Wednesday, March 20, 2013

It All Started With A Rug

I find it so interesting that one small change can start a s##t storm.

I bought a chartreuse Persian rug recently at an estate sale and that is the one thing that has created temporary chaos in this house.



After a good cleaning, I unrolled it into my living room and it was the perfect size. It's in fantastic condition, doesn't smell, the color is so bright and fun...everything else looks like s**t.

I hated my room...didn't even want to go in there.

I even had a friend say "just roll it up and put it away till you figure out what to do".

No...I need to figure this out now. So I came up with a plan...Everything needs to go white and let the rug be the star of the room. First stop craigslist. I found two white drexel club chairs in perfect condition for $100.00 each. Sold.
Next...editing...big time.
New throw pillows. One in yellow. One in chartreuse. Two in zebra print.
Club chairs each got a pillow from Target's Threshold line that look like a Moroccan wedding blanket.
And the biggest change was painting the living room BM Simply White.

I am in love



Yes, that's a dog bed shoved behind the coffee table.
 

I found this bowl at an estate sale this weekend for $4.00



The gold and white vase was also found at an estate sale for $8.00



I added this mid century lamp that I already had to the bar.



Cost breakdown:

rug $100.00
paint $50.00
club chairs $200.00
estate sale pottery $12.00
Target pillows $80.00

Small investment for a large amount of happiness.

4 comments:

  1. Looks great!!! Amazing what paint and a few tweaks can do!

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  2. wow, looks great! i can't believe you got those chairs for $100 each! great find!! loving everything you're doing! -Boo

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  3. Wow! You did that all insanely fast!! Looks great! Did I tell you I hit that same estate sale and saw that rug. I thought the color was so cool. Glad you got it. I got some other unique goodies there. Hope to see you tomorrow at the Flea!

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  4. great white walls! adding it to my list of whites. and you were smart by painting it white...makes it all seem a lot more modern than it probably looked before.

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