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Last year I was happy do a little home improvement. One project we took on was to do a little makeover in our living room. Today I’m going to share some of the items we purchased and (hopefully) provide a little insight and inspiration on how you can decorate and do room makeovers on a budget! [Read more…]
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Kalaty Rug Corp for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
I’m currently researching and shopping for ideas to makeover various areas of my home. Last week I told you that I was specifically looking around for items to put in my living and I shared some of my favorite trends in wall decor. I just got a brown slip cover for my couch, and now I believe I’ve narrowed it down and decided that I want a color scheme of brown and blue-green for my living room.
I’ve been looking at rugs and I found a great selection at Kalaty.com. Kalaty has all hand made and mostly hand knotted rugs. The Oriental rug businesses started in the early 1900s in Iran and came to the United States in 1979. Today it is still a family business, and as such, they have a focus on high quality design.
Their designs include contemporary and classic patterns. Just a few that I think you’d love include the Verona, the Sierra, the Majave, and the Caspian, but they are all truly great!
Check out this video for information on the company:
Often the couch or entertainment center is dubbed as the focal point of the room, around which everything else is centered; however, a rug can be just as imporant. A great rug can grab your attention and draw your eye in. It can also provide contrast. For example, if you have a brown or black couch, a brightly colored rug, could really make the room pop. And if you have a a lot of similar colored accent pieces in the room (vases, lamps, wall art), that rug can really bring everything together and create a cohesive color scheme or theme.
To illustrate what I’m talking about, I created a collage and inspriration board of decorative items, inspired by a rug at Kalaty.com. Since I’m leaning towards blue and brown for my living room colors, I decided to chec out some items that would go great along side this Tibetan Weave Rug:
I’m currently looking for items with a modern and chic look, with perhaps a little “shabby chic” thrown in to the mix. Here are a few ideas:
For other items that fit the color scheme, you can check out my Mood Board of Decor.
And for more rug insiration, connect with Kalaty on their social network pages:
Does your living room have a unique color scheme or theme? If so, please tell us about it in the comments. Also, visit Kalaty.com and tell us your favorite rug on the site!
With the holidays coming up, it is a great time to think about updating your home with new furniture. It is a fantastic way to treat yourself to the makeover you have been wanting, and at that the same you can give your home a great look just in time for holiday guests to arrive. This time of year a lot of people get to thinking about new electronics and perhaps a new television, so if you decide to shop for furniture, looking at entertainment centers and glass tv stands by be a good place to start. Today I’ll be sharing a few things that you can use to update your living room this holiday season from the online retailer Furniture in Fashion.
Several weeks ago, I highlighted some of my favorite items from Decorativ, a site which deals in affordable contempoary furniture and decor, offering stylish and affordable items from top manufacturers at 40 to 70% off retail.
Today I’m looking at some of their living room furniture. The living room is where a lot of us spend the majority of time with the family, and it is also the place where guests will spend most of the time in our homes. For this reason, I tend to spend more time making sure our living room always looks great.
And because the living room is the center of the house, the furniture and decor in this room really say a lot about you and serve as a foundation for the mood and atmosphere of the entire house.
I’m continuing with my “Make Your Home Guest Friendly” series, and today have some tips to help make your living room guest friendly. Among the list, I tried to include tips for atmosphere, decor, and for making your home a more comfortable place.
A couple of months ago we got a new entertainment center, and we were amazed at just how great it looked! So now the next thing on our list is a new couch and love seat or recliner, and then perhaps a sisal rug.
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