BEFORE
This is our living room
after we got our new sectional and
after Grant ripped out the old tan carpet and laid down flooring, but before the rest of the redesign. We got our old couches when we got married. They were big and light tan. Our room was very beige with the carpet, couches, and walls, and I was SO over it. We had some purple in the room and the curtains made it very dark. The rug was horrible and had many snags. We love the new room!
AFTER
It all started with the rug. I searched and searched for a rug I liked with blues and browns and this one won. Then, we found a paint color we liked and Grant painted the room by himself while I was at work and Parker was at daycare. He did a great job. He did the flooring all by himself too when Parker and I were in California for Spring Break. I love a good Honey Do list!
Love the tree art! What is on the fireplace mantle keeps changing. I recently bought a brown metal leaf art, but am not sure if I love it either.
Other changes we have made in this room since we have lived here are: removing the big, black cast iron wood-burning stove and putting in this brushed silver insert with glass doors. We also removed the short, scuffed and damaged brown moulding and we painted and installed thick, white moulding and replaced all of the doors in the house with solid, white, six panel doors that we bought for $10 each from a friend whose house was being demolished for a new neighborhood.
Goodbye, dark purple curtains and hello new, fresh white curtains.
I bought the clock and it was a strange light orangish brown color and Grant spray painted it silver.
We framed our favorite picture of Parker. It is one I took of him when he was 10 months old.
The second Parker saw this rug, he grabbed his cars and started driving them on winding road that is on the rug. I never thought of that when I ordered it.
I would love to get a new coffee table. Not sure what I want. Maybe an oval or round glass one with silver border or maybe a big upholstered ottoman. Matching colors would be hard though. I would probably want the aqua color. We'll see. We need to get new carpet in the bedrooms, redo the bathrooms and kitchen countertops first. It never ends!
Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.
Aunt Wendy opened the toy-filled trunk of her car on Thanksgiving & said take what you want. We are so lucky to get all the hand-me-downs! Parker has been having so much fun with his Mr. Potato Heads. We have kept most of the other toys for his Christmas presents. I have only bought him one thing. 
Love this picture! I really want to take some photography classes and want to learn how to edit, but I was pretty happy with how these turned out. I thought the lighting was good (for once) in our living room.
Trying one on for size
Karin sent him this train for his birthday. I love when he brings me one and tells me the letter. Such a creative gift!
