Nothing makes you feel more at home than a living room set up like it's actually YOUR living room. I was really excited to get this room done, since this is where we do the majority of our, you know, living.
Here it is all prepped for some color:
Zach's mom came to help and we got a huge amount of work done while she was here. Also, my mom & dad put some time in too!
Here's Zach relaxing at night with our newspaper "curtains" since we took down the old ones. Not sure what we'll do until I make the new ones...
And here is our first really ugly color. I tried for one shade lighter in the living room than what we'd be using in the dining room. Most of the time, this tactic works beautifully, this time not so much. It sort of looked like mint tums or a hospital ward. Not exactly the feel I was hoping for.
Thankfully, that was the first coat and because the other color was only one shade darker on the same paint strip, we were able to coat the room with only the already anticipated second coat. Porter Scarborough was the ultimate shade.
We were pleasantly surprised to find that on the season finale of "Mad Men" that Trudy & Campbell have the same color in their Manhattan 60's living room. Snazzy!
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Let me just say, again, how much I like the floor in Zach's office. The random pattern was pulled off perfectly.
Cheers,
-Baz
Love the clock! I can remember going with my grandparents to pick out a similar one in the early sixties for their living room.
That clock was gifted to us by the original home owners when we purchased the home. He remembered buying it at LS Ayres. It's a favorite for sure!
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