Living Room Progress

Ok, I know, I know.. I haven't blogged in what seems like ten centuries! To tell you the truth I have absolutely no idea why! Maybe it's because I've been too busy working out? Or maybe I saw that I hit over 9,000 page views (seriously, how the heck did that happen?) and was too in shock to write anything else? Or... maybe I just wasn't inspired? I don't know- nevertheless I am back and in full motion people, and I've got lots to write about! :)

I wanted to start by updating you guys on what we're doing with our home decor. If you remember this post I gave you a little tour of our living room and talked about wanting to re-decorate it. Originally I wanted a very neutral contemporary decor with a touch of glam.. but as soon as the hubs jumped on the redecorating bandwagon  that quickly changed..

In my dream world I would have a husband who does not care what our home looks like and let's me make all the decor decisions, unfortunately (fortunately?) that's not the case! Thomas cares 100% about our home's decor and wants as much part in it as he can get. Bad thing about that is that we have completely different taste! I'm talking like ying and yang, day and night, chocolate and vanilla! (Mmmm) It can get really frustrating when one person wants the Lindo Beige slipcover and the other one insists on getting the Sivik Gray couch cover.. talk about stressful! So we made a deal, he would decorate our bedroom and I would decorate our living room- fair enough! Except when it came down to it Mrs.NiceWife over here couldn't set her foot down and say "NO!" to her husband and his Sivik Gray demands to get her Lindo Beige.. So we ended up with the gray.. sigh.

It may have been a good choice after all though (don't tell Thomas I said that) because the dark gray couch inspired me to go a whole different direction with our decor than what I was originally planning for. In someway I rediscovered my love for design and decor, it opened up my mind to so many different types of decor that I now love! And although I still really love the original decor scheme I was going for, I don't think it was "us". We're young and fun and have very loud and out there personalities and it would not have reflected that. With that being said, I still want to keep a neutral color scheme to keep it light and airy as I had wanted before but I want to add lots of personality and character to the space.

Alright, I'm rambling on again.. Take a look at what we've done so far! And please excuse the bad picture quality.

There you have it! Obviously it doesn't look the way it's suppose to because it's still in progress. The only changes so far is the Ikea Karlstad sectional, the Ikea cowhide rug (that thing feels sooo good under your feet!), and the thrifted Crate & Barel glass coffee table (steal!). Slowly but surely it's coming along!

I Still Need To:
Hack some Ikea curtains

Buy new lamps

Change those hideous sofa legs

Add decorative pillows

Paint the coffee table trim gold

Purchase a new entertainment center

Add finishing touches (art above sofa, portraits, coffee table accessories, etc) 

Now that I'm writing it all down it seems like there's a lot that still needs to be done but it's all fairly simple since I already know what I want! Anyway, I promise to keep you guys updated and start blogging more.. I mean it this time. Haha! Have a good night everybody!