass tables also do the same), and when you live in an apartment, you gotta take all the open space illusion you can get!

So those items will probably be the first ones I will be purchasing once I get down to the nitty-gritty. I can't tell you how excited I am for it, yeeep! I get super crazy happy when it comes to our home decor and going out shopping to complete it all, decorating is just so much fun for me! Anyone else feel the same? 

Just to let you know, the living room will be the only space I will be sharing for the moment. Perhaps in the near future I'll get to our master bedroom and kitchen and so on.. but for now this is good. Sharing this is a baby step for me to get over my freako "You can only see it once it's done" ways.. Capisce? 

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