Our Living Room- Before and After
When we moved into Casa Petrie 3 1/2 years ago, the living room had a very outdated fan, tanish-olive colored walls, and beige carpet.
We’ve since painted the walls in chocolate and latte, installed wood flooring, changed the fan for a more contemporary one, and switched out the blinds for a roman shade and panels. We also put up meaningful art, installed bookshelves, and organized. Check out this post to learn more about the bookshelves and this post to learn more about the credenza.
We have used a chocolate, latte, and light blue throughout the house to give our cozy home cohesiveness. The entire house also has the same wood flooring. I think it really does help give the house better flow.
Thanks to The Lettered Cottage for hosting this room re-do blog party. Have a great time reading all the other transformational posts!
This entry was posted on Sunday, June 14th, 2009 at 9:31 pm and is filed under living room, Other Blog Parties.
June 14th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Wow. What a COOL transformation. We’re house hunting right now, so I love to see how people have turned their own houses around into something spectacular. You have awesome style and taste. Just beautiful.
June 14th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Your living roon is just beautiful. I especially like the four pictures over the book case. Are they black and white photographs? Thank you so much for sharing.
Charla
June 15th, 2009 at 4:43 am
Hi and it’s so nice to meet you! Oh, what a wonderful transformation your room is! Love the colors – so elegant. Your wood floors are beautiful too!
Now I’m going back to scroll through your blog. I do hope you’ll come back to see me!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia
June 15th, 2009 at 6:49 am
That’s a beautiful transformation! Really amazing!
June 15th, 2009 at 9:39 am
That looks like a magazine spread!! Beautiful! : )
Macey
June 15th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Love, love your fabulous make-over! Sweet!
Blessings,
Marie
June 15th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
What a great transformation….I LOVE the colors! Very nice!
June 15th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
You really are true to your style choice all the way through. I admire that. I always said I needed more than one house so I could decorate in all the different styles I like. No money for that however so I will live vicariously through the great designs I see online.
June 15th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Gorgeous transformation! Your style is beautiful! Your living room when from stark to inviting. Love it! You should submit it for feature to the http://thediyshowoff!
Have a great week!
June 15th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Oops – http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com.
Sorry about that! Your room is just such an inspiration!
June 15th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
What a gorgeous transformation!
June 15th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Your living room turned out beautifully! :O) Mary @Boogieboard Cottage
June 18th, 2009 at 6:46 am
WOW!! Your living is so beautiful!
~angela @ peonypatch
June 19th, 2009 at 5:23 am
Hi, what a beautiful living room! I am in the middle or painting our living room and hall. I have the same color ideas (two walls chocolate and two walls and the hallway a creamy color and accents (pillows, vases, etc.) of a light blue). I bought what I thought was a tan creamy color and it looked lavender on the walls. I freaked. Not at all what the paint chip looked like. Thank goodness I started in the hallway. I went back to the store and had more tint added to the paint. Now I have a mocha color. This is okay for the hall but not the living room. If you wouldn’t mind sharing, what brand and colors did you use for your living room? Also for the dark chocolate, did you use a tinted primer? Guess, I’m curious as to how many coats of paint it took. Also, what finish did you use: flat, eggshell, satin?
December 31st, 2009 at 5:17 pm
[...] Our Living Room- Before and After: I got a nice shout-out from the DIY Showoff for this transformation. We have spent a lot of time making the living room comfortable and I think the room is now sophisticated and comfortable for our family. [...]
January 15th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
WOW! I LOVE the chocolate! GORGEOUS!
Layla
October 26th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
[...] If you’re curious, here’s what the living room looked like before. [...]