Baby Steps

Very, very slowly this house will come together.  I have committed myself to finish each room completely before I move on to another room so that I don't have a bunch of rooms missing their finishing touches.  I probably should have started somewhere other than the living room/dining room because they need a lot.  First of all, I hate my couch in here.  It's always been a horribly uncomfortable couch but now that it matches the floor, I dislike it even more.  To Craig's List it will go!  I have picked out a new beautiful tufted couch, ordered fabric samples (stock picture...not my fabric choice) and I think I'm ready to pull the trigger.

I just don't know if I want 2 couches and 2 chairs, a couch and 2 chairs, 2 couches and no chairs.  The coffee table too, that's going.  I need a bigger TV (which is why mine isn't hung yet, it's just sitting up on the mantle) and an area rug, too.  The fan will probably go- I think it needs a pretty chandelier.

A lady in my neighborhood came over this Sunday to measure the big front window for drapes.  Matching drapes will also go on all 3 windows in the dining room.  Hopefully those will be back to me in a week or two.

The chairs in the dining room need to be reupholstered.  I need to make up my mind about a mirror for above the buffet.  A chandelier will replace that ugly contractor's grade light fixture above the table.  And a gallery wall opposite the buffet.  I haven't found anything I even remotely like for that wall!

I barely have any Christmas decorations up because I know they'll just come down in a few weeks and I'll be left with an even more empty space.  Hopefully I'll have the tree up by the end of the week.  I did manage to get a magnolia leaf wreath on my door.  My porch is still with out urns of flowers, garland, or rocking chairs.  Again, hopefully this weekend.

My flower beds need flowers.  I would love to have my house numbers painted on the transom above the door.  And we haven't even begun on the kitchen/breakfast room/downstairs bath or upstairs!  There are empty flower pots everywhere, bolts of fabric stuffed in closets.  I wish I could snap my fingers and have it all done but I'm afraid it's going to take much, much longer than that.  I'll share more specific details (and better pictures) as I finish them.

This weekend is the Holiday Home Tour which I'm obviously not a part of.  Maybe next year!