tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post6458635658281770469..comments2024-03-25T13:25:19.911-05:00Comments on My Pretty Baby Cried She Was a Bird: Living Room UpdateLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-49608490971551571802013-06-16T16:53:51.072-05:002013-06-16T16:53:51.072-05:00I like this idea too. Maybe the 3 softer walls cou...I like this idea too. Maybe the 3 softer walls could be the lightest shade of the Miami turquoise?<br />Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495309815825183088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-11777628349131353692013-06-04T11:34:16.699-05:002013-06-04T11:34:16.699-05:00I'm on the fence about all white now! I'm ...I'm on the fence about all white now! I'm thinking about color options now that I've heard back from some of you guys about possible solutions that don't involve whitewashin' the whole joint. And buttery yellow/ gold might be just the ticket! Or maybe white walls with ONE wall yellow. I can't decide. Will definitely keep you guys up to date on what ends up going up. Thanks for reading!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-37660229690395103652013-06-04T11:32:42.357-05:002013-06-04T11:32:42.357-05:00Oh, I know. Especially after the trauma of losing ...Oh, I know. Especially after the trauma of losing all my little books. But I'm trying to power through it! Check out today's post for that estate sale horror and tell me what you think from a dealer's perspective! I keep worrying if I come off like I'm just burnt up about not getting the goods, but it's really the principle of that whole experience that makes me mad as a shopper.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-21622420003790639902013-06-04T11:31:32.087-05:002013-06-04T11:31:32.087-05:00Haha, it's Bob Hope! My parents bought it in t...Haha, it's Bob Hope! My parents bought it in the early eighties' for my grandma, and then my grandma gave it to me. I always loved it as a child so it's neat for him to get a new home with me in the 10's!<br /><br />Soft gold! Now there's an idea. I'll have to keep you posted on what I end up with, I'm hearing a lot of support for a yellow-based color or a (much much paler) pale turquoise. Decisions, decisions!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-89078468691866611912013-06-04T11:29:55.250-05:002013-06-04T11:29:55.250-05:00Thanks for the support on the tv thing. It's w...Thanks for the support on the tv thing. It's weird how I feel on the one hand, I need the tv to be functional so I can watch shows on it, and actually hang out in my living room, but I also feel like those fifties' older women must have felt about "OH, that style-less monstrosity in the living room!" I need to look up that false front you were talking about, that's so neat your dad could make you one up! You should do it!<br /><br />Yay for the rug and yay for the leopard pillows! You can't go wrong with animal print as a neutral! (Well, you can, but ladies of style such as we have a much better chance of success). Looking forward to seeing pictures!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-77792855116330039932013-06-04T11:27:19.005-05:002013-06-04T11:27:19.005-05:00Dude, I'm telling you. See the comment I made ...Dude, I'm telling you. See the comment I made above about that guy from Hoarders. I had a physical reaction, something like panic, to getting rid of them all, but I kept thinking how happy I would be with less, less, LESS! And I still have a freakin' ton of books, just with the possibility of SOMEDAY getting a reign on them, rather than never. Whooo! Hard weekend, but it really does feel better not to have all this stuff crampin' me! (you know I'll eventually just replace it with more, too, haha)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-80520531093260512472013-06-04T11:25:50.766-05:002013-06-04T11:25:50.766-05:00I nipped over to your blog to see your new baking ...I nipped over to your blog to see your new baking area...oh! So pretty! Functional and yet adorable, plus I love what you did with the pale colored shelves. Also, that tea/flour/sugar thing is killing me. So mod!<br /><br />I'm so glad to hear your words of support on the book-purge, too. It was so hard! But, like with your de-cluttering efforts on that and the kitchen front, you realize you just want to not worry about storing all these things MORE than you want to have the things themselves. #ihatebeingagrownupsometimes But I'm working on it! :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-90146912823769041052013-06-04T10:52:46.000-05:002013-06-04T10:52:46.000-05:00TRYING SO HARD, lady. I'm trying so hard not t...TRYING SO HARD, lady. I'm trying so hard not to re-clutter! Thanks!<br /><br />I really like the idea of a statement wall in color, I think I may try that!