If you are anything like me, you like to switch up your home decor often! There’s something that feels so good about changing and rearranging! I was in the mood to find minimalist Home Decor for my living room this past week and I am going to share all of my budget finds with you! I would describe my home style as cozy, neutral, and cohesive! In this blog post I will share all of my favorite home decor finds as well as share more about the projects we have done to complete this room and the color paint that we have used, too!
Getting Started
When we bought our 1950’s home a few years ago, we started with yellow walls and carpet. We have come a long way since then! Our first project was ripping up all of the carpet. This was a fairly large undertaking considering it covered the entire house. We we really hit the jackpot when we discovered hardwood underneath the carpet! Before we moved in, we had the floors redone with a natural finish and it was the best decision!
Next, we painted the walls and decided to do shiplap on the bottom half of the walls in our family room. Although there are different ways to do shiplap, we painted the boards before putting them up on the wall. For me, choosing colors was easy. I chose 4 colors for our entire house and have not deviated from them. This is the best tip that I tell anyone who asks: pick your color palette and make all of your buying decisions from there. By not moving away from the colors in my palette, all of my home decor matches nicely and flows from room to room. In our family room we have two paint colors. On the main walls of our house and hallways, we have used Southern Grown by Magnolia in matte. I would consider Southern Grown a perfect beige color. For the other walls in our living and family room, we used Renewed by Magnolia in matte. Renewed is more a of greenish-beige. Our shiplap is Atrium White by Benjamin Moore that is a nice fresh white.
Starting to Decorate Your House
When it was finally time to fill our room I was beyond excited! With our walls being shades of greens and beiges, I knew that I wanted to included browns, golds, and greens in my decor. If you are unsure where to start in your home decor journey, my best advice is to just start somewhere. If you see a piece that you are in love with, take it home and start building around it. For me, that item was my faux leather brown chair. When I saw this chair I knew that it was going to be coming home with me. From here, I began to choose items that I felt fit well with my chair.
I was on the hunt for the perfect console table to sit next to my fire place. This was tricky to find because I needed something that was not too deep. When I finally found one, I was so excited to bring it home. I immediately put my vintage entryway gold mirror on top and started to add items around it. I purchased photo boxes for the shelves that I use to hide some common things you may find in your family room: puzzles, books, remotes, cords, etc. The green boxes match my pillows perfectly, too.
Keeping Your Home Cohesive with Purpose
One way that I keep my decor cohesive in my house is by separating some of the pieces from each other so that they have a matching buddy across the room. One example of this is my black framed floral print. I have one by my mirror, and have the rest of the collection over on the wall by the couch in a grid style. This small decision was intentional to make my room come together. Another example of this is matching pillows across the room on different furniture.
This is a total side note, but as you can see, I’ve got a an extremely fluffy newfoundland dog named Sammy! Sammy keeps me extremely busy with all of his fur. A lot of the furniture and items I have picked have been based on what can be easy to clean and hide the mess that Sammy can leave behind! And for those wondering, we’re currently using the Pet Pro Shark Vacuum , however, we are constantly trying out new ones to see what works! We also use the Bissell deep cleaner for our couch.
I found my rug at a local discount store and fell in love! I knew it was the perfect color to bring into my family room. It’s simple and fun all at the same! One item in our family room that we use regularly is our rustic wooden blanket ladder. While this looks cute in the corner, it is also so functional and keeps us from having multiple blankets on the couch at the same time. One of our favorite blankets is the teddy blanket that matches our faux leather chair perfectly.
I am constantly changing and rearranging my family room and living room so I will be sure to take photos as it evolves! Be sure to follow me on tiktok and instagram for more home decor. Here are a few more blogs on our home projects! If you are interested in learning more about my newfoundland, Sammy, you can find him on tiktok, too!
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