Progress in the Living Room

March 1, 2011 at 1:36 am | Posted in bookshelves, furniture | 44 Comments
Tags: bookshelves, chair makeover

This is a corner of my living room and it’s flanked with bookcases.  I’ll be honest with you the only books I really own are design books and they are kept upstairs in my office on my campaigner shelves.  I’m also probably one of the reasons why bookstores are closing because I’m a big kindle reader.  It is always next to me whether it be near my bed or in my purse when I’m out and about, I read more now then I ever did because of the ease of being able to download a book in a mere moment!   I’m all about the instant gratification!

The chair in the photo below is one of a set that my husband bought for me almost 6 months ago.  You know your husband is the one when he knows your love for cane furniture!  The chair obviously needed a makeover though!

The first thing I did was take out the shelves and tape up the back of the bookshelf in order to paint it.  I chose to paint the back of the bookshelf the same color as my dining room ceiling which is 2 shades darker then the living room.

Then came the books, the books I did not have.  As much as I am a kindle lover I love books, I think they are beautiful, they make a statement and they make a house feel like a home.  This has turned into a fun project for my husband and I, because slowly (very slowly) we’ve been collecting books for our shelves.

A quick chair makeover, simply spraying the chair black, some fabric on clearance from JoAnn’s and some new nail head trim I scored on ebay and it looks so much better!

In the last photo I added a green pillow (I’ve since changed it to a purple pillow.)  There’s still lots of work to be done but I’m getting there!

 

It’s going to be a busy week, the stone for my fireplace has come in and I’m off to pick it up today, so I’m hoping within the next 2 weeks my fireplace wall will be done!!  Another item off the list!