Not Such a Magic Carpet

Finally I'm getting around to revealing our finished family room.  Right in time, too, as our house is up on the market today! Instead of placing things in the room to feel cozy, we placed things to sell. Staging a home to sell is quite the task, but that's another whole blog post!
Today I'm showing you our family room before and after. Because we all love those (:


Before...carpet and white walls:

After...carpet is a goner and warm carmel colored walls:


We picked this color by bringing our Pottery Barn curtains to Home Depot. We brought 2 samples home of colors we thought would work, painted 3 small patches in different parts of the room {always good to test in different lights}, then chose our fave.  This color is a great match with the curtain panels.

Shasta is always the center of attention. She can't help herself (:

We're loving our new Pottery Barn Adeline rug:

Our bowl of lemons and limes add a summery and colorful touch:

Andddd...

How'd that get in there?!


Overall, we're really enjoying the carpet being gone. It worked no magic in that room. But our new rug sure does! The room looks so much larger...don'tcha think? And the color on the wall really pops the crown molding and pulls the whole look together. Hopefully the changes made will help entice buyers to make a little purchase (:


Hope your week is off to a wonderful start!
Love,



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