Normally my life in the family room, blogging and living, is from the inside looking out
(especially lately with this HUMIDITY and these MOSQUITOS!)
Inspired by some botanical prints I picked up earlier this summer at two different garage sales,
I decided to bring the green of the outdoors into my family room.
A window I saved when we replaced the old ones,
with some accessories found at garage sales.
A 7-Up crate to hold magazines, remotes, and a vintage milk bottle filled with clippings from the yard.
and since we’re pretending this is a photo shoot for a catalog, lets throw in a weird prop like peppers for no good reason at all:
The pillows were from (left to right) Goodwill, garage sale, ones I made myself, and PB from a garage sale. The coffee and side tables and lamps (although I’m looking for new drum shades) were both bought at a garage sale and painted. A big basket next to the couch keeps toys corralled and out of sight.
As you can see, Ben likes to coordinate his outfits with the throw pillows :)
The painted window frames and the curtains have really brightened the room.
With a toddler and minus a million pillows, this is how it really looks most days:
care for a flashback to see how it used to look?
before:
and the lovely, green, not-so-blah after
for more befores, check out this post
linking to some of to these weekly parties as well as
also linking this up to Centsational Girl’s “Where Do You Blog?” party!
Love that 7up crate! (and the random props! LOL!)
Your room looks wonderful. I love the botanicals, they are fabulous and the windows with the green vase is the perfect table accessory. Very well done. Your little ones are adorable too. Hugs, Marty
OK, so I would rather have a darling baby gurgling on the floor than a perfect sofa any day! I wonder…I love pillows. But, like you, mine always (or mostly) end up on the floor? Do you have a special place that you put them? I usually just end up picking them up all day long!
Ooh it's so refreshing! (you know I love that 7up crate ;)
I love your family room! It's so welcoming with all your cute decorations. I love those prints above the couch and your pillows look great with everything else.
Ooh.. everything looks great!! I LOVE that old window… I have been searching high and low for some of those bad boys… What a great idea to save some from your own house! I think the pop of green makes everything look so fresh. And your kids are adorable… :)
I like the little changes! They really make the space look nice.
This looks fantastic. Green is my favorite color, so big props on the color choice! http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/
It looks great!!
1. I LOVE your reference to "Catalog Living"–the peppers made me smile. 2. This is a great before and after post…everything looks fabulous3. Love the crate with your catalogs and stuff inside. 4. You kiddos are the cutest accessories. ;)Thank you so much for linking up with me. I hope you have a great weekend. :)
Love all the green you added to the space very refreshing! Ha, we have that little fisher price door/house! My two love it!
Your additions are so pretty. Love the ferns. I used/pressed some between glass years ago. Always enjoyed them. Such cute babies you have!Also, I wanted to let you know about Atticmag's new linky party – Giveaway Friday! It's a convenient place for bloggers to link their giveaways each week. We've kicked it off with a fantastic giveaway of our own. Five lucky winners will win material to do a backsplash in their home. Hope to see you there!AllisonAtticmag
I'm LOVING the green!It's gorgeous!Perhaps for fall, you could throw in some white pumpkins. = ) I think that would be a cute addition with the already gorgeous color pallet you've got going!
Oh wow! I love what you did with your room! I am big on green right now and love finding ways to add my kiddos in so they are comfortable. Most of our pillows end up on the floor for them to roll around on! I have a toddler too…a boy who loves pillows LOL.
It looks absolutely fabulous!! I had to laugh at the throwing in peppers just to look cool. I adore Ben's little grin in the 'coordinating' shot.
It looks awesome!!
This looks great! Love all the details!
Thanks everyone!Mommy of Monkeyshines – I do have a basket under the other coffee table that holds the pillows, but regardless of that, they're usually on the floor! ;)
The addition of green looks really nice.
I love your makeover…the pillows and the fern prints and the crate. And your kids are beautiful…I had to laugh when I saw Ben, he is so cute…and your daughter is beautiful!
Your room is very pretty. I love all the pops of green with the black. Cute kiddos too.
Oh my gosh I used to have that SAME EXACT COUCH! I love the makeover, it is gorgeous!
The green looks great! But I guess I'm alittle biased because it's my fave color =)
Great job looks great…but the babies are the best part!
Great job! I love the window and lots of pillows!Bonnie :)
Your LR looks great!I'm slowly decorating ours and it's so hard to envision the final result as I do it in bits and pieces, but I love how "layered" your room looks!
I just found you over at New Friend Friday! I love your family room makeover! Great job! Becoming a follower, and looking forward to seeing more of what you do! :)
Your updated room looks wonderful. You must be so pleased with how it came together.
I'm so glad you visited my blog…because now I've found your blog! Loved your comment, by the way, it made me laugh. I'm going to have fun taking a look at some of your projects, now. I'm already really, really liking what you did to your family room. What is it about a nice, fresh, green that makes everything look better? Perfect for a room so close to the outdoors.
Those wee ones are just too cute. All smiles for sure. Love that. I also really love your room. The pictures are fabulous. Looks like a magazine. I would be so flattered it you would consider linking them up to my first linky party over at Becolorful. I know others would like to see them too.Pam
Very nice. The green looks so fresh. Your kids seem to enjoy it, too.
Holy smokes! What a transformation!! Just beautiful. I love all the greens and "natural" feel of the space. Gorgeous!
What a lovely and inviting family room…but the babies are the best accessories in there. Congratulations on creating such a special place.
Gorgeous!! And your babies are absolutely adorable!
Your catalog comment made me laugh!Everything looks great!
Thank you for linking up to BeColorful's Motivated Monday. This is a post that deserves to be shared. Your images are great and the flow of color in the room is perfect … subtle but with those occasional pops of black for drama and depth. It is awesome.Thanks again,Pam
love it! you are right, it's definitely "not so blah" now! nice job!
We love this party link and I wanted to let you know that we are planning on featuring it tomorrow. We hope that you get a bunch of new visitors.http://www.remodelaholic.com
Love the pillows and the prints on the wall. Just my style!!! Beautiful pictures.
You were featured on Remodelaholic!!! Congrats!
it's just perfect! that lovely green is like a breath of fresh air blowing through the room- it's gorgeous!
Hey there…new visitor here! I found your blog through *Remodelaholic; I really like what you've done with your family room – it's like a breath of fresh air! My husband and I have the exact same color palette in our living room – lots of greens, black accents, etc. We are in the process of trying to decide what color to paint the walls and are stumped. What color/paint did you use for yours?P.S. I am coveting your 7Up crate. ;)Aloha,Angie
BTW – I had to laugh about the random peppers in your photo! That is so true! :D
Laughed at the peppers.. Cute. :)It looks great! Love the before and after!