Day 8, My House in August: Living Room
Here's mine! Out of view (to the left) is the corner fireplace and wall of windows that look out over our small patio. Behind the sofa are the kitchen and dining spaces. This is all very open, and we enjoy spending time here.
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LynnNM
6 years agoOur game table area: I love being in our living room. No tv in there, but beautiful views out every window, good music, and a cozy place to read.
And it opened for backgammon:
IdaClaire
6 years agoRelated Discussions
Day 7, My House in August: Table
Comments (51)April, thanks for your appreciation of the light fitting!! It was obviously meant to be - about five years ago when living in our last house (Wiltshire, England) we saw three of these lights - varying sizes - in a flower shop in the nearest town. DH and I both fell in love even though it was a bit contemporary for our tastes, lol! The lights weren't for sale but were fixtures in the shop. We asked where they'd been sourced but no-one seemed to know. A few months later DH was trawling a car boot sale (weird English Sunday pastime, ha ha!) and spotted *our* light across a field full of cars. It was acquired for the princely sum of £15 :)...See MoreDay 11: My House in August " Shelfie"
Comments (26)We're still in the midst of moving in and unpacking. My sweet hubby unpacked a lot of boxes yesterday and did his own arrangement on the shelves of the huge dining room built-in incorporating a lot of things that were displayed in small groups in various places in our old house. Bless his heart, it looks like a showcase in an antique mall. I know I want to do it much differently, but have no idea where to begin. I'll probably add a lot of books and be back here for advice on this one. The second pic is my little collection of 1939 New York World's Fair collectibles. Something about that fair just speaks to me. I'm drawn to its vision of the future, and it's the year my parents were born. There are also a few other World's Fair/Expo pieces thrown in for good measure. Also in that pic a peek at the built-in bookshelves in my office. They'll only hold fairly short books (must be all anyone had in 1954). I've got to go through all the book boxes this weekend and figure out where it all goes....See MoreDay 17- My House in August: Paint
Comments (31)Well, as most of you know by now, every wall in our adobe home is painted the same warm cream color. Very pretty from my point of view, but very boring to feature on this thread (LOL)! And, our doors, inside and out, are all unpainted as well. Hand crafted, but still plain old wood color. Our wood furniture is (yep, you've got it) stained, not painted for the most part. So, here is one of the fireplaces in our home. It's called a kiva (KEY-va) and they are very common out here in New Mexico. Three of our four fireplaces are kivas, and one day I just got a wild hair of an idea to paint a design on this one in our family room (the one in our MBR is painted the same color as the walls, while the kiva on our front portal has the same stucco as the exterior does, a dark tan, with embedded Talavera tiles around it's opening). Anyhoo, I painted my fireplace by hand one day while DH was a work. I used new kitchen dish sponges, that I cut into concave and convex shapes to get the smoke pattern the way I wanted, As for the primitive Indian petroglyph animal designs along the hearth, I ended up painting them freehand, lying on my side on our very hard brick floor. Ugh! But, all these years later, I still love my painted kiva. BTW, the first pic show the things I have on the mantel now....See MoreDay 21 - My House in August: Light It Up
Comments (21)That's a good idea, Cyn! I have a lamp shop that I've used for years, but never thought to ask them if they know of a person who could make me a new shade using my original frame. I've just looked for replacement shades there, and had my lamps repaired. Thank you for that suggestion. I'm going to call them tomorrow! Speaking of my lamp place, about 20 years ago I had them create this lamp (below) as a surprise Father's Day gift for DH. I found the statue of St. Roc, the patron saint of physicians, in an antique shop. As DH is a physician, I thought it would make the perfect gift for him. (Sigh) He was not as thrilled as I'd hoped he would be, to say the least. Being raised Catholic, I've been around saint stories my entire life. But, DH, who was raised Southern Baptist, was not. To him, it just looked like an old man, hoisting up his robe to point at a cut on his leg. Not! But, over the years, living here in New Mexico and with a Catholic wife, he's come around a bit. St. Roc is proudly displayed on the buffet in our dining room. And, I still love him!...See MoreLynnNM
6 years ago
prepmom
6 years ago
This is our living room, open to the kitchen and dining area.
From the other side of the room.
Bonnie
6 years agoOurs:
We really spend most of our time in the family room or the sunroom, but I'd have to clean the FR to post!
dedtired
6 years agoI've posted this picture before. I like this room because it is so sunny but it does need some changes. Oh well.
IdaClaire
6 years ago
aprilneverends
6 years agoarcy_gw
6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago
I guess it isn't a room that is easy to take a picture of. For a 1970's ranch it is fairly open concept with the dining room to the right of the china cabinet, and only a half wall between it and the kitchen--which is why we liked it. I know the rug is too small--but it is what it is LOL!! Oh and DH made the coffee table/large round mahogany table in the corner and the entertainment center.
mom2sulu
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoLove these living rooms.
