Living Room Update

There has always been two things about my living room that has dissatisfied me. The first photo shows my living room at the end of last summer. FYI: The picture over the couch in the first photo has been moved to the dining room.

The first area that I've been bothered by is the TV area (not pictured because it is so hideous). The TV stand is too tiny and doesn't fit it's area properly. Plus I hate my old TV. I've wanted a nice new TV stand and a flat screen TV for quite some time. A nice BIG TV because I love to watch movies at home during winter while I'm snuggled on my gigantic cushy brown couch. Unfortunately those two items cost a lot of money and I will have to wait to purchase them, but the second area is something that I can afford to work on.

To maximize the space in our awkwardly shaped room, last summer we purchased a sectional couch and designed it in an L-shape. The truly awkward aspect of this couch occurred when sitting in the corner of that couch. Which is really the favorite location for many members of this family. But the only place to put a drink was on the coffee table, which was way too far to reach when you're really all snuggled in. And the other problem was the lack of a light for reading.

My big idea was to place a narrow sofa table between the sofa and the wall. As anyone who has read this site can guess, Jason was really against the idea. So I took the usual route and bought a sofa table to see what it would be like. A cheap sofa table. One day we can afford to spend over a thousand dollars on a solid oak Mission table. But for now, a $100 table from Target would work until that day comes. And JC Penny was having a half-price lighting sale 2 weeks ago, which led to the discovery of a great plain art glass lamp for $110 dollars. The orange pillows are curtusy of a big sale Pier One had last year. I think I got them for only $6 each.

And thus the end of one awkward area in my living room. But after looking at these pictures, I'm not so sure that I like the painting over the couch. I purchased it from Etsy last fall.

Eventually, the living room will get some wall art over the sofa table, a new coffee table (the current one was made by Jason), new shades and a floor rug. But now we are back to focusing on the bones of the house. I'm doing tons of stripping.

FYI: We're still working on the mudroom, but it is slow going...