DEALING WITH A DESIGN DILEMMA

When I asked for help last week with a design dilemma, you guys did not disappoint.  

I received many comments with some great ideas.  

I still love the idea of adding a fiddle leaf fig tree here,

but until I brush up on my indoor gardening skills,

I have filled the corner with the table that was in front of the bay window.

Here's a wider angle of the new and improved corner.  

I also made another small change by removing one of the pillows from the backs of the love seats.  

I have a love hate relationship with these love seats.  

I used to love them, now I hate them. 

The arms are too bulky, the floral pattern on the fabric is not my favorite 

and they are quite worn from my children using them as trampolines.

I do not hate them nearly as much after removing one of the giant back pillows. 

They used to look like this. 

And a reminder of how lonely the corner looked before the table moved in. 

Ahhhh, much better, even if it a temporary solution. 

I also addressed this area.

I took down the sheers.  When we originally renovated the house, we did not replace this giant window.  As soon as we moved in, we realized that was a huge mistake.  After making all the other improvements and having everything freshly painted, the giant ugly window stuck out like a sore thumb.  Three weeks after moving in, we replaced it.  I had added the sheers to mask the ugliness of the original window and even after replacing it, I put them back up.  We get a ton of afternoon sun in this room and I was afraid the furniture and rug would fade quickly.  When I realized our windows are made from a Low E glass I realized the streaming sunlight wouldn't be as big of an issue as I had thought.  Down went the sheers and I am kicking my self for not doing this a long time ago.  I love the extra light we get in here now and if the brightness is a problem, I will just pull them shut a bit.   

I also brought back in the dark stained table that was originally there. 

I think I will paint it glossy black or dark charcoal. 

You can see on the left where I am playing around with some trim options. 

I pinned up some trim I had on hand.  The first option is a navy/charcoal trim.

I also happend to have some deep blue velvet ribbon in my stash and I tacked some of that up.  

I am loving this one.  What's your vote?

At dinner tonight, I was intently staring at the windows in the kitchen.  

My husband got scared and immediately inquired about what I was planning. 

You'll have to wait and see......

Categories: Before and After , Living Room