The Messy Middle - Weeks 3 and 4.
No update last week because I had to be out of town. So, literally nothing happened on the ORC.
However, a super productive couple of days has resulted in some progress.
It's the messy middle. Progress, but nothing finished or back in place and certainly not styled!!
So here's a bit of the evolution that got us to the ORC starting point and contains a lot of elements that you will see in the "fluffed"/finished room in 2 weeks :
In 2017, I painted our brick fireplace. I had wanted to do it for over 10 years before I took the plunge. I will never hesitate to paint brick again. Total game changer.
I still love the white walls and white brick fireplace.
The large bookcase in the background had been there for years and was flanked by bookcases. I swapped the bookcases out for 2 chests. It lightened up the room and all the books moved into the Library that was my Spring 2016 ORC.
(Pardon the doggie cover on the wicker couch - crooked and all!!)
Then I found these three beauties at a local Goodwill for less that $20 each!! What a find.
We moved the large bookcase to the Library and moved the bamboo beauties in.
And I think those 3 cabinets are about the only things in this room staying in the same spot!
And here was the during over the weekend. The "befores" and the messy middle. We moved both couches, changed the wall the TV is on and a few other things like that.
I'm not sure I've ever shown the TV wall in this room before. The TV is a massive black beast but I have to work around it. It's what we do in this room :)
Maybe someday a frame TV will come my way!!
I'm excited to show you where the couches, the TV and a few other pieces of furniture ended up!
We like the new arrangement and the fun part begins now.
Since this is a "fluff" there aren't a lot of purchases happening but some fresh throw pillows might be needed! Mostly I'm rearranging and editing to make this room feel a little more open and less busy. Oh, and painting. The walls needed a fresh coat of white.
Be sure to check out the other ORC posts here.
And I hope you'll come back next week for a peek at a room that's close to being finished!
Gasp. 911 $20 each. I may never be the same.
ReplyDeleteI hope you stop there everyday.
Killing me. When you posted about those a couple weeks ago I wondered what you had to pay. We are in Tn just now cleaning out my mothers house, then heading home to Az, I may swing by and rob you!
It was definitely a major find!! I did the clean out of my parents home in Jan/Feb - made my last run to VA in march, came home and locked down a couple of days later. Nuts. I feel for you having such a distance to travel to accomplish that. AND if anything ever disappears around here I'll know where to look!! :)))) Safe travels!
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