I am going to try something new – we’ll see how long I am able to keep this up. I am going to try and update this blog every Tuesday with a house project that we did over the weekend. The purpose is twofold… one, it should keep this blog from getting too stagnant. Two, it should keep me doing things in the house. There are a lot of free or very inexpensive projects (as far as decorating, etc.) that I can do that will really help this house look better. I just tend to be very lazy!
This wasn’t something we did this weekend, but recently we did make a positive improvement to our living room: we got a new rug!
Here is a picture of our old rug:
When we moved into the house, we realized we needed something in the living room. Rugs are expensive, and to be honest I was not ready for that investment when I really had no clue about the decor of the room. So, we went to Home Depot where they were having a sale on 5×7 ft. rugs and picked out this blue one. I ended up really liking the color, but it was a little too small for the space. Also, I wanted something that was softer since we spend a lot of time on the floor. I decided to get something fairly neutral, matching our chocolate brown couches. We went to our nearby Rooms To Go Outlet and came home with this rug:
We got an 8×10 ft. which has helped somewhat keep our couches from sliding around everywhere. I looove the feel of this rug under my feet! We still need to figure out the perfect arrangement of our living room, but this is pretty functional for now.
I’ll have to use this rug to inspire me when I actually get around to decorating the house!
That rug looks great, and cozy, too!
Today I hung some pictures. The walls are so bare, so hanging a few pictures really seems to make it feel lived-in, vs. still new to the house. I think it’s hard to make everything even and I’m still figuring out where I want some of our frames, and I also need to get a few more prints.
You bring up a great point though, that there are always plenty of free or low-cost things we can do for our homes to make a big impact.
For example, my mantle is a big clutter catch-all right now. I could clear it out and put some pretty things on it for free right now, and I can then figure out what I want on there for the long-haul and put it on my shopping list.
Thanks for the inspiration to do something, and keep it coming! I really enjoy this aspect of your blog :)
Thanks, Kacie. :-) I must admit I’m not very motivated to do things. I hope this every-Tuesday thing will help me be more accountable!
I’m not very motivated, either…in decorating or in blogging. I just forget. Or I’m too tired. Or I find it (the decorating part) pointless since my three kids will most likely ruin/break/eat any pretty thing. So? My house has never been decorated. Our apartment before we had kids was nice, but it’s been years since I’ve actually liked my decorations :(.