Friday, August 21, 2015

The Living Room

After a very long blogging silence I am finally back with a little update. It blows me away to think that we have been in our house for a year and three months now. The time as gone by so quickly and it does still feel like there is a lot to do. Perhaps that is just the reality of owning a home - always something to finish, improve or repair. I still have a few rooms to furnish and we finally are at a point where we can pay for our pool installation! I am waiting on an engineers report then it is all systems go. For now I am going to share part of the room that will someday soon look over the pool.

The living room feels like it has been the most difficult to 'finish' and I don't know that it is quite there yet in terms of styling. It is however turning out to be a favourite room with the morning sunshine, fireplace and open airy feeling. I do still need to replace our old lounge which is too wide and makes it a bit squishy near the buffet.

This first shot is looking from the alfresco to the fireplace. I recently had the lovely gilt pendant from freedom installed (as if we needed more lighting) and it really finishes the room. I was able to work in my old coffee table from vast interior and this room kind of has a coastal/scandinavian fusion going on.


I don't often show shots of this side of the room to people because the lounge is too close to the buffet but a narrow alternative should solve that. Tom had this stunning resin artwork commissioned for my birthday and it is incredible.

 

This shot shows the window side of the room and soon I will be able to show the picture window with a plunge pool outside! The big window was the best money we spent - what a difference if makes to the light and feel of the room!


I had always intended on painting the walls in this room yellow, like the feature wall in our entryway. As much as I love yellow, I am so glad I left his room neutral. The pops of aqua and yellow are enough all on their own. That's a quick living room glimpse for you! Hopefully I will be back posting soon with pool progress photos :)