Living Room Before & {Almost} After.

Hello! Hasn't this summer flown by?!?! I can hardly believe September is right around the corner...! I feel like I'm still trying to catch my breath from what has felt like a whirlwind summer of family visits, vacations, celebrations, and home projects!

Ah, yes, somewhere in between all the summer activity Andrew and I have been trying to spruce up our living room. :) You may remember around this time last year, I was writing about painting these built in bookshelves (which I still just adore! They're one of my favorite parts of the whole room).

We finished up that painting and didn't really touch the rest of the room. We were gearing up to host our small group for the year, and the room worked fine. We decided we would get to more painting, decorating, etc. later on. (We did move that dresser though!)

Well, "later on" arrived this past spring! It was time to get a handle on this room. Andrew has given me free reign with every paint color in our house. I so appreciate his vote of confidence in my judgement. :) While thumbing through a Southern Living Magazine I came across a feature on the Nathaniel Russell House in Charleston, South Carolina. Sherwin-Williams worked with the Historic Charleston Foundation to develop a gorgeous paint color called Verditer Blue. It's a rich creamy turquoise color combining shades of blue and green. I was SOLD. 

We put a sample on the wall, cleared out the room, and got to work!

About this stage of the game I realized just how much color was on our walls. I started to have a bit of uncertainty...but your kind comments on Instagram, and my family's genuine words of encouragement led me to believe it might not be all that bad! :)

Here's our (almost) finished living room below! We've got a few more items to get on the walls and mantel. Window replacements are coming. And blinds. Drapes. Throw pillows (my friend, Julie, compiled arguably the best throw pillow suggestion post for this room!!!). It's a work in progress! But, it's real life! :) A new room made with plenty of helping hands, a few gallons of paint, and a little bit of hard work...totally doable!