Hey hey! How are you? I’m super excited because it’s only supposed to get up to 79 tomorrow – ahhh, I’m in heaven! Although that is perfect deck staining weather, unfortunately. Fortunately? Whatever.
I’m back with one more post about the family room redo – are you tired of seeing it yet?
Don’t answer that. :)
Many of you had questions on the little details in the space so I wanted to get the info on all of the accessories in one spot.
First up, the TV area – the old TV spot was a thorn in my side, and now I couldn’t be happier:
The dresser was (another) Craigslist find. I told you it’s story here. It’s a Henredon and I adore it – it’s one of my very favorite pieces in our whole house. It’s GORG.
The lovely lady lamps were from HomeGoods last year – they are a beautiful green with a gorgeous finish. LOVE.
The mirror was also a HomeGoods find and it started out black. I got it months ago for another room, and it didn’t work there, so I put it back in my car to return it.
When I went to open the back of my SUV to get it out, it fell out in the parking lot. GAH. So…it wasn’t going back. ;) Drats.
The corner was busted and it had a few scratches (I can’t believe the mirror didn’t break!), so I sanded those down a bit. It was way too dark in black (I wanted something brighter above the black hole of a TV), so I took the mirror out and spray painted the frame bright white. It turned out beautifully!
I haven’t found the mirror again, but I did run across this one at Target just recently:
It’s so close, and I think it’s the same exact size! I love how the mirror balances out the dresser and TV and all that jazz.
I showed you the mantel changes awhile back:
And it mostly stayed the same, but that brown candlestick needed some color!
Enter my Mountain View spray paint:
It was just what the mantel needed!:
That mossy “S” was a crafty project using sheets of moss:
I showed you how I hot glued my fingers made that one here.
The IKEA sofa table got a little accessory redo too, yet again using what I already had:
I had never done much to accessorize the top before:
So I went hunting through the house. :) The lanterns were a smashing deal a couple years ago – I got them for $10 each at Walmart. They used to sit on our deck and looked like this:
I wanted a brighter look, so I busted out the brushed nickel spray paint and there. you. go:
The tray was a $4 Goodwill find I’ve had for awhile and was black, originally white:
Someone had spray painted it black and I sprayed it back to white. Again. Got it? ;) I picked large blue books, again to pull some blue over to that side of the room. The faux greenery puff ball I showed you here.
And the lamp has gone through a few transformations – the latest being a coat of blue:
It’s a vintage light that started out ivory and brown with a different shade:
Then went to black, then green:
I luuuuurve the funky shape of it! We’ll see what color it is next. ;)
The very first thing I do when we get a new sofa (which is all the time, you know) is to take off the pillows that come with it. I ditch the matchy matchy and use pillows as a chance to pull in some color and customize the space:
I used the pillow forms that came with the sofa and made the striped pillow covers with Waverly fabric from Joann’s. The large furry cream pillow in the corner is from Target and IT’S SO FLUFFY!!!! (Name that movie!)
The others are all Pottery Barn pillow covers I picked up last summer. The embroidered one on the left was a total splurge but I. LOVE. it. I don’t buy my pillow inserts there though – they are insanely expensive and I actually don’t think they are firm enough anyway. I use old pillows to stuff my cases, or get forms with a coupon at Joann’s or Hob Lob.
Whew! I hope that helps to answer any questions you had about the space! Other than a few pillows, I used what I had to finish up the accessories and wall decor for the whole space. I’m really, really pleased with how it all came together!
If there’s something I missed, let me know in the comments and I’ll let get back to you there! And…I swear, that’s the last I’ll mention the family room for about, uh…a few days? ;)
So tell me, have you transformed something with spray paint lately? It’s magic in a can, I tell ya.
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