New Living Room

I feel just awful that I haven't blogged in so long but I promise I have been very busy. We completely cleaned out our front room that was holding a dining room set of Grandma Wilma's. While it was very pretty, it just never got any use. We aren't really the formal dining type of folks. So instead we started from scratch in making it into a small living room for Mama and Ella to run away to when Daddy wants to watch sports or hunting in the other room. So really this room is just for us girls which means I can stray away from overstuffed leather and recliners which are the dominant theme in the other room.

First I made these really cool curtains out of two flat king sheets. The picture is kind of bad but they are a dark gray. I just cut some off the bottom and hemmed them. You can't even tell that they used to be sheets in a former life.


Next was on to the BIG project. I read a blog that had all the plans for building your own entertainment center and thought I would give it a try. I started with this pile of wood which I had them cut for me at Home Depot when I bought it.

I was able to put the whole thing togather by myself with the help of my brother-in-law's handy dandy nail gun, a little wood glue, and some screws.

I was a little dissappinted when I had to call in reinforcements to install the track for my drawers when I couldn't get the darn things to line up. But that is the ONLY thing I had help on. I promise.

Then I painted and polyurethaned and moved it on in. Painting was definitely the most time consuming part. The plans called for cubbies that stack on either side but I wanted to get it moved in and see what it looked like first before I decided. I will for sure be making those soon so it looks a little more finished.

Then I picked up this couch which is gray but again you can't tell from the bad picture. Its super comfy and has NO RECLINERS. Its mine and I love it.

Oh and check out this beautiful afgan that my Mom picked up from my cousin Lucile's estate sale. It works great in here and I love knowing where it came from.

Then for Mother's Day my wonderful husband bought me this tv, so I guess I could let him sit in my room sometimes. :)

I hope to make a bright yellow coffee table with big caster wheels soon, as well as a long white shelf for displaying pictures. I'll be sure to post those as soon as they are done, but I also have a birthday party to plan for a very special little girl so I hope I have time.