home tour: living room & hallway

We are most definitely taking our time with the changes we are making with the house.  

Usually when I move into a new place, I want it ALL DONE NOW!

But now that this is home is OURS for keeps for ever and ever, I want to make sure we take our time and do it right.  

Room by room.

Of course we started with the living room/entry way, since that's the core of our home...where we spend most of our time.

I wanted to create a space that was happy...
so I took risks, and attempted things (and colors) that popped and added some interest.
It may not be everybody's taste...but I'm finding that this eclectic vintage style suits me just fine!

{sorry, i'm a terrible home or any kind of photographer...}

living room:

couch, mirror, gold chair, entry way table ~ thrifted

credenza, cheetah chair, coffee table (which i plan to replace for something longer) ~ craigslist

rug (also already wanting to replace w/a pattern much like my background on the blog ~ walmart.com

black pillows ~ ikea

chair pillows ~ etsy

deer head ~ z gallerie

chalkboard ~ DIY w/chair rail, nails, and chalkboard paint

And then we moved to the hallway....

frames: ikea, thrifted {i plan on matting the kids art and adding more to that wall, in time}
hand print canvas: redenvelope.com
stripes: chalkboard paint w/chair rail border {still need to paint the border to cover nails}

I'm hoping this coming weekend I can get to the kids (which is also the main bathroom), and then my plan is to tackle our master bedroom AND bathroom after that....and then the kids room after that.

Maybe, just maybe by summer, we'll be done enough to enjoy it before I start changing things again.  

{Jimmy may have just had a mini heart attack!}

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