Progress, People!

More Pictures of the living room! The artwork is actually hung, and the room is clean which is a miracle. It's actually kind of fun to be in now. And it has attracted a lot more people! So here's what we did- 

The chest in this picture>originally came from the basement of a house we bought and someone had the good sense to keep it. The same goes for the one now holding up the T.V. They're different sizes and vintage and worn and rusty and wonderful. I love everything about them. The small one became a coffee table/storage. 

The red table in this picture> is actually a sewing cabinet that I removed from the guest bedroom (because it really doesn't belong there anyway and I love the color) to add to this room. I realized after taking this picture that the painting is crooked. Don't worry, I fixed it. The statuette in this picture

and the one in this picture>are part of a collection of zodiac signs (we only have the two since our family only consists of two) and they desperately needed to be displayed. They're beautiful. 

The rest of the room is amazing, 

but this> might be my favorite part. I love how simple it is. 

The greatest part about this room is that everything in it came from somewhere else in the house. Nothing had to be purchased. We just pulled some things out, dusted them off and set them up. This room has improved so much and feels so much better to be in by just a few simple changes. 

A couple of things to notice: 

-The mirror on the mantle is offset and balanced by the heavy(-ish) clock and stack of books. The crystal to the right of it still seems light. 

-The red of the sewing cabinet is subtly highlighted through the rest of the room: the red boots next to the white chair, the red book and candle on the small chest (which doubles as a coffee table), the picture on the toy box next to it, and the books on the mantle. It ties the red into an otherwise green and gold room. 

Some things we still need to work on:

-The huge empty wall around the ocean painting. I'm thinking decal there. 

-The fabric on the footstool in front of the brown, leather chair. I find it horrendous. It doesn't go with the room at all. Fortunately that's easy to correct. 

-The fabric on the white(-ish) chair. While it's not a terribly ugly pattern, it is irreparably damaged and worn. It has strings coming off, stuffing showing through and, if you can believe it, it used to be white. (Hard to imagine, I know.) So do I make a cover for it? I'd like to have something that can be removed and thrown in the wash. 

Just a few more things to do in this room!

One last thing: Taking all these great furniture pieces makes this room livable, but the rest of the house has suffered a bit. We may have to correct that.

Thanks again to my Aunt Jacqueline Scott for helping!