The Girl in the Red Shoes

  • Home
  • About
  • Shop My Favorites
  • Shop My Instagram
  • Breastfeeding Diaries
  • Contact

Uncategorized | May 16, 2013

Living Room Updates

 photo DSC_1170.jpg
Last week I asked for your help with my living room….thanks for all of your great ideas! The rooms needs a major face lift in the form of pops of color. You can see the before here. Over the weekend I had made a few little changes, moved some furniture, and got new curtains!

 photo DSC_1175.jpg
The curtains are these from Target’s Threshold line in navy. I’m thinking of adding pops of yellow, so I brought down two yellow pillows from my guest room to see if I liked the look. What do you think?

 photo DSC_1177.jpgI also moved our side table from the left of the couch to the right in an attempt to baby proof and hide our laptop