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-35868980685118483712013-06-04T10:52:14.930-05:002013-06-04T10:52:14.930-05:00Thanks, gal! I'm still working on the colors, ...Thanks, gal! I'm still working on the colors, but I lo-o-o-ve my furniture and that painting! :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-21243238821169982942013-06-04T10:51:38.703-05:002013-06-04T10:51:38.703-05:00I know, I'm kind of scared to move in that all...I know, I'm kind of scared to move in that all white direction...super pale turquoise might be neat! Weirdly enough, I've seen a luggage set in EXACTLY the same material as my couch. I think Avon made it? Maybe yours is one of those! Talk about perfect vintage camouflage. :)<br /><br />I am feeling much better with less stuff! It's weird, because I have this nagging "But what if you need it!" moment just before they go, but then I think of the old man with the school bus full of scrap metal on one episode of Hoarders. He's facing jail time for not cleaning up his property, and the metal surplus company offers him a lower price on the scrap than he thought he was going to get. He actually starts crying and says "I ain't gonna give it away! You'll have to send me to prison!" And while some people would go "WTF YOU'RE CRAZY WHAT A NUTJOB", I know that feeling all too well! I get teared up thinking about it. That's my little cautionary mantra, whenever I get too upset about getting rid of stuff, that I don't want to be that guy, whose stuff means more to him than his (outside jail) life!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-11211682810634088662013-06-04T10:28:08.701-05:002013-06-04T10:28:08.701-05:00I just can't decide if I can commit to all off...I just can't decide if I can commit to all off-white! My house has such a box-of-popsicles color scheme right now that it would take some getting used to. I might try it on one wall and see if I just die of color withdrawal. If I can get rid of all that clutter, though, it's a brand new world of possibility! Thanks for the paint suggestions.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-11014105209275764412013-06-04T02:24:50.115-05:002013-06-04T02:24:50.115-05:00I love your style! And I shudder at the thought of...I love your style! And I shudder at the thought of painting those lovely walls off-white. Maybe a soft buttery yellow instead? Cheery and light? If you really want to change the color, that is. I adore that color green myself, but I imagine it's different to live with than to gaze at adoringly miles away. Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465701591264109108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-25452710598829101332013-06-03T22:07:54.839-05:002013-06-03T22:07:54.839-05:00Just the thought of picking a paint color has me c...Just the thought of picking a paint color has me curling up in a ball and rocking in a corner. But GET IT GURL on the decluttering--you did a great job! Am very impressed! So...tell me about the worst estate sale of all time, will ya?Lauren Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627148276337482413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-21508778001129524182013-06-03T21:17:24.580-05:002013-06-03T21:17:24.580-05:00Doesn't a trip to McKays to drop things off fe...Doesn't a trip to McKays to drop things off feel magically cleansing...unless you are week like me and cannot resist store credit!!<br /><br />Also my boyfriend was looking at these pictures and wanted to know what the little man was next to your couch....and now I am wondering.<br /><br />As for wall color. I vote maybe a soft gold. it would set off the couches and wood yet still be a color. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170910814856328134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-60919150556136130132013-06-03T20:11:16.278-05:002013-06-03T20:11:16.278-05:00Nice purge! It's a hard thing to do, I tell y...Nice purge! It's a hard thing to do, I tell ya! But in the end, you feel so free! I LURVE that painting! Where do all you people find these things??? Seriously, it's all hunting dogs and cows over here!!! I adore the colour of those walls, but I think you're on the right track about repainting them. It'll really make that killer furniture 'pop'. I have the same type TV set up as you do. Do I love it? Not really. Do I hate it? Not really. It works. There was a post on Retro Renovation a while back where people sent in pics of their TV set ups to give ideas of how to incorporate them into a vintage setting. To be fair, most people had gone same route as we and used a vintage stereo console as a stand. I've got a photo somewhere of a 'false' vintage, atomic legged flatscreen somewhere. It was still flatish on the sides, but straight on, it looked like an old telly. I'll have to see if I can find it. They were asking an arm and a leg for the custom job, but I showed it to my dad and he was all, "I can make that!" So, I'll likely let him at least try!