A long time ago we were getting ready to completely change our living room. We really knew nothing about decorating. We had the most plain living room of anyone we knew. Of course money was an issue. We were young and had a young family and were very busy.
We knew we needed color. Our walls were a grayish white, and the floor was grey carpet.
It was a very bland canvas to start with. Some people might think this would make it easier, but I think it really made it much harder.
We set out to the store thinking that we would get a new couch. It seemed like the best place to start. We looked and looked but nothing stood out. I found this to be very confusing. What color should we go with, what style should i go with. All the choices…….. Grrr….. It was so frustrating….
While we were walking around the furniture store, we came upon a rug. We weren’t looking for a rug but this rug stood out. It was colorful and we liked the design…
It was a good quality, and very appealing rug to both of us. We stood looking at it, thinking about it, we continued to walk around looking for furniture but kept coming back to the same rug..
Finally we bought the rug…
We went home put it in our living room, looked at it, loved it, but what now??
we couldn’t take the rug with us, so we took a picture of it. The next time we went out shopping we took the picture of the rug.
Next we found a cranberry couch, chair, and ottoman. The color of the cranberry couch matched one of the colors in the rug.
We were on our way but had so far to go… We put the arm cloth of the cranberry couch in a gallon zip lock bag along with the picture of the rug. Out shopping again. So at this moment we have a colorful rug and a bold cranberry couch. We knew we needed something special.
We went to a different furniture store. We found a stripped club chair, It had all the colors of the rug but different pattern. We both really loved the chair, but with the picture being so small we weren't sure if it would go. So we went home got the rug and brought it into the store, rolled it out and looked at it to see if it would go. We both loved it. So we bought it.
The arm fabric went in the bag.
Now we need to look for wall color, pictures, and curtains….
It was starting to get exciting..
We kept the bag in our car and brought it out anytime we went someplace where we might need it. it really made decorating very easy.
We picked a color in the rug and made window coverings. it worked out well. They looked great.
The next step we thought should be paint. So off to the paint store we went and picked a paint color. It was a very calming green color. I had heard from a decorator that green is very calming and inviting. So it is really a good color for a living room.
The next things we needed to pick were pictures and end tables. They were pretty easy to pick out, They almost jumped out at us.
With this bag idea it was easy to stay focused and finish the job, and it made a hard job simple and enjoyable…
This idea was a great way to decorate a room. It really made it easy to complete a job that seemed almost impossible.
I will be using this idea for years to come…
Hope you will try it yourself..
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