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The Living Room Makeover :: BEFORE and AFTER!

February 28, 2017 · In: Before and After, Home Tour, Interior Design, Our Home


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Suburban Living Room Makeover:: House of Valentina
We’ve been working hard to transform our living room.  It is the center point of the entire house and more like a gigantic hallway than a room, so it just felt like it needed attention.  A living room makeover is always fun because it really doesn’t take a lot to make a huge impact.  Hosting my neighborhood book club recently in the transformed space was such a treat.  The space is certainly not where I hope it will be one day, but I think one of the biggest challenges facing home DIYers is the feeling that it must be completed overnight, HGTV style.  Don’t get me wrong.  I LOVE those shows (and have been making up for more than 10 years spent abroad without it!)  BUT!  Our homes are ever-evolving.

Start with the basics.  Paint first.  Furnishings that are necessary next.  Flooring when possible.  (Or would you place your priorities differently?)  We didn’t want to have beautiful floors but sitting on cardboard boxes.  That’s why we chose a couch first… plus that was waaaay cheaper.  We are still trying to finish the bathroom!  (more on that very soon!!)

So, here is our living room makeover: Before, in between, after, and one day the “final” room!

BEFORE PAINT::

Suburban Living Room Makeover:: House of Valentina

The In between::

Suburban Living Room Makeover:: House of Valentina

Suburban Living Room Makeover:: House of Valentina

The moment right before we hung up the artwork and I painted the marble surround… black!

Suburban Living Room Makeover:: House of Valentina

Artwork was hung on the previous homeowner’s hooks, which didn’t work.  We had to raise it (per my mom and BFF):

Suburban Living Room Makeover:: House of Valentina

You can really see from above how badly we need hardwood floors, but at least the carpet isn’t filthy (yet.  3 kids, a husband, and a Valentina?  How long will this pearly white carpet last?)

Suburban Living Room Makeover:: House of Valentina

I brought metal shelving up from the basement, and started styling…

Suburban Living Room Makeover:: House of Valentina

A few more plants and books, a favorite pillow, mixed with H&M pillows…

The sofa is from CB2, rug from wayfair.

Suburban Living Room Makeover:: House of Valentina

The banister and stairs will be stained to match the floors we will eventually put in.  Walnut, is what I am dreaming of!

Suburban Living Room Makeover:: House of Valentina

In the meantime, we need to switch out the hallway light, finishes changing all the knobs to brushed bronze and put back the light switch plates.  The list is ongoing!

Suburban Living Room Makeover:: House of Valentina

But sometimes, it’s good to sit back, enjoy the little moments, and celebrate what is rather than what isn’t!

Suburban Living Room Makeover:: House of Valentina

All styling and iPhone photography: Valentina Fussell

By: houseofvalen · In: Before and After, Home Tour, Interior Design, Our Home

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  1. [email protected] says

    February 28, 2017 at 3:23 pm

    Damned beautiful ! And with the sunlight on the pic with the metal shelving! Bravo <3

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    • [email protected] says

      February 28, 2017 at 6:12 pm

      aww!! Thank you!! xoxo

      Reply
  2. [email protected] says

    February 28, 2017 at 3:23 pm

    Damned beautiful ! And with the sunlight on the pic with the metal shelving! Bravo <3

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      February 28, 2017 at 6:12 pm

      aww!! Thank you!! xoxo

      Reply
  3. [email protected] says

    February 28, 2017 at 3:23 pm

    Damned beautiful ! And with the sunlight on the pic with the metal shelving! Bravo <3

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      February 28, 2017 at 6:12 pm

      aww!! Thank you!! xoxo

      Reply
  4. [email protected] says

    February 28, 2017 at 3:43 pm

    Looks incredible Tina! Wonderful job. You must be thrilled!!

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      February 28, 2017 at 5:51 pm

      Thank you! I keep reminding myself to celebrate was is finished rather than focusing on what is still on the list!

      Reply
  5. [email protected] says

    February 28, 2017 at 3:43 pm

    Looks incredible Tina! Wonderful job. You must be thrilled!!

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      February 28, 2017 at 5:51 pm

      Thank you! I keep reminding myself to celebrate was is finished rather than focusing on what is still on the list!

      Reply
  6. [email protected] says

    February 28, 2017 at 3:43 pm

    Looks incredible Tina! Wonderful job. You must be thrilled!!

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      February 28, 2017 at 5:51 pm

      Thank you! I keep reminding myself to celebrate was is finished rather than focusing on what is still on the list!

      Reply
  7. [email protected] says

    February 28, 2017 at 3:56 pm

    This looks awesome. With all the light in your house those dark walls and the dark fireplace look much better than before.Well done!
    Stephanie

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    • [email protected] says

      February 28, 2017 at 5:50 pm

      Thank you! A lot of people thought I was NUTS but I’m ok with being a little crazy every now and then! LOL!