<br />I'm trying to finish up my own living room at the mo. Bought the loverliest Brasilia-esque rug today. And found the fabric (your sofa and another blog friend's sofa both convinced me to go for leopard print!) for the back pillows of the 9ft Wilt The Stilt sofa.Dolly the Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474700945219253368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-26302489048338516672013-06-03T18:16:24.406-05:002013-06-03T18:16:24.406-05:00thinking about all those books going to mckays has...thinking about all those books going to mckays has me clutching at my pearls in horror! i'm trying to declutter over here too but i haven't gotten as far as you yet! i bet it feels great to have all that room! (i'm giving my two crappy bookcases CRAMMED FULL the side eye over here....)Rae - Say It Aint Sohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066975427295830641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-38100387208646461402013-06-03T15:35:47.256-05:002013-06-03T15:35:47.256-05:00i love neutral rooms where the furniture and acces...i love neutral rooms where the furniture and accessories are left to bring in color and character and really pop— go for it! and congrats on getting rid of so many books— i did that recently. granted, i didn't have nearly as many as you, but i did realize that if something has been on my "to read" list for more than 3 years then it's probably not getting read. . . i only kept a few vintage books i love, how to/reference books for art and bookbinding, and old books that are going to be part of my etsy business. it feels so much better to be without them! <br /><br />i just finished putting together a baking area in my home and shared it on the blog.i had to get rid of a chair that looks astoundingly similar to yours above in order to pull it all off but everything is so much calmer and nice now. and i'm totally living vicariously through you and that incredible sofa— nick won't let me have a floral one but that doesn't mean i can't drool over yours! Kitty Cat Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150553286560704095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-36692558638155063072013-06-03T15:03:10.333-05:002013-06-03T15:03:10.333-05:00you´re brave with this books!!!!!!!! congratulatio...you´re brave with this books!!!!!!!! congratulations!<br /><br />maybe painting 3 walls in a creamy white to set of - and for the tv-wall stay with the turquoise color to echo the upholstery....bahnwärterinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032478343344432338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-29280248066374047152013-06-03T14:48:56.632-05:002013-06-03T14:48:56.632-05:00Looks so cozy! Lovely colours, and that painting i...Looks so cozy! Lovely colours, and that painting is amazing!Sara Kristiinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06299683572428004023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-53415655324184401082013-06-03T13:46:21.718-05:002013-06-03T13:46:21.718-05:00I don't know why, but I just never feel comfor...I don't know why, but I just never feel comfortable in a white or off white room. Since the things I love are so colourful, it ends up looking even more insane and full when there's a million colours ricocheting off the white/off-white. So I personally vote for a super pale turquoise. I can't even imagine how lovely it would look with your amazing couch and chair. Seriously, you are the queen of furniture, I think. And I have a bag that I could swear matches your couch and chair.<br /><br />I, too, am forever waging the war between collecting/far too close to hoarding for comfort and ease of movement and use. Luckily (or unluckily) I have four cubbies to utilize, but even then, who wants to have to wade through a pile of stuff to get to what you want/need? A place for everything, and everything in its place, and I feel a million times better.nancyworegreenstockingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316700968114544389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-61569285185353955102013-06-03T11:34:56.338-05:002013-06-03T11:34:56.338-05:00LOVE IT LOVE IT HOLY MOLY WOW! It looks so much fr...LOVE IT LOVE IT HOLY MOLY WOW! It looks so much fresher, happier, less claustrophobic, and easier to clean. <br /><br />And a new paint color will only enhance that effect, while showing off that kickass sofa. If you're not sure, or you're waffling between a few colors, have a few sample size cans of paint made up and test it to see what you think. <br /><br />I bet a warm off-white infused with a TINY bit of yellowy-orange would make your sofa really pop. Something like Benjamin Moore's Navaho White, White Cloud, or Bavarian Cream would look great.Librarian Tells Allhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14547944311171666630noreply@blogger.com