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Living Room Makeover

October 22, 2011 By Sage 7 Comments

I was really leaning towards red, but it seemed too heavy and in a way, too masculine. I took a chance in the hallway and it paid off. After that, I knew there would be deep pink somewhere in my living space, but it seemed too bold a choice for the living room. But why? Once I asked that question, pink became the only choice for the living room.

Pink is a leap of faith… the wrong shade can be tacky, trashy, ugly, dated, Barbie-like, overpowering, and so many other shades of wrong. In order to work, it needs to be the perfect shade, so I let the inside of my favorite shoes be my inspiration…

6660_99968337331_716522331_1988866_6508520_n1Turns out it’s also Pantone’s color of the year. Who knew?

The journey from white to fabulous!

Here’s the room in the very beginning…

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Then I replaced the daybed with the thrifted sofa…

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Then I dove deep into the color pool…

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And now I have a pink living room that’s so me!

It’s almost an exact match to the insole that inspired it, and now I’m a young(ish) woman who lives in a Kate Spade shoe!

I can’t wait to accessorize! I’m going to add a mirror or some artwork over the sofa, and there’s a whole end of the room that you haven’t seen yet!

After a year and a half of searching, I finally found dining chairs this morning at the secondhand shop! They’re upholstered in a dreadful country blue, but I’m going to redo them in cream and pink, which should lighten up the dining area.

I don’t know about the sofa. I finally got rid of the homemade Febreze smell, but now I think it smells like cigarette smoke. I’m on the prowl for a replacement, but in the meantime, it works, for Opie. I sit on the pretty fringed one ;)

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Filed Under: Bohemian Decor, Denmark, Home, Simple Living

Comments

  1. Fran says

    October 22, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    What a difference, I love it! The pink works so well and the rug ties it all in together. Well done xxx

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  2. mtnchild says

    October 22, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    I couldn’t imagine pink, but this is beautiful! The space is large enough to carry it. It sure will help brighten up those cold, dark Danish winters.
    Yvette

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  3. Lisa says

    October 22, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    It looks great, Sage! A mirror also sounds perfect. It all has a Parisian look. (or what I understand a Parisian look to be!)

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  4. adventuresandjapes says

    October 22, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    Gorgeous!

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  5. Anonymous says

    November 3, 2012 at 4:53 PM

    I can hardly wait to meet and see it all in person sometime with Brent.

    regards charles

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  6. Anonymous says

    November 3, 2012 at 4:53 PM

    I can hardly wait to meet and see it all in person sometime with Brent.

    regards charles

    Reply
  7. sister sweet says

    November 22, 2012 at 3:01 PM

    Perfect for a woman and a ginger cat! Love the daring ~ elegant pink. You need a large mirror with a heavy gold frame around it. Cheers to you Sage.

    ~MarieYvonne

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