Living Room Redo

A couple of months ago I woke up one day and decided I hated my living room. So I changed it. The end. And I am really happy with the end result. We pretty much changed everything but the carpet and my ever-so-trusty-white-couch. Here is how it looked for a couple of years....

Coordinated, but dark. I feel like that green chair and ottoman sucked all the light right into their deep cushions. So the first step to a new living room was to sell that bad boy on craigslist! I knew I wanted a much brighter room, that was a lot more interesting. More colors, textures, patterns, etc.

Here is the make-over...

This project was proof to me that if you don't like something about your house, change it! (within means of course :)) If money is the hold-up, get creative! This room only cost around $300. That's paint (2.5 gallons to be exact), a brand new chair (the gray one) from Ikea, curtains ($15 at the amazing Ikea),  the chair I reupholstered (blue and white chair), new ottoman ($25 find on craigslist), fabric for said ottoman ($2.50 coverlet find at goodwill), paintings (also thrifted), fabric for pillows, knickknacks (again, thrifted). Can you tell I like thrift stores? I also had a garage sale where I literally almost sold ALL of my old decorations. That helped a ton to front the cost. 

Moral of the story: be brave, and get creative, and don't be afraid of a white couch. (Bleach is your friend)

***Side note: My living room is never really this clean. Don't believe this lie of cleanliness I have presented to you. I most definitely threw all of the "kid stuff" in my kitchen for the 5 minutes I took these pictures. Baby swings, bumbos, play-mats, play-tents, and about a million toys my toddler drags from room to room were not really adding to my funkshway.

***Side note again: Steve seems to think this is how our living room will be forever now. I don't have the heart to tell him I will probably get the itch to change it again in a couple months years.

She is All Girl

This was our week last week...... (well the good stuff anyway, I could put a picture of Avery's puke in there but no one wants to see that, or do you, you weirdo)

Does this not epitomize a girly girl? I love it.

Playing in the tub with dish soap colored foam...for like an hour and  half, it was awesome

Its hard to tell in this picture, but that diaper is hanging on by a thread, her front has zero coverage....preparing herself to potty train maybe? 

This Avery child of mine keeps me on my toes, scratches my back when I ask her too (best thing I have EVER taught her), knows exactly how to push my buttons, is becoming a little nicer to her baby sister (still working on that one), loves Elmo and lets us know by running around the house half singing, half chanting his name ALL day, calls her milk "Apple" and pretty much all food for that matter its all Apples, makes me kiss her blankie and puppy before bed, gives me a 3.5 hour nap almost everyday (I'm gonna miss that nap someday), starts freaking out with crazy excitement when she hears the garage door open at 4:30pm when daddy comes home, loves to sing, especially the "Hello Song", loves to dance her little heart out, still rocks back and forth in chairs, against walls, whatever. 

She is a spunky little thing and I love her to pieces....still coming to terms with the fact that she will be TWO next month.