Living Room Makeover - Update 1

The living room makeover is coming along very slowly, but I did make a big purchase that I'm excited to share with you all - the RUG!  Of course a rug has a HUGE impact on a room, so with this new addition, I already feel like the room has been transformed in a major way. 

Let's back up first though.  Back in the fall, I first re-painted my living room walls a neutral color.  It was the first step in making changes to our living room.  The prior paint was a faux-finish-sponge something...and it was not my style. (I talked about here.) Now the walls are clean, nuetral and fresh!  But with that said, we have nuetral walls, nuetral tile and a nuetral couch.  My living room was screaming for some pattern and color.  Now fast forward to me winning an e-design from the fabulous Jessie at Mix and Chic, which I posted about here and here.  Now we are all caught up. 

Below is one of the moodboards that Jessie did for me after learning my style, what I wanted from the room, and what colors would be great to include, etc...  I had told Jessie that I was open to color, but that it was hard for me to go with bold choices or push myself to commit although I love the bold styles in other homes when I see them.  Jessie really helped me get to a point that was out of my normal comfort zone, but that I would still be comfortable with.  If that makes sense! haha  So, I was all ready to purchase this rug below when Jessie e-mailed to tell me about the amazing sale that Rugs USA was having. I mean ubelievable prices!  However, the rug shown below was already sold out in the color and size we had originally decided on.  Back to the drawing board.  Jessie sent me a list of other rugs she recommended.......

....and here is what I decided on below!!!  Not the best pictures since I've been lazy and snapping pictures on my phone instead of getting out my new nice camera.  I have to work on that...but back on topic.  I'm loving the new rug in our living room! I like this color although I don't know what to call it because it's not a "light blue" as described when making the purchase although I was warned by the reviews that it was a darker blue. Regardless, I love it! We think it fits in the room well and it actually is a good quality considering the price. 

I have to also say that I'm kind of proud of myself for taking the plunge and going for a bold rug!  It really makes me happy whenever I walk into the room.  Now moving on to the other parts of the makeover...

Happy Friday! Hope all of you have a wonderful weekend.

Tara