Room by Room

This afternoon I finally took some pictures of our new place. I've made the executive decision to show you pictures room by room. Instead of unleashing all the excitement in one post, I thought it may be fun to spread it out over several posts. Plus, I'm trying out picnik to edit photos and this gives me a bit more time to add text or do other fun stuff as you see below (the text on the picture is the stuff yet to be done!).

Day 1: The Living Room

Here she is, the main living space of the condo. As you can see, she's been painted Sea Anenome by Martha Stewart. It's a bit more blue than I expected, but we're loving it regardless. It's rather bright in some lights, but very relaxing at the same time. I love green and think the blue will go well with the green accents (think blue skies and blooming spring plants) but help to break it up a bit, as opposed to having green walls and green pillows and green green green.

We were sad to sell our big brown sectional at first, but are completely satisfied with our decision now. The sectional would have completely cut off the room and made it a lot darker. Although white is frightening, we're pleased with its aesthetics. Did you notice the just-about-white carpet too?? Yikes! The chair is new, and it's a bit out there. Literally, it may be an outdoor chair. Either way, it's comfortable and adds texture to the room. In the summer it may be a bit harsh on bare arms or legs, but for now it works great.

We're fortunate enough to have a beautiful gas fireplace with floor to ceiling stone. It adds a lot to the room and also provides extra seating. As you can see, the mantle is still a work in progress.

You can also see the frame display above the sofa. Poor Jeremiah. He hung those things like a champ, but boy did I make it difficult. It's a bit crazy at first glance, and not my typical style of simple and symmetrical. I had seen several displays in magazines similar to our re-creation, with different colors and types of frames. Although one may shudder at the combination of dark and light frames, we think it picks up on several of the tones in the room. Dark wood TV stand, light sofa and floor lamp, and multi-tonal chair to name a few.

You can also see the french doors that lead into the study. More on that barren wasteland later.

So there she is. She needs a bit more additions/changes, but we're pleased with the progress. Stay tuned for another room!