rearranging the living room

I want to welcome everyone coming from Marty’s house tour today. I’m so happy that she organized another spring tour hop for this week. It’s always a lot of fun.

I’m at the point in my decorating right now where I pretty much like everything I have and don’t see the need to spend money for seasonal changes. Yes, I do see things here and there I want but I’m not just going to go out and buy a bunch of new pillows or accessories just because it’s spring. So for today’s spring tour I just decided to rearrange the living room again for spring for a completely different look.

(Check out my living room laid out in 4 different ways.)

rearranging the living room

For this spring’s version, I simply switched out the sofa and loveseat. You see the sofa is the exact width of our window. When I had the love seat in its place, I simply hid the fact that the love seat and window were off-centered and different-sized with the curtain placement. That also meant that the window looked much smaller than it actually is due to the curtains being drawn into the window.

The new arrangement means the coffee table had to change direction as well.

Now that the long sofa is under the window I have the curtains opened all the way and our space looks much brighter and also bigger. When my kids came home from school the day I rearranged the furniture, my son asked me why the living room suddenly looked bigger. He didn’t even notice that the couches were switched.

My single touch of spring is some greenery because I craved something simple in a vase that reminded me of fresh spring grass.

I used the same greenery and some tulips by the fireplace which you can see a little later.

My old wicker chair is making an appearance. Previously it was in our basement and recently in the bedroom. I still love but it needs some repairs due to the cats loving to scratch the top.  It’s such a classic piece. The grey Ikea Strandmon chair I had in here before is going out for the garbage I think. It’s just ruined from our Lucy cat scratching it and throwing up on it. She’s going into kidney failure and it’s just something I deal with because I love her. It’s not her fault.

rug HERE | similar coffee table HERE and HERE | pouf was from Target but not available anymore, similar one HERE | Chinese calligraphy brushes HERE | similar throw | similar pillow HERE or my favorite black and white pillows HERE | similar shibori pillow HERE | similar jeans pillow HERE | similar end table HERE | similar lamps HERE| black lamps shade HERE | my ombre stacked tassel DIY HERE | similar burst HERE or HERE | similar mirror HERE or HERE | brass pot is from Goodwill | similar palm HERE | drum is from HomeGoods  | curtain tutorial HERE | fabric HERE | similar curtains HERE | similar sofas HERE | disco ball HERE | fur HERE

I love all my little tassel DIYs for decorations on my lamps. Click HERE for my wool and fabric tassel tutorial and video.

Click HERE for my ombre stacked tassel DIY and video tutorial.

I’m also thinking now that I love to have two modern small scaled chairs facing the long sofa instead of my old wicker chair. The wicker chair looks much better in our bedroom . The arms a re still a little too high next to the sofas.

It bothers me a little that this new configuration doesn’t photograph as well for the blog as the old version did. You see it’s very hard to photograph towards a window and the mirror looks huge in photos over the love seat but it doesn’t bother me in photos. It actually all looks much better in person.

The beauty of it is that I can change it again when I’m sick of it but I am keeping it for now. I love having a bigger view out the window for spring and summer.

{You can see plans of all 4 layouts in this post HERE}

Our fireplace area:

As you can see, I couldn’t get myself to remove the wood bead garland (click HERE) from the fireplace after Christmas. I think I can get away with it for a little longer. I just love it so much.

Here is the same greenery with tulips again. I love the simplicity and the tulips remind me of easter eggs in grass.

It’s nothing fancy but I love it.

leather chairs HERE or HERE | gold table HERE | chrome end tables HERE | concrete table lamp HERE | artwork HERE | rug HERE | pouf HERE | pom pom throw HERE or HERE | plaid pillows are from Pottery Barn but sold out, find very similar ones HERE  or my favorite black and white pillows HERE | my curtain DIY HERE, fabric HERE and similar curtains HERE | similar cathedral art HERE | similar candle sticks HERE and black candles HERE | wood bead garland DIY HERE

And if you are new around here or haven’t been to my blog in a while then you have to check out my kids new rooms as well:

My daughter’s refreshed room (click HERE)

rug HERE | duvet HERE | rug HERE | throw from HomeGoods | bed tutorial HERE | similar headboard HERE | similar bed HERE or HERE | my Ikea home decor post HERE | curtains HERE | mudcloth pillow HERE | colorful diamond pillows from Ikea Germany |  lamps HERE | shades from Target not available anymore | light HERE or similar light HERE | desk Ikea or similar desk HERE | wooden stool from Ikea | shelving unit Ikea | magnet board Ikea | wall color: Indigo Cloth by Valspar | floor: Pearl City Click Bamboo by Lumber Liquidators

My son’s refreshed room (click HERE)

chair HERE | sputnik ceiling light HERE and chrome bulbs HERE | very similar antique bed HERE | pouf HERE | fur HERE | curtains HERE and similar HERE if you don’t have an Ikea close to you | plaid pillow HERE and HERE | throw HERE or HERE | lamp HERE | rug HERE

You should also check out my huge tassel tutorial that I made for $9 from dollar store supplies. It’s one of my all-time favorite projects.

Now head on over to ZDesign At Home. Bree’s home is one of my favorites. Impeccable and beautiful! I need her tassel throw in my life! 

Here is who else is up today:

A Stroll Thru Life

ZDesign At Home

11 Magnolia Lane

Nesting With Grace

Pink Peppermint Design

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