The Wait is Over!!!!!!

That's right people, I HAVE FURNITURE!!!!! (Well, I had furniture in the rest of the house, just not this room!!!) We finally made a decision and bought a sofa!! And chairs and an ottoman, a table and lamps! I am still in complete shock when I walk past this room! I want to sit in it all day and just look at it!! And it is NOT finished YET! I still need to add the "fluff" to the room and make it all "purty"!!! But I can at least sit in the room now and that feels amazing!!!

We actually ended up buying the sofa at a local furniture store, right off the floor! I wasn't planning to do that, but when we saw it we knew that it was perfect for the space.

The chairs are the real shocker of the room. I never planned to get leather, let alone swivel club chairs, but they work and they fit the space perfectly. (And they are super cute and cozy!) The chairs are from Gradin Road. The ottoman, also from Gradin Road is my favorite thing! We have no animal print in our house (besides Oliver's coat) and it is just the right pop of fun! The tables are also from Gradin Road. Lamps are from the Ballard Designs outlet and Pier One. The table lamps are a design selection by the husband, I think he did a pretty good job!!

We still have a HUGE mirror to hang somewhere and artwork to find and window treatments to select and electric cords to hide. But the major step is over!! Now it feels like a real grown up house! I have to say, this room is completely different from anything we have in our home. It is a complete departure from my normal style, and I love it!!!!

Living Room Inspiration

You all know my struggle to fill my formal living with furniture. I think we are slowly moving closer to making some decisions (and I cannot tell you how excited that makes me!!!). Ugh, that room will send me to the nuthouse one of these days if we don't get something in there soon!! I'm serious! (Maybe not, but when hubby reads this, I want him to really feel the urgency in my message!!)

I found this picture a few weeks ago. (I apologize, I have no idea who designed this or where I found it, I just put it in my file and forgot to label it! Sorry!) I love the simplicity of this space. Its clean and classic and really inspiring to me. And I am in love with that light!! It's fabulous!!

Maybe someday soon I will post pictures of a finished room. You will see me lounging on my new sofa, reading a novel and looking very fancy and sophisticated. (Or maybe I will actually be in my jammies, reading US weekly and throwing Oliver's rope!)

Happy Tuesday!!!

The Great Sofa Search

Most of you loyal readers know about my living room saga. Its so sad really...a whole living room completely empty except for 2 very sad tables. Well, I am now diligently on the hunt for a sofa and chairs!! Hooray!!! As I began my search this morning, I realized how many sofas there are out there and how many of them speak to me and say "let me come to your home". So far, these are my top five sofas today. I am sure within the week, I will see five more each day that also speak to me!! Hopefully the right sofa will present itself to me soon!! I don't know how much longer I can stare into that empty room!! Which sofa do you like?? What style speaks to you??

My Empty Room...the saga continues!

We moved into our home almost a year ago. It is a true work in progress. We have done many updates throughout the house; painted about every wall, replaced light fixtures and ceiling fans, replaced bathroom and kitchen faucets as well as knobs on the bathroom cabinets. We bought our very first dining room set this past fall that I just adore. The next big project in our home is furnishing the formal living room. I have been looking at furniture for a formal living room for over 3 years now. You see, in our last home we also had an empty formal living room! Never filled with anything but our Christmas tree once a year. I don't know how much longer I will be able to handle an empty room. To make matters worse, it is the front room of the house, the first thing you see when you walk in! Oh, the HORROR!!! My sweet husband has offered to buy me a chair for the room for my upcoming birthday, but I am still undecided about a sofa. When I design a space for someone else, I usually start with the biggest piece and work my way around from there. These are the sofas I have had my eye on for a few years now. I would love to know what sofas you like and what ideas you might have for me!! Maybe someone should just design this space for me so it will actually get done!! (All sofas are Martha Stewart for Bernhardt www.bernhardt.com)