Family Room Color Scheme

I have owned this rug for about 6, maybe 7 years. I love it! I love the color scheme & the pattern. Design tip: Find a piece that you love & build your room around it! I was able to pull accent colors out of this rug for the living room in my old house and now the basement family room in my new one. 

 I loved the rusty coral of this pillow, which I used for years, however I was never fully satisfied with the pillow in general. I wanted to freshen up my color scheme and give an updated feel to my family room while still keeping the color scheme. Design tip: Many store sell pillow covers in a variety of sizes. Hobby Lobby and Ikea are 2 off the top of my head. This cover was purchased at Hobby Lobby for $6.99. I payed $3.50 for it because every other week or so they are 50% off; just check their website for sales and 40% off coupons. I stuffed my old pillow in this new cover... and voila! A fresh new look for very little money and very little time!

 -B.Ballard

Love Love Love Seat

I absolutely love this love seat. I fell in love with it when I saw it for sale by owner. It currently resides in my family room, but it will soon be at the end of my dinner table, or in  my bedroom, or as unique little sitting nook in my kitchen. Just because something is used or not a design name doesn't mean its value is any less. When you find a unique piece of furniture that could be multifaceted then take it home and experiment. You may just have the perfect piece to complete your room or rooms in this case. 

-S. Pectol

Finding Inspiration and Building Upon It.

One of my favorite pieces of art is not something found in Europe or one of the many amazing museum of art here in the USA. It is from my late grandfather's house. When I inherited this piece of art (not worth any money to my knowledge) I knew I wanted to decorate my living room around it.

 

One way I have incorporated this art piece into my living room is by painting an old record player to match the painting. 

You will notice I used the bright yellow found in the painting as the color for my record player and the turquoise for the handles. This is a simple way to incorporate a piece of art into a room and create a furniture piece that is both unique, stylish and updated.

 

-S. Pectol