Before & After: Living Room Reveal

Anna @Annabode
by Anna @Annabode
See how I transformed this room from dungeon of doom into happy, sunny, loveliness!
Oh sad, sad living room! So dark, so dreary…so mismatched it’s painful. Why must you have a big furry blanket? Why?!


There are so many things wrong with this picture, it’s embarrassing to post. There have been many reincarnations of our living room, but this was the first, two years ago. And I’m sharing it with you so that you can see that there is definitely a learning curve and that everyone makes mistakes.


Big mistakes. Like enormous, box-like club chair mistakes.


Despite the large front window, this room gets very little natural light and has no overhead fixture. Also, it’s quite small. Therefore, my goal for this room was to make it lighter and brighter (just like our kitchen!), and seem bigger.


Here’s the end result:
Big difference, right?


The room isn’t perfect by any means. That bookshelf was an impulse purchase that I’ve regretted ever since, but I’m waiting until we move to replace it with something lighter and more modern.


Eventually I’d like to get a fiddle leaf fig and move the philodendron to my son’s room, but our puppy has a distressing habit of eating and digging up any soil she can get her paws on. So for now, I need a plant that can be raised up off the ground.


And I’m not in love with our son’s rocking chair in this room, but it will stay there for now. And the shelves on the opposite wall are hung way too high. And…and…you get the idea!
For more photos, a complete product guide, and description of how I transformed this room, click on the link to Annabode below!
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  • Jan B Jan B on Oct 14, 2014
    @Anna @Annabode Nice Job! The room just feels much more comfortable. There's a nice balance of textures in the "after" room. The larger rug makes a big difference. You have some great classic pieces. Loving that couch of yours!
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