After staying up late last night, I had a “finished” room. I walked my husband through it this morning and he smiled and proclaimed, “Wow, this room is done!” I realized I felt uncomfortable with the proclamation. “Um…well, it’s about 90% done. I still need to…” and I proceeded to rattle off a list of about ten things. He gave me “the look” that all husbands give wives like me. If you’re like me, you know the look. He smiled, shook his head and went about the day, allowing me to call a finished room unfinished.
So, here’s my finished room (that we’re only going to call finished and I reserve the right to revoke that title.) This is a photo tour and I will go into detail in future posts. I’ll share before and after pictures of the chairs and sofa, how I made the pillows, my finishing technique on the mirror, a chair upholstery tutorial…everything. For now, just sit back and enjoy the tour.
…and what’s a room if it’s not lived in? My youngest son wandered into my photo session and I couldn’t resist sharing this picture.
Stay tuned through the next couple of weeks for all of the details and make sure to check back tomorrow evening for a very tasty giveaway!
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It is breathtaking and the Draperies are stunning!
You have done a beautiful job!!!
In case I don't get back to you
Merriest of Christmas's to you and your family!!
Beautiful – that mirror is my favorite in the whole room!
Love this look!! Especially the couch…and your chair seat covers.
Hey wait, is this the same room that used to be blue?
I love it, looks totally dreamy and I WISH I could find a curio cabinet like that!
Just beautiful….I know the look!
It's beyond beautiful. I know 'that look.'
Your Friend,
Deborah
Lovely…blue, white and the dark brown floors!
it is so pretty, you did a fantastic job on the chairs and everything else
It is SO beautiful.
Gorgeous! Can't wait for all the tutorials! 🙂
Gorgeous! Can't wait for all the tutorials! 🙂
gorgeous. love the chairs. i wish could find some just like it. what kind of upholstery gun do you use? i have nine chairs to do…sigh.
This caught my eye and made me smile. I had a small place with my first two children where the view from the dining room was very much like the placement of windows, thearch, wood floors or your home. How lovely and serene your color palette looks.
Merry Christmas.
Dreamy! The chairs are lovely.
Because most of my post (sometimes even the decor ones) include some shot of my boys, I totally LOVE your picture with your little guy. Precious!
It's really beautiful! every time I see your curtains I just love them more and more:) The whole room looks amazing.
Love your curtains! The whole room is gorgeous!
Just beautiful!! I love the chairs!
Oh, and I know that look all to well:)
The mirror is to die for! Love that finish. Can't wait for that post. Upholstery is still like a huge pool to me. I'm sure I will love it once I'm into it, but scared of that first, big plunge. Thank you for all of the inspiration!
It is all beautiful, but I'm in complete and utter love with those chairs. I look forward to the tutorial as my quest is to find ones just.like.them!!!!
Looks lovely, comfy and welcoming.And of course it's not finished.There is no such thing as "done" for folks like us.Enjoy.
You have such wonderful style. I love your living room. Very inviting. I am looking forward to your tutorials and breakdowns. I am loving those wing chairs and the pillows on them.
You are amazing.
WOOOOO to the HOOOOOO!!! Lori L
I guess I am like you a bit Marian, I told my hubby our bedroom was finished but….he just smiled and said it was finished. I still have 3 things I want to do in there, but they are not musts, so it will be a while. I really love your blue mirror, it is so old fashioned looking, yet sort of modern too. you did a great job! The whole room feels peaceful and inviting and relaxing.
Lovely Marian, just lovely. You 've done such a wonderful job and i can't wait to see all the how you did its! Lol
PS. love those curtains!
Kim:)
Wow! It's beautiful, I'm so jealous of those chairs! Even though with my style of decor at all, I want them! Looks great!
Forgot to ask, where do you hide your TV?
This is beautiful. I love that it looks well done but cozy rather than "set up". And I cannot wait for the tutorials!
Just. So. Beautiful!!!! And your little boy looks awfully cute (and dangerous 🙂 in there.
Oh my, it is absolutely wonderful. The perfect mix of light and dark ♥
Love it! Love baby boy more he looks clueless that you are taking pictures!! I love that =)
I'm totally convinced you know how to do everything.
Goodness… the room is stunning! Soft, warm, homey. I so agree with Kalee, your staging looks lived in, which I LOVE.
What else I really like is you don't conform to every detail on what's 'in'. That you stayed gold accents is so much softer than black. It has more of a vintage feel due to that.
LOVE.
Donna
http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/
It's stunning!! I love the feel of this space. The curtains are beautiful and I want them (: You are so talented!
Congratulations! It is beautiful.
–Catherine from HomeHinges
It is SO beautiful. So refreshing and light. I would love to sit and visit with you in that room!! Awe inspiring!
I think it's absolutely gorgeous. My very favorite version of your living room yet!
Don't you love the feel of a room once it's "finished"…great job!
I love it!!! The white on white tones are fabulous. Touches of green…perfect!!
Hugs
SueAnn
Wow – Love. That. Room! Everything about it is fantastic. The colors, the furniture treatments. From your blog, I know how thrifty you are, but it couldn't look better if you had spent $100,000! What an inspiration! Linda
Absolutely beautiful room…and I can't wait to read how you accomplished it all.
When my husband and I were first married and in our first home, my mother came to visit. My husband was showing her around and he said, "And we have everything completely decorated. We're all finished. Nothing left to do."
