Since moving all the red stuff upstairs and all the pink stuff downstairs, I've actually been quite happy with the living room and dining room. I seem to be obsessing over pink lately.
I repainted some of the starburst painting with more pink and blues. I covered over the more jewel-toned reds and oranges.
The pink lamps that were such a failure in the master bedroom go quite nicely with the painting.
I had no idea it would be so hard to find pink pillows and lamps. Of the eleventy-million pillows I have tried, I've kept only this Remi pillow from Pottery Barn.
In a fortuitous turn of events, I found these gray ottomans in a local consignment shop. I donated the peeling brown ottomans.
I moved some of the art around. I also moved the living room furniture around for the bazillionth time. This arrangement doesn't have a tv in front of the window, there is room to walk around the sofa on both sides, the tv is on a wall, and I kinda think maybe this one is not awful? It even has room for another armchair to the left of the tv. I just need to remember that in every house we move to it takes me a year to find a decent furniture arrangement.
The one problem is that there is no overhead lighting in the living room. It would be nice to have a console behind the sofa to put some lamps on, but it just was too much furniture in the foyer area. That one floor lamp in the corner has to light a 15x10 area with vaulted 20 foot ceilings. We mostly sit in the dark and refer to the living room as "Il Grotto."
Et voila, I managed to take a small pink refresh of an out of sight bedroom and turn it into the Pink That Ate Half The Downstairs.
I repainted some of the starburst painting with more pink and blues. I covered over the more jewel-toned reds and oranges.
The pink lamps that were such a failure in the master bedroom go quite nicely with the painting.
I had no idea it would be so hard to find pink pillows and lamps. Of the eleventy-million pillows I have tried, I've kept only this Remi pillow from Pottery Barn.
In a fortuitous turn of events, I found these gray ottomans in a local consignment shop. I donated the peeling brown ottomans.
I moved some of the art around. I also moved the living room furniture around for the bazillionth time. This arrangement doesn't have a tv in front of the window, there is room to walk around the sofa on both sides, the tv is on a wall, and I kinda think maybe this one is not awful? It even has room for another armchair to the left of the tv. I just need to remember that in every house we move to it takes me a year to find a decent furniture arrangement.
The one problem is that there is no overhead lighting in the living room. It would be nice to have a console behind the sofa to put some lamps on, but it just was too much furniture in the foyer area. That one floor lamp in the corner has to light a 15x10 area with vaulted 20 foot ceilings. We mostly sit in the dark and refer to the living room as "Il Grotto."
Et voila, I managed to take a small pink refresh of an out of sight bedroom and turn it into the Pink That Ate Half The Downstairs.
Wonderful! How about some plug in sconces--or a hangindpendant where the standing lamp is now--and move it between the couch and front door? Is it possible? Another lamp could go on the other side if you are comfortable with running and extension cord under the carpet. But watching TV in the grotto is good, too. Love the pink downstairs.
ReplyDeleteThe kids jump all over the sofa, so I've held off putting lamps on either end (plus I'd have to run cords under the rug). The ceilings are about 15 feet and vaulted, and we don't have a ladder that high....we are just sitting in the dark. :-)
DeleteI like the way it's coming together! Could you put a small lamp on the side table by the sofa?
ReplyDeleteWe are contemplating moving, and the idea of starting all over again to figure out spaces is a little disheartening. Kinda fun in some ways, but I am so slow at figuring out what a space needs. It's taken us almost 5 years to finally feel as if the house is the way we want it. (Sighing here.)
I agree, it is so hard to start over. I usually like the thrill of starting over, but usually it takes me a year or more to figure out what the space needs...and then we move again. How did the realtor meeting go?
DeleteI LOVE PINK
ReplyDeleteKind Regards
Cathy
Hi, just visiting as I haven't been reading blogs for a while and noticed that you haven't been writing blogs in a while.
ReplyDeleteI hope all is well . Looking forward to another post when you are ready to blog again. I have become a cane chair addict and have bought 2 sets with the intention of painting them . both are sitting in the garage and I have water blasted one set ready to start painting. I am also hopeful if creating some art for the house soon and I hope that you have been continuing with your artistic endeavors.
Kind Regards
Cathy