BEFORE AND AFTER

I have been working on this project for about 6 months.  Custom furniture always takes the longest.....and there is bound to be a little backordered curtain fabric thrown into the mix:)

But.....it is slowly coming together and I have a few tight shots to share with you today.  If you want to read more about it you can go here.

The CR Laine spool chairs arrived and they are so pretty!

We used the Driftwood finish.

The garden stool from Wisteria fits nicely in between them.

 Before

After

The curtains were also hung and of course that  is always a game changer right....along with the Ballard acrylic coffee table.

The Charles Stewart sofa made it's debut and I am always amazed at the superior quality of their furniture.  I used a performance fabric called Crypton....and while it is considered a workhorse I would not recommend just smearing mustard on it!

Before

After

A small gallery wall was hung over the bench behind the sofa.....

The armoire was finally removed and and the piano in place.....

Before

Which leaves me another challenge....more art or something architectural?

After

Here are 3 in contention.....

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#3

Thinking a bit of punch in the room......Do you have a favorite?

Crikey there is a lot of wall space in this room:)

What plans do y'all have for the holiday?  You will find me at Jury Duty on Monday.  Yeah that sucks......but even more if I get picked.  Somebody has a bad attitude.

Shaypouting

MADISON UPDATE

Good Lord y'all....yesterday [Monday] just about killed me.  I started putting out "design" fires at 9:30 and the fun never stopped.

I was installing curtains at my Madison project and when we opened the hardware box there was only one rod instead of 2.  Whaaaaaa. This would not have been a big deal except for the fact that it's 1 1/2 hours from Atlanta so it's not cheap to get these babies installed!

I learned that some furniture I was waiting for got sent back to North Carolina because of a warehouse snafu.  #designerproblems

Did I have a sign on my back that said "kick me"?

Oh well....nothing some pretty pictures can't fix!

I have a few updated pictures of Madison [you can see all the before and afters if you search Madison in the sidebar]....

Y'all remember where we started right?

Clearing out the weeds and trimming things back [nothing was planted] I was amazed at how good it looked!

And the swing we ordered came....

Of course now we need them to make a coffee table and bench!

And we need cushions for the rockers....

Before of the bedroom.....

After with curtains [blackout lined from Pottery Barn]

And a new chair

Moved the other one into the bathroom.....and hung a gallery wall.

I am all over these short curtains....it's my new jam:)

We moved this bench back into the mud room to make way for the Serena and Lily one.

And upstairs the small table on the right got painted.....

We made notes for more updates....still have to get another curtain rod sucks unfortunate situation.

I've got 2 days to do a week worth of tasks. Leaving for Chicago on Thursday.

Shaykicked

What to do with our TV Wall?

We have lived in our house for 6 years and I have never been happy with the layout of our family room. The corner fireplace totally throws me for a loop.

Our current TV wall and set up looks like this:

Besides the fact that we will need this space to function for a soon to be family of 4 (yikes), I want it to also look put together before the babes arrive. I have spent more time decorating different parts of the house because this room bugs me so much!

Last year the TV wall looked like this:

Even thought I loved my Pottery Barn inspired TV stand, it wasn't working in this space. It didn't fill up enough of the wall. I absolutely love the feel of the vintage white dresser that I purchased this past summer. I love combining retro, modern and traditional all into one room.

So here are my thoughts on what to do with that wall:
1. Possible upgrade to a bit larger TV to fill up more of the wall (not too big)
2. Large and small artwork flanking all sides of the TV
3. Personal photographs in black and white
4. Layer artwork slightly behind TV to give interest
5. Do something!


Here are a few TV walls that have currently caught my eye:

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I love the idea of this gallery wall, but I am not sure if it is a bit much for me or not. I almost feel like there is too much going on, but I do like the mix of artwork and frames.

Pottery Barn

I have always loved this wall from Pottery Barn. The black and white with minimal objects on the TV stand call to me.

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I like how Emily also flanked the TV with brass sconces for more interest as well as a need for lighting in her space. 

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I have always loved the look of asymmetrical design. This wall is a bit heavy on one side with the lamp and artwork while the other is bare. Also the TV isn't centered, which I kind of like. 

Decisions...Decisions!

So what do you all think...Which TV design is your favorite? Do you have ideas for my sad wall?