My Living Room

Hello Folks,
I pray that your Thanksgiving was full of friends, family and food. I actually had a nice quite Thanksgiving at home. I did do some Black Friday shopping, just a little. Well in my last post I  shared about my thrift store rug and was indecisive about which room in the house she would live in. Today I wanted to show her off in my living room. I don't think I've showed you all my living room before, probably because I continue to update it. My design style has definitely changed over the years. I'll show how my living room has evolved over time.
                                              This mean green color theme was in 2010

 

 

Calming Cream in 2011

 

Black & White Stripe also in 2012 

Black & White with a pop of orange in 2012

Today

 

This room makes me feel happy

 

 This living room has come a long way over time. Actually I'm still changing things around, I don't know if I will ever stop decorating, moving and tweaking things around, honestly I don't want to its my love and passion for creating a pretty room.  I just purchased a cute Cynthia Rowley throw for the sofa. What do you guys think? How has your space revolved over time?

I will be doing some Xmas decorating this week and updating my foyer with some recent thrift finds.

I'll be back soon.

 

Loretta  

Thrift Store Missoni Rug

Hello All,
I have been MIA, on a sabbatical, away, gone. I have not blogged since February. Boy how times flies. Well I'm BACK. I truly did miss you guys and is ecstatic to be back. It's funny how our lives can be derailed and we can be off our course. But God always have a plan for us.

Now don't get twisted or confused, just because I haven't posted does not mean I'm finished with projects and decorating. Honestly in my heart I never want to be complete with updating a room or working on a  DIY project. I thrive to make every room look beautiful it just does something to my spirit, it calms me and make me happy. I'm sure someone can relate to me. Thank you.

Today I want to share a Thrift Store Treasure with y'all which I grab recently. If you all remember I just love love black and white. Black & White has a classic and sophisticated feel to it. Its easy to decorate by adding pops of color for seasonal decorating. Also I have a serious love affair with rugs . When I found a black & white rug at the SA I knew it had to come live at my house. Take a look. After I unwrapped it I saw this tag, I headed straight to the cash register. Pinching myself all the way. No dream!!!

                                                                Missoni (not Target Missoni)

And the price was just right.

Yep that's correct $14.99
And spotless. OMG!!! Heavenly. I think I ran a couple of red lights trying to get home and Google my new rug. This is one site where I found the rug. It is the Missoni Home Tappeti Whitney Rug. It is a handmade rug of wool & polyester, its seamed, soft and Black & White beautiful.  Check it out.

  http://www.allmodern.com/Missoni-Home-Tappeti-Whitney-Rug-4I4TA99-MSH1320.html

I have the 6"7 x 9"10".  and the cost is (are you sitting down)? OK  $4,195.00.
I'm confused and don't know what room to put it in. I will work that out later.

I do have several projects, thrifty treasures to show off and my daughters new apartment that I'm assisting her with. I'm planning to redesign my blog soon(now that will be a challenge) so stay tuned. It feels good to be back.

   

New Dining Room Chairs

Hey guys I'm back. I have not forgotten about "A Place Called Home". My life have been a bit crazy however working on projects help to keep me sane,  I have been busy in the house. I love blogging and reading blogs so I'm committing to posting again.

Can someone agree with me that decorating your home just never seems to be complete. I  thought that I was finished with my office until I scored a beautiful sunburst mirror from HomeGoods and a pair of  seriously markdown lamps from Marshalls. I'll show you guys the new additions soon.

This post is an update on my dining room chairs. You can read about my SA score herehttp://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8179634726812403835#editor/target=post;postID=3544278595044270835


                               I gave each chair a fresh coat of spray paint in a black gloss.

 

 

 I was on the hunt for some fabric after getting the leg repaired. I wanted the fabric for the chair seat to bring a pop of color to the room. After a visit to Loomcraft Fabric Warehouse I found the perfect fabric. I chose Paradise Driftwood fabric by Trina Turk. I immediately fell in love with the fabric it had a bold punch of yellow and the grey matched my wall color perfectly. I had seen this fabric online for $112.00 dollars a yard. Well I liked the Asian inspired motifs of the pattern, with the medallion print it was completely modern and dramatic. But the price for the fabric online was way out of my budget. 

          

 

 

 

I was totally smitten when the sales clerk quoted me the price at $5.00 dollars per yard.

My next step in this project was to research a great upholstery shop to get that outdated fabric replaced.  

