Home Tour: The Living Room

Three years ago this past September, Andrew and I packed up our first apartment and moved into our first home. It was so exciting! We purchased a foreclosure that had been completely remodeled and had all the charm of an old house, with all the modern conveniences of a new home (like HVAC!). I absolutely adore this home, and God has been so good to us while we've been here.

Like I said, Andrew and I have been here for almost 3 years, and it has taken EVERY bit of that time to make this house look the way I want it to. Not because we had major cosmetic work to do, but because it has taken this long for me to define my style. Andrew and I have had a lot of help -- my parents have been so generous in giving us some of their old things, but we have also thrifted, foraged, salvaged, and crafted every part of our home. And somehow, through all the mismatch, and variety, we have pulled it all together and created our own funky little style. So, without further adieu, I give you, the living room!

This is our living room currently, well almost. I have a new lamp on that table, and a split leaf by the piano, but it's pretty darn recent! To contrast, this is our living room three years ago.

Big difference, huh! That's what I meant when I said it's taken some time to put this together! Here are a few things we did to make this space better. 

We found a piano! Notice I didn't say bought, because we actually found this piano on Craigslist for FREE! All we had to do was move it (thank you Nick, Matt, Jordan and other various friends for helping!)

My mom decided to replace a rug in her kitchen, so we inherited this one. I wasn't a huge fan at first, but this has become one of my favorites. It's an 8 x 10 which is a much better fit in our space than the old 5 x 8. 

We also purchased a couch. You might notice this is the Peggy Sofa from West Elm, but we actually bought this couch 2 weeks used on Facebook for $400. Not. Even. Kidding. It was a huge answer to prayer, and not to mention fits our space a lot better than our old Pier 1 couch. 

Next to the couch we have a couple of side tables. Our main coffee table is actually an old trunk that stores all our Christmas ornaments, so it's handy too! On the side table you'll notice my love/obsession of ceramic dogs. Ceramic animals in general are welcome in my home. I may or may not have a large vintage ceramic chicken collection. *cough cough*

Next up is the fire place! I found these old paint by numbers pictures already framed at one of my favorite local antique shops. It's called River City Trading Post in Jenks, OK and about half of my home is from them. We purchased the ladder there, one of my favorite things, as well as more ceramic dogs on my fireplace.

 I also love old books. We have a great used book store that sells old encyclopedia sets by the foot. Basically, you grab a stack, they measure it and it ends up costing about $12 for a set of encyclopedias! A steal of a deal. And a few more ceramic dogs *sigh*

                                    

Next to the fire place we have an old yarn holder with some Anthropologie accessories, and a mid century modern chair. The blanket is crocheted, by me, and it is probably the warmest blanket in the entire world. 

And lastly, the top of the piano has some of my most treasured old clocks, and a funky glass head I found at River City. It was too strange not to buy. The mirror I found at our local flea market, and our wooden bowl is from an estate sale. I would also like to point out that our TV is mounted to the wall. I always think a mounted TV looks better than one on a stand. I can say that because we started out with one on a stand, so that gives me the right. 

Anyway, this is my cozy living room. I love it so much, it's been such a treat to style and decorate. A HUGE thank you to my dear friend Rachel for taking these pics, and also for encouraging this blog. Without her, this never would have happened! 

xoxo Sallie