living room idea.

I have been super uninspired for the last month or so. But today I'm feeling positive so thought I should quickly blog about it.....
I have the moving bug. I want to buy a little old house and get a bunch of the work done before we move it....
(I do realize that this idea rarely actually works out in real life....)
So anyways Im not crafty enough on this blogging thing to make a 'mood board' or whatever they are called so.... I'll just post the pictures in the usual way.

 

Some people we know just moved into a new house and it has this amazing beach-y feeling-whitewashed-looking laminate. Its not overly white and has a strong woodgrain look... Its amazing. Hides dirt well the lady said... I would hope that would include dog hair.... anyways its like a light wood/greyish whitish tannish color....

i love it. the above picture was the closest I could find. (google images)

So.thats where we would start.

Then, because we don't really need new furniture.... I decided I should look at some sofas... ;)

 

 

  This one is from Ikea.... 'Stockholm' its called... I would also be open to doing something with a tufted back... I like that style. I think I would want leather... So I would get the sofa and loveseat.... probably....

I loveeeee this chair from ikea. Strandmon its called. I would actually love to try and reupholster a used one but it kinda seems like that'd be just asking for a failure diy.... Wouldn't it be cool if those little buttons on the back were covered in a different fabric? I saw that on pinterest.

 

Of course, if money was no issue, I would probably get this 'kensington' collection from restoration hardware.... in white of course.... (which I couldn't actually find on the website)

 

Ok so that covers the floors and furniture.... Now for a wall color...... I would probably go white trim.... something bulky with kind of an 'authentic' feel.... U know... the kind that looks like its been on the house since it was built about 100 years ago? I can't find a picture to represent this... mostly because its something just in my head i think... more of a 'feeling' than an actual thing:) ok so paint..... It would have to be a 'behr' paint.... i love their paint. Have I ever mentioned that? I do. seriously. its amazing.

 

So this is called Road runner.... Its actually a shade lighter than we have in our living room. Which I love btw... I just would go lighter I think.... in this make-believe room I am making.

I don't really like the name of this paint though. Which is a bit of an issue. Like... the paint in my kitchen is called 'zen'... and even though i'm pretty sure 'zen' doesn't have a color.... Theres an underlying psychological effect... just knowing the paint is called zen.

i have to ask myself. Do i really want to bring road runners into our home?!

that being said. I do like this color.

 

Now for the coffee table.

These are all from westelm.com... Not sure why they are so teeny.... The top one is perfect though...  the bottom one is gold.... I think if it was to go into this room, it would have to be wood.... but the same idea.... and the middle one... its just kinda cool... made of pipes:)

I'd probably also have to add this chair because it is awesome. From wirehome.ca.... Its a knock-off. Which I'm ok with.

 

Now art work.... This is where I get stumped. I kinda like the idea of a huge wall with a small picture.

But I'm still working on that.

and then I'd need a rug... (probably just a plain sisal one... cuz of the dogs...) and lamps....

:-)

 

I feel like I've wasted enough time on this make-believe pretend room... and should probably go wash my floors now. or at least have another coffee. and read some more blogs.