Thursday, March 15, 2012

Living Room Makeover - Update 2

Last weekend we had some cold rainy weather, and well, it seemed like the perfect weekend to hang out at home and work on my living room makeover.  Remember this moodboard that Jessie at Mix and Chic created for me?


Well, now that I've added the rug and had already owned the ottoman, the next step was to put up some bookcases.  She suggested the Billy bookcases from Ikea.  I made my husband stop off at Ikea with me last week and load up four of the wide bookcases.  Then this weekend, I spent time doing this:

(Please pay no attention to the dog bed and toys.  Gus of course likes to help with any project around the house and be right under my feet the entire time.)

In the moodboard, Jessie had originally used patterned paper for the back of the bookcases, but since we have added a busy chevron printed rug, we decided to keep the backs of the bookcases a solid color.  I was eager to get this done, so I used the blue paint I had leftover from our master bedroom.  I also did not have a proper paint rolling pan, so of course I resorted to using an aluminum pan.  Worked just fine!


Here is the first bookcase that was put together!  I was so excited to see what it was going to look like.


And now we have two put together! Looking good.

And well this is where it all went downhill.  :(  The space on the other side of the fireplace doesn't quite have enough room.  Seriously!?!  I mean it couldn't be! But yes, no way were those babies were going to squeeze in there...sadly.  Ummm gotta love these types of mishaps.

No worries, I do have a plan.  So back to Ikea I went and purchased two more of the narrower bookcases.  :)  Hubby is really excited about all of this by the way. haha  I at least hooked back up the cable box last night so the tv is back in service.  Looking forward to finishing up this project and getting back to you all with the update soon.

Tara

14 comments:

  1. The two bookcases on the right look so perfect but alas, the ones on the left don't work. Yay for plan B! The color on the back of the bookcases look fabulous, by the way!

    Looking forward to see the bookcases styled! So excited for the big reveal!

    Have a good day, Tara!

    Jessie
    www.mixandchic.com

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  2. Bummer! Can't wait to see how you style the bookcases!

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  3. Looking good! Sorry about the snag on the left side, but I am sure you will figure it all out.

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  4. Oh no!! How annoying...the ones on the right look really great, if that's any comfort! Looking forward to reading more of your blog - now following :)

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  5. Great idea to paint the back of the bookcases. I think the rug looks amazing and is a fabulous size (seen some pics on Mix and Chic). Great lamp, too! Glad you were able to solve the problem. I need Ikea closer to where I live - desperately!

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  6. oh drats gal! still looking great~ i love your chevron rug too!

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  7. I love how you put the two bookcases side by side! Such a great idea. Also loving that chevron rug! I'm now following you :)

    xx

    Jen

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  8. I love the look of built ins - those are great!

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  9. Wow, this is very impressive......

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  10. Oh wow...this is so exciting. Love the progress.

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  11. wow, I can't wait to see it all done. it's looking great!

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  12. AHHH it's looking so great! Love the blue paint!

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  13. Loving these built in shelves! Looking good!

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  14. Oh I can only imagine how happy your hubby is if he's anything like mine. I think my guy just wants to be left alone when it comes to decor and home projects! :) The room is really coming along!

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