      Reply
  8. [email protected] says

    February 28, 2017 at 3:56 pm

    This looks awesome. With all the light in your house those dark walls and the dark fireplace look much better than before.Well done!
    Stephanie

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      February 28, 2017 at 5:50 pm

      Thank you! A lot of people thought I was NUTS but I’m ok with being a little crazy every now and then! LOL!

      Reply
  9. [email protected] says

    February 28, 2017 at 3:56 pm

    This looks awesome. With all the light in your house those dark walls and the dark fireplace look much better than before.Well done!
    Stephanie

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      February 28, 2017 at 5:50 pm

      Thank you! A lot of people thought I was NUTS but I’m ok with being a little crazy every now and then! LOL!

      Reply
  10. [email protected] says

    February 28, 2017 at 7:04 pm

    Well done! All with you for the carpet, though! And yet, enjoy it right now! With your young family, you may have to wait until you are a grandma to get a new creme one installed!

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      February 28, 2017 at 7:14 pm

      LOL! Yes! Even then it will be grandkids!

      Reply
  11. [email protected] says

    February 28, 2017 at 7:04 pm

    Well done! All with you for the carpet, though! And yet, enjoy it right now! With your young family, you may have to wait until you are a grandma to get a new creme one installed!

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      February 28, 2017 at 7:14 pm

      LOL! Yes! Even then it will be grandkids!

      Reply
  12. [email protected] says

    February 28, 2017 at 7:04 pm

    Well done! All with you for the carpet, though! And yet, enjoy it right now! With your young family, you may have to wait until you are a grandma to get a new creme one installed!

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      February 28, 2017 at 7:14 pm

      LOL! Yes! Even then it will be grandkids!

      Reply
  13. [email protected] says

    February 28, 2017 at 9:01 pm

    So beauitful!!!! Would you please share the paint color you used on the walls?

    Reply
  14. [email protected] says

    February 28, 2017 at 9:01 pm

    So beauitful!!!! Would you please share the paint color you used on the walls?

    Reply
  15. [email protected] says

    February 28, 2017 at 9:01 pm

    So beauitful!!!! Would you please share the paint color you used on the walls?

    Reply
  16. Anonymous says

    May 11, 2017 at 8:00 am

    […] we chose the same color for our living rooms.  Clearly that makes us kindred spirits!  (Mine is Platinum Gray by Benjamin Moore and his is Light Blue by Farrow and Ball, though I must say it looks a lot more green in […]

    Reply
  17. Anonymous says

    May 11, 2017 at 8:00 am

    […] we chose the same color for our living rooms.  Clearly that makes us kindred spirits!  (Mine is Platinum Gray by Benjamin Moore and his is Light Blue by Farrow and Ball, though I must say it looks a lot more green in […]

    Reply
  18. Anonymous says

    May 11, 2017 at 8:00 am

    […] we chose the same color for our living rooms.  Clearly that makes us kindred spirits!  (Mine is Platinum Gray by Benjamin Moore and his is Light Blue by Farrow and Ball, though I must say it looks a lot more green in […]

    Reply
  19. Anonymous says

    May 22, 2017 at 8:02 am

    […] walls are silky smooth and the color is tantalizingly tactile when painted matte.  We have done the living room, the bedroom, and the kitchen in it.  And LOVE […]

    Reply
  20. Anonymous says

    May 22, 2017 at 8:02 am

    […] walls are silky smooth and the color is tantalizingly tactile when painted matte.  We have done the living room, the bedroom, and the kitchen in it.  And LOVE […]

    Reply
  21. Anonymous says

    May 22, 2017 at 8:02 am

    […] walls are silky smooth and the color is tantalizingly tactile when painted matte.  We have done the living room, the bedroom, and the kitchen in it.  And LOVE […]

    Reply
  22. Anonymous says

    June 8, 2017 at 8:02 am

    […] I was imagining adding this cheap DIY wainscoting to my bedroom wall… then my wall in the living room under the stairs.  I’m definitely going to need a saw for that.  I actually don’t have a lot of walls […]

    Reply
  23. Anonymous says

    June 8, 2017 at 8:02 am

    […] I was imagining adding this cheap DIY wainscoting to my bedroom wall… then my wall in the living room under the stairs.  I’m definitely going to need a saw for that.  I actually don’t have a lot of walls […]

    Reply
  24. Anonymous says

    June 8, 2017 at 8:02 am

    […] I was imagining adding this cheap DIY wainscoting to my bedroom wall… then my wall in the living room under the stairs.  I’m definitely going to need a saw for that.  I actually don’t have a lot of walls […]

    Reply

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