I chose Slipcover Plus Upholstery in Oak Park, IL, to bring my chairs back to life. The shop owner Anthony did an excellent job, and the price was within my budget. I was totally happy with his work.

 

Before                                                                     After

I love my chairs. I still need to purchase a rug for this room. 

 

During a Internet search I ran across these  pictures of my chairs.

 

  

 

 

What projects are you guys working on? Please share.

My Office Reveal

Hey guys, well I promised to reveal my office. In my much earlier post I did give a sneak peak of the office. Life has been so crazy, but visiting blogs and posting is like Calgon it just takes me away. So today I decided to post the pictures of my office. I'm totally please with the results. This is where it all started, this room is actually a enclosed back porch, sunroom or Flordia room whatever you want to call it. It overlook my backyard, it is so peaceful in the morning.

Well this is the room today.

I wanted you guys to see the room so I added alot of pictures. Below are the sources for this room. Desk- Craiglist find, Dresser- SA(Salvation Army), Bookcase- SA(Salvation Army), Lamps- Lowes, Rug- CB2 SA(Salvation Army), Wall prints- Goodwill, Black nailhead chair- Craiglist, Teal nailhead chairs- Marshalls, Sunburst Mirror- HomeGoods, Accessories- Collected from thrift stores and Marshalls, I'll be back soon to talk about how I pulled this room together. Ok its time for you guys to exit my office so I can get some work done. Im linking to a party at: Beneath My Heart

Just Checking In

Hey Guys, Yes it has been a very long time since I've been here to run my mouth. Really I have missed everyone. Truly my life have been so busy and I have had to prioritize my time so I had to put "A Place Call Home" on the back burner for a while. However I did want to drop in to let everyone know that I'm still among the living. No matter what's going on in my life I always find time do a little decorating around here. Well this is one of the things that's been keeping me occupied.

Yep I'm attending school to become a Project Manager. So I've been studying to sit for the exam which will be in November. To acheive my certification as a PMP, has been my goal/dream for a while now so I must stay focused on studying to pass the exam. My certification can assist me in every area of my life, so I'm enthusiastic about becoming a PM. I'll have to tell you guys about my old job in another post. Well a girl can't go to school and not have a spot mamma cave to study in. So with that being said a month before I started school I hit some of my favorite spots in search of furniture for my space. I tell you guys I just love me some CL(Craiglist) because I can shop anytime of the night. My heart skipped a beat when I eyed this piece on CL.

Me and my girlfriend had a difficult time getting this girl in my truck. I was convinced that if it wouldn't fit in the truck we were going to walk it home, yes every mile of the way. But with some strategic maneuvering we finally got it in the truck. I just want to give you guys a sneak peek of my office/mamma cave.

Do you guys like? I promise to come back on the weekend with the reveal and all details. Loretta

A Updated Sunporch Reveal

Hello yall, I hope everyone is good. I have been away from blogging for awhile. Well I have decided to start working on one room at a time in my house. I have found it to be too confusing working on more than one room at a time, do anybody else experience that?
The first room you see when you enter my house is this sunporch. I love to sit on the sunporch and have a cup of coffee, it's just a relaxing space.

This space greets my guest as they enter my house. It was dull and lacked color. The cushions were flat and faded. I wanted to decorate this space on a budget and with things I already own. The sunporch is spacious and I knew I wanted to use the exiting furniture.
This is the design board that I created for the space.

I wanted to bring in a dash of color and different textures. I wanted the space to be comfortable, with a bit of glam.

I decided that this brown color of the furniture had to GO..... A trip to Menards for spray paint was first on the list of things to do. I chose a black gloss spray paint.

In progress of a transformation.

Because I can't sew I did have to purchase some new cushions. Garden Ridge had all their cushions priced 50% off so I scored a set of damask cushions.
I layered the zebra stripe rug and the green jute rug I picked up from thrifting, I knew I would use them one day. The serving tray table, accessories, and ottomans were items that I pulled from other rooms. For additional storage I used my old leather suitcases that use to sit in my foyer.

So here is the Updated Sunporch.

A veiw in the evening.

Had the hubbie to hang a chandelier.

I decided to use this green croc print ottoman which was in my basement
instead of the ivory one what do you guys think?

These vintage suitcases provide extra storage.

I still have a little work to do to mark this space complete.
a, Twill ivory drapes with grosgrain ribbon trim.
b, Tweaking the accessories, maybe some seasonal decorations.
c, Replace chandelier shades.
d, Purchase a cream throw.

What do you guys think? I'm moving on to the livingroom.