Before & After - Family Room Makeover

A couple of weeks ago, we decided to redo our family room/teaching studio. Or rather, I decided and talked Darryl into it. It was starting to feel kind of blah, and while I liked the warm color scheme, I was ready for a change. We also had a little water damage that needed to be taken care of, so we decided that it was a good time for a makeover.

Here are some Before pictures:







So much clutter! Yikes!

And here it is After:







We went with a brown and aqua color scheme, and I love it! It feels very summery and fresh.



A thrifted white shelf and some IKEA baskets for my Everyday Food Magazines. The painting of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island was done by my friend as a wedding gift - Darryl and I met while playing at the Grand.



My favorite clock in the house surrounded by decals from Holly.





The corner shelf, cleared of clutter!



My shamrock plant, who almost died when I transplanted it into this vintage container, and my new favorite print from The Wheatfield.



I got this cute canvas marking the year of our marriage in a trade from Whimsy Gal.



More cute vinyl decals - this one, and the "Hello" on the other side of the door is from Tasty Suite.

I'm really happy with how it turned out. It was A LOT of work! (Especially for Darryl). And, I cleaned out a lot of clutter as well. It feels good to get rid of excess stuff, doesn't it? Then you can see what you have, and enjoy it, instead of shoving stuff out of the way all the time to get to the few things you actually use. I have to declutter the kitchen next, that will be a challenge!

Teaching violin lessons in this room is much more relaxing now as well. It's nice to have a pleasant space to teach in, although when my students don't practce, nothing is very pleasant. :) Maybe the soothing aqua and brown palette will lull me to sleep when that happens!