Living Room Remodel

Here is the living room before. There was wood paneling all over the walls. It was yucky!

There were crazy light fixtures all over the living room. They had pine trees and log cabins on them. Pretty interesting decor the previous owners had. They came down really fast!

We hung up curtains.

Then the painting began. We used to wood primer for the first coat. It worked really well. We weren't sure how the wood would look painted. But, it turned out amazing!! We are very happy with the results. It took 3 coats of paint. Lots of work!

We had to paint the oak trim and crown molding as well. And we had to put 4 coats of paint on them. It took SOOO long!! I think I painted for 14 hours straight for 3 days straight, just for the trim. I was determined to get it done!

It was worth it. The trim looks amazing!! And the painted wood walls look amazing!! They look so straight and smooth. 

Here's how it looked after everything was done. BEAUTIFUL!!!

So bright and inviting!!

We put new trim around the bookshelf. Really helped. 

Then I bought some computer desks and fixed them up. We put them both in the living room. It was a nice addition. 

Then we added a fish tank and moved the desks around a bit. We LOVE our fish tank!! We had a different one downstairs. It was black and not so pretty. And nobody got to enjoy it because it was downstairs. We found this beauty on Craiglists and snatched it up. It matches our house perfectly! We are glad to have it upstairs. Everyone that comes over to visit enjoy looking at it. 

Then it was Christmas time so we added a beautiful Christmas tree. But I was glad to take it down. It made the space feel small. 

Then just last week we bought a new couch. The kids kept messing up my nice white couch. I was afraid they were going to ruin it. And it only fit 3 adults on it. Or 2 adults and 2 kids. Which didn't work for our family of 8. Or the many parties we have at our house. This works out so much better!! I miss the white couch up here though. I think it did looked prettier. And brighter. Oh well. 

We moved the white couch down into the Master Bedroom, which I already posted pictures of. It looks good down there. It's so comfy and snuggly, which makes it perfect to watch our TV shows in our room. 

The only things I have left to do in this room is paint the fireplace and install new flooring. The flooring will probably be a few years away, sadly. 

I love the transformation of this room!!