My living room

My Living Room

I just finished a couple of quick projects....

It all started when I decided to carry this line of beautiful latex furniture

moldings or appliques. They are imported from New Zealand and the line is

called Efex. Anyway, Maison Decor is selling these now, and I have fallen

hard for how easily you can create a look by attaching appliques.

You can see an oval mirror I used after I finished the mantle. I realized

I could make one to fit perfectly by adding some appliques.

This is the before shot of the mantle with its clean classic lines

painted in Paris Grey Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan.

Bam!
Pretty big difference right?
Look how I did it....

I got to work laying out Efex moldings onto an old HomeGoods mirror

I had hanging in a different part of the house.

It turned out really pretty!

Not only did I do the mirror and the mantle with Efex moldings,

I went upstairs to my storage trunk and pulled out the blue chintz

floral fabric covered backing boards I used a few years ago to line

the bookcases.

Its a pale blue ground with lots of my favorite colors.

Its a vintage chintz by Mario Buatta.

I found it in an antique shop in New Hampshire

and they were made up as pinch pleat draperies!

I ripped them all apart and taped them around foam boards

with some duct tape on the back after measuring each shelf.

Fast forward two years or so...this fabric

is great with my antique painted coffee table!

I guess its really a tea table or an occasional table or maybe a writing desk

as it sits higher than a coffee table does. You all know we have

dogs in the house and to keep our white slipcovers from having

to be laundered too often I have a simple white quilt laid across the

seat cushions, so we can wash that in a pinch.

The floral hooked rug that used to be here

is now rolled up and in the attic in favor of a sisal rug.

I love how it looks. Maybe it balances out all of the florals in the room.

Its less frou frou, even though the room is still very feminine.

So happy with the quickie makeover!

Its fresh and pretty and it feels like spring.

I will be sharing more home projects with you soon

and one special Efex project coming up in a couple of weeks

that I am super excited about!!

I really enjoyed my day off from work and pulling it
all together today. I hope you enjoyed this post from my home
as I often am told people miss my home! That is so sweet to think
that readers were enjoying the things I was doing and wanted to see more
Tomorrow I will be back in the shop however....