My Living Room!

Its Friday again & so its time for the house tour! Today is show your livingroom/family room. We only have the one livingroom on the main level for now and it serves as our main living area. We have plans to finish the basement & put a family room/TV room down there. But financially that is a few days down the road. Check out Kellys blog to visit all the other homes!

This is the view from our front door. We have a raised ranch so from the foyer we have these wrought iron rails. I love my hardwood floors however they are right at eye level and even if I sweep 10 times a day you can see dust and or cat hair, we didn't think about the dark furniture & floors when getting our white kitty. To the right is our rockband, which as soon as the basement is finished will be going down there, not my favourite piece of decor!

The is a view of my bay window. I love this window, it has a coved ceiling that is perfect for a Christmas tree. The arm chair & ottoman are so comfy & my guests migrate there & usually curl up with the throw blanket. The way too big TV and all the games systems are my husbands toys (we have XBOX 360, Wii & Playstation 2)

This is our couch, its dark chocolate brown, almost black leather, we love it! We change up the throw pillows often, usually with different seasons. These burnt orange ones are from our trip to the Philippines. The artwork above the couch is black with silver writing. They say "family", "love" and "friend" with dictionary type defintions, the love one is the popular Corinthians scripture.

This the view from the window looking into the diningroom & kitchen. Again my couches & with burnt orange pillows. I really like my chrome & glass tables but we plan on moving this one out once baby bear arrives. The bowl on the table is made from wrought iron & filled with wicker balls. I often put seasonal decorations or a vase with fresh flowers here as well. We keep our magazines stacked on the shelves. My kitty likes to sleep there as well.

This is the view from the dining room. You an see my kitty perched by the window. Les' laptop usually stays on the coffee table, another thing that will probably have to change!

A closer shot of the artwork. We had a really hard time finding something we liked. I think the silver in the photos help to pull in the chrome on the tables which are also in my kitchen barstools.

These are side tables. I love the lamps & got a great deal on them. I would like to find some shades that are a bit more fun but these are very versatile. That frame was an engagement gift & that is an engagement photo in it.

Our other side table, this photo is of my adorable nephew. I am hoping we can leave these tables after the baby comes, they may temporarily be relocated until the family room in the basement is complete.

A final shot of our coffee table. I nthe background you can see a standign photo frame that holds various black & white snapshots of family & friends.

Thats all! This was the first "complete" room in our house. All our guests always say its cozy. I would like to jazz it up a bit but am very happy with how it is. Its very festive come the holidays, I decorate for each season & occasion!