My mom looked at him and said, "You have no idea who you married, do you?"
Twenty years and many houses later, he knows what she meant.
Gorgeous and it looks done!
Everything seems to fit perfectly and looks beautiful in your new room, I love it!!
WOW! Your living room looks gorgeous! At first glance I thought it was a picture you pulled from the internet that originally came from a magazine. Truly beautiful!
Your living room is very, very beautiful. I love the way you made your piano fit into it.
Hugs, Cindy
Hi, girlfriend! I'm so glad you can enjoy this lovely room over the holidays. The chairs turned out beautifully. There's only one thing in the room I would change… Merry Christmas, Marian!
Everything is so lovely. Your room is gorgeous!
hugs
Sissie
Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous!
Where do I start?! Ok lets just say, I LOVE everything in here!!
I especially love that mirror and the colour of it is strikingly beautiful! Those cushions on the chair..ooh-la-la!
What an amazing job you've done on this room. And your son is the finishing touch..lol.. so sweet! He seems to think so too!
Have a happy week…
Deborah xo
It looks perfect, Marian! Merry Christmas.
-Trish
I'm not sure what's "not done" here….everything looks absolutely perfect to me!
When I grow up, I wanna be just like you!
I have to tell you, that I am enjoyig all these wonderful posts on your decorating….it's a very comfortable yet femenine look – it reminds me a lot of DustyLu's interior of her home…
and there are strong lines in your designs it seems – I love the effect on those chairs – the light blue is so pretty rubbed like that on the wood….
xo+blessings,
Anne Marie
Oh, my. What a pretty, pretty room! Marian, I have said this before, but I just love the fact that your rooms reflect YOU, your unique style and not a copycat of the latest mail order catalog. Your chairs are gorgeous, and I'm crazy in love with your pillows on them tied with ribbons. You have truly outdone yourself. I too am looking forward to all the tutorials.
Really turned out beautiful, I love the chairs in the dining room and the living room. The mirror is great and I love the way that you painted it.
It really is beautiful! I love the curtains! They are my favorite part:)
Oh, my!! Your room is complete and total HEAVEN!! Everything is so beautiful….I can't pick one single thing I like the best. All of it is marvellous!
Looks "done" to me! Love the blue, love all of it! Lovely room 🙂
Amy
Just lovely, beautiful, gorgeous, fabulous..do I need to go on?
It's beyond amazing. I am in love with your drapes. It's just stunning. Gorgeous. Can't even come up with enough words. Enjoy it.
Beautiful! Love the mirror..
Beautiful!
I love the hints of blue. You make everything look so lovely.
I think it is a very comfortable looking room.
one word….. GORGEOUS!!!!!
OH so beautiful…..excellent job….Merry Christmas and enjoy your new room.
Wow!! Gor-ge-ous!!!! Wow! This is a dream room! Right now I have a blank slate, no furniture whatsoever, I will be using this as a model! I can't wait for the house renovations to start so I can get to this!!!
Your room looks great! I love the white and the drapes really pop nicely. You did a great job, again.
Absolutely stunning! Everything is my favorite…especially the mirror and the chairs. 🙂 I cannot wrap my head around the "how" you get all these things done with 2 little ones. I so wish I had your energy!
You have done a fabulous job ~
Pat
BREATHTAkING! How wonderful it must feel to have a completed room (minus your list). I'm still on a quest for that feeling but I'm patient. I love those chairs & your tie top pillows…can't wait for the tutorial on those! The pillow fabric looks burlapish but not quite. What is it? Yum. I bet you've never heard this before but YOU'RE AMAZING! I'm will Gyspy Heart on how you manage to get so much done. Erin (Like Grandma's) and I were JUST discussing how you amaze us in the productivity department and we're not lazy people! I'm going until 2 a.m. and still behind. Ha!
Hugs,
Jami
Those curtains! They are the most perfect touch. Each detail of your room is so unbelieveably classic and wonderful and to top it off with that bold color just puts the cherry on top. LOVELY!!
Everything looks gorgeous! I love the chairs.What a beautiful room.
Kathy
OMG ! So lovely ! I like youre style.
Elisabeth from Norway
It's very lovely, but your title asks a question. Finished? Your followers by now would know, the answer is of course not. Your home is about change especially the rooms you show us on your blog. Can't wait to see the next generation.
Hey Ms Marion. What a beautiful room. Can you tell me where in tarnation you got that beautiful slip cover for your couch from? Love it
I LOVE IT! If you made the slipcover for you couch…. I WANT ONE!! I have tan couches with boy drool all over.. need slipcovers! PLEASE! 🙂
Well, I'm ready to move in! Everything is so beautiful!
Love it! Beautiful as usual, Marian! Merry Christmas, my friend!
Marian,
Wow, you really do an amazing job. The living room looks great and your mirror and the French chairs look so fabulous.
Karen at Garden home and party
Beautiful! I can't even decide what my favorite part of this room is, it's just all fabulous!
It's gorgeous Marian!!! I love every bit of it! You did a fabulous job.
Absolutely stunning! Can't wait for the tutorials!!
Have a very Merry Christmas from my family to yours,
Mikal
WOW!!!! What a gorgeous transformation …and to think it is only being called "finished"!! Happy Holidays to you and your family…you have made my life richer this past year:)
mee again! just wanted to tell you how amazing your living room look one more time! It looks amazing;-)