Living Room Shuffle

A little rearranging took place in our living room over the weekend.  I've never had a 

U-shaped seating area in this room, but after watching Nate last week I got inspired.

The 2 side chairs don't match, but they don't have to, right? 

I finally found some throw pillows that pick up a touch of the blue in the curtains.

Thank you, Marshall's!

This matted painting reminds me a little of my son/daughter.

These are some rocks we've collected at various beaches.

Nate also inspired me to use some of my daughter's necklaces for accessories.  

This is the other side of the room that has always been a thorn in my side,

because of the stairwell the wall is cut off (see the white molding at right)

making it hard to arrange.  The keyboard is also hard to decorate around.  

I'm considering a keyboard 'skirt' of some kind to soften it up.

Have you shuffled any furniture lately?

Living Room Tour

 I'm joining Melissa at HOUSEography for a living room tour party.

 I recently posted here about making these curtains.  I still want to find 

some blue pieces to incorporate in the room to pick up on the blue in the curtains.

   This is the view from the stairs.

Thanks for hosting, Melissa!

Lovin' my new gallery wall

Gallery walls seem to offer a sense of comfort to a room.  Depending on the mix of artwork displayed, whether it be photographs of travels, a collection of botanicals, kids artwork, etc they tell a story about those that live there.

photo courtesy of Pottery Barn

It pains me to have artwork leaning against the wall in the attic or in a closet somewhere.  After the Christmas tree came down in our living room this year, I decided to do some rearranging.  The new arrangement left a large blank wall that is somewhat of a focal point as you enter the room.  I decided to make my own gallery wall.

This shot is looking down into the living room from the stairs.

As you can see a lot of the colors in the artwork are the same colors in the room.

The photographs are all photos I've taken.  This one is a tree in our backyard, loved the peeling bark.

These two photos are also in the backyard, after a rainfall.  If you look closely you can see the drops of water on the leaf.  The pear was painted by a friends mother and something I bought at the kids school auction last year.

Three of the prints are on old roof slates and were all wedding gifts.  They are prints of locations in New Orleans - Absinthe Bar and Royal Street.   

And, St. Louis Cathedral.

The last photos are hibiscus flowers.  One was taken in Mexico and one in Hawaii.

I like the idea of the two wall sconces thrown in the mix too.  Gives it a little character.

I'm linking to the following parties:
Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch