Wednesday, October 14, 2015

the living room, again

After painting the dresser such a beautiful green last week, I kept honing in on how I didn't like it in the living room.  What if I just got a new rug? And new chairs?  I shopped like I was actually going to go out and drop hundreds of dollars on new furniture and rugs.  Because, you know, I'm ridiculous.

After a few days of insanity and sulking about the $1250 pair of blue velvet bergere chairs on craigslist rejecting my lowball offer of $300, I thought, WWGD?  (What would my Grandma do?) She would say paint the green dresser a color that will better fit in the living room, and try rearranging the furniture. (Duh.)

Lo and behold! I rearranged the furniture. For the 499th time.




 Despite the fact that my beta testers gasped in horror at the tv being in front of the window, I think I have a winner here.  I sold the Beast chair on craigslist for $5 more than I paid for it.  It was just too enormous in scale for this house.  I also like having the sofa facing the tv, instead of along the side.  I am all about the laziest tv watching possible.  I don't want to turn my head.

Then I painted the dresser and the  mirror over it Benjamin Moore Hale Navy. Although I am fan of more deeply hued cobalt blues, the Hale Navy is a muddy navy which goes nicely with the ugly beige on the walls.  It also complements the living room instead of fighting it.



Now the green painting feels like a pop of fresh color instead of the bookend of a competing Christmas color scheme.



Finis!



11 comments:

  1. Wow. That is an awkward space. Nicely done.

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  2. You crack me up! I can't imagine how many coats of paint you have on some of your furniture.

    I like the newest arrangement - I hope this works for you.

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    1. Fifteen years worth of paint--it is quite a bit :-) I think the new arrangement is pretty good.

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  3. I like the furniture arrangement, the blue dresser and mirror, but maybe there are too many scribble paintings???

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    1. There's another one around the corner in the hallway.

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  4. What Alana said. The shot from up above helps me see it in a way I couldn't before. You're far more determined than me. I hate painting furniture, so if that dresser were mine it would probably still be green. And did you sell that red chair? Your husband didn't object? How'd you swing that one? :-)

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    1. I will take that as proof the paint and rearranging worked--the red chair is over in the far corner, next to the tv!

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  5. Gorgeous! I think you've nailed it this time! That green picture really works so much better without the green chest.

    Blogless Peggy

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  6. Of course! How did I miss that? I like!

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  7. Very nice and blue so in right now! it's the new neutral, isn't it :)

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