Front Room Re-do

This front room was low priority when we first moved in. All the furniture in here was free, generously given to us by a family friend who didn't need it anymore. We had it for five years and I was so thankful for it, but also ready for a change and something more my style. We've slowly saved up and this past year made a bunch of changes to this room and I like it so much better this way! It still isn't finished- we need blinds for the windows, a new light fixture by the door, and someday our piano will go in here. But it's a pretty great version of itself right now, so I thought I'd post our "after"-ish pics. Who knows when I'll finally save up enough for the rest of that stuff!

 I bought this rug on black friday deal in 2017 and got it for a steal! A year later it still looks great! We finally sold the brown chairs in April and bought these ones. I love these so much more. Those brown ones were high end, but definitely made for tall people! I couldn't sit in them comfortably. These ones are so much better. They are extra wide too so I can sit a kid next to me while we read- which we do often. This is my homework spot with Hudson.

 Over Christmas my friend Lindsay helped me do this gallery wall and I love it! It's not the best picture, but every single one of these photos is so meaningful to me. I gave Ben the picture of Christ for Christmas, and Heidi made us the "things have a way of working out" print for Christmas this year. So we used those as the base and then went all over my house stealing pictures and frames from other rooms and pulled the rest of this together! These are some of my very favorite pictures of my favorite little people.  The dragonfly painting at the top was a card Halie painted for me, and I liked it so much I had it framed.

 Awhile back I got sick of all the brown in the original room, so one day on a whim I bought some spray paint and painted the mirror gold and the bench white. I love it that way.

Owning a home is always a "work in progress" and even though I get impatient and want to get it all done now, it's nice to see where it's come from and appreciate the way it is now. I love this room and I spend a lot more time there now.