living room ~ a progress report, part 2.

i am a slow decorator.
maybe it has something to do with the fact that i have 3 boys under the age of 8 and i homeschool part time.
or maybe i'm just a.d.d. and indecisive.
i wish i had a little of the nester in me.
she moves all the time and within a week the whole house looks like a show room.

it takes me forever to get a room the way i like it.

case in point, our living room:

this is what she looks like right now.
pretty, darn bare.
so i sold the white pottery barn sofa on craig's list.
i loved it...loved the shape of it. loved the look.
did not love dealing with white slipcovers and 3 little boys.
i was so stressed out all the time with that sofa.
if they even breathed on it, they got something goobery on it.
i decided that no matter how much i loved it, i did not want to be a slave to my couch.
plus i don't have the time or inclination to be washing a slipcover that often.

so i found this in-perfect-condition leather couch on craig's list for a song.
i used the money from selling the pb sofa and even came out ahead.
high five.

then i found this 1940's chair at a yard sale...also in amazing condition.

i plan to paint it and recover it.
i would like to do it in a really fun print.
but...i'm waiting to figure out the rest of the furniture.

my plan is to move the sofa 90 degrees to where this chair is now.
the chair would be where the sofa is.
facing the sofa would be two really comfy/cute side chairs.
make sense?
clear as mud?
here's an example...

 anyway...i have to find chairs first.
i feel like once i find chairs, the whole room will come together.
i have been searching for months and can't find just the right thing...for the right price.

so here is our sad, big ol' blank wall:

i am thinking a big collage wall would be good over there.

the other blank wall:

 even though this living room is in some desperate need of finishing, it really is a cozy room that we love hanging out in.

i plan to move the big armiore to the play room and put a low dresser in it's place as a landing spot.

i've been on the lookout {again, for months} for curtains.
my main problem is that i'm cheap and i haven't been in the mood to sew lately.
right now, i'm thinking i may just get some basic white curtains from target and sew a burlap ruffle along the bottom to make them longer.
but i may change my mind tomorrow.
a simple pattern would also be nice.
oh and i also need to whip up a slew of throw pillows.

and other suggestions for this room would be so, so welcome!!!

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