Here is mine. I guess my favorite part is the coffee table/accessories. Accessories are death by a thousand cuts imho.
aprilneverends
6 years agoours..with screwed-up fireplace, and curtains still not hanged..and some art still existing in my dreams only..
before the bear:
ah the bear did get lowered since then , hooray!
the bear:
(pity my son's at work otherwise I'd be able to boast pink gladioli and new rosey-orange orchid. since he has camera in his phone..)
my old orchids usually bloom early spring, and then again in the fall. so now they're in between)
(old pic too. I like my mauve wall. this pic shows me I should put curtains. DH and a friend think not. Wouldn't care but this friend is actually a designer..should I listen to somebody who's a designer? Frankly I'm not inclined to, lol, but if you have an opinion, you can give it to me..)
ok my favorite seaweed
I think I've posted all these before..except for the seaweed maybe.
raphaellathespanishwaterdog
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoGosh, I love all your bright, inviting living rooms - ours looks so dingy by comparison, but that's English weather for you, lol! Actually, these weren't taken today - a really dull, showery excuse for a Summer's day - but a few months ago, before we starting getting the house ready for sale......and I painted my lovely India Yellow walls cream :( We've also finished the panelled radiator cabinet (behind the small cream sofa) and added different cushions and natural linen curtains with a bold seed pod print since these were taken.
This room is in the Arts & Crafts extension of our 1850s house. Much of what you see was found on ebay - both sofas (the large, curved one has its original Art Nouveau fabric), firescreen, Argentinian Art Nouveau chairs and the rug - although the seller was a rug dealer.......
Meant to add, April - I adore your bear painting!!!
Jak Perth
6 years agoHere is our living room..photos are kind of dark. We sit and watch some TV etc. and my old piano which I play every day.
aprilneverends
6 years ago
texanjana
6 years agoHere's ours-in the midst of our remodel. Maybe someday this house will be put back together.
Ha ha!
gsciencechick
6 years agoLove all these rooms!
jak4, I like your smaller leather recliner, the one on the left. Do you know what brand it is?
I don't have a whole lot of photos, and it is very dreary today to take photos.
New reupholstered sofa again. But you can see floor, area rug, and MCM Drexel credenza. Thought I'd want a new rug after sofa came back, but I just need to get it cleaned before our NFL party.
ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
6 years agoI'm stunned by the beauty and personality of so many of these rooms, some of which I hadn't seen before. april, for what my opinion is worth, don't touch those French doors.
I've seen my living room here so often that I'm almost sick of it, and you must be too, so I thought I would first post a 2006 version of it, one that no one here has seen.
winter look
summer look
OutsidePlaying
6 years agoOur great room, which is about to go through a minor re-do. We already have a much lighter sofa on order. It's hard to get a good photo because of all the sunlight coming in, even on an overcast day. Breakfast room and kitchen are beyond the door on the left.
I didn't capture the fireplace which is between the cabinets. The maple always photographs sort of pinkish. I've been planning to have them painted white. Next up after getting the sofa in place and making some other decisions about paint.
aprilneverends
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoroarah
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI have been on a year long mission to find a replacement coffee table solution but nothing talks to me yet:(
Opposit angle
micheletx
6 years agoBeautiful rooms. This is mine. I need to replace the two white African beaded chairs. They're holding the place until I find the right ones.
I love seeing the diverse styles.
pamghatten
6 years agoThis is so much fun IdaClaire! I love seeing how everyone lives.
I have a livingroom that I don't really live in, and a sunroom that I live in.
The livingroom in my 1950's ranch:
And my sunroom, where I really spend my time:
roarah
6 years ago
jaybirdtx
6 years ago
Sueb20
6 years agoNo pics of the whole room, but here's the fireplace with my vintage pottery and favorite art, from a trip to Charleston. I don't know why it came out so blurry!
probookie
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoWhat a fun thread! My mother spent several years pointing out whenever she dropped by that my house is very comfortably arranged for a pair of hermits (yes, we are) but it lacks a seating area that would encourage congregation and conversation. DH and I just smiled and agreed with her. But when an extremely heavy friend planned to visit over a long weekend, I took the comment more seriously and decided a seating area was needed that would accommodate a very large person comfortably. The living room is long (22 ft) and narrow, with a 12-ft window on one long wall and a stacked stone fireplace and large built-in bookcase filling the other. We have to have a place for plants in front of the window (outside of which is a wonderfully private backyard) with enough space there to be able to close the curtains against the strong afternoon sun.
Okay, I finally shot my bolt; bought love seats, pillows, and a rug; and probably will never do anything like it again. The guest, darn it all, got sick and will have to visit another time. But DH and my brother both like it (actually, they both expressed an unflattering degree of surprise that they do like it), and now Mom has a comfortable place to sit while she points out what I should do with the rest of the house, beginning with finding more items to display on the top shelf of the bookcase.
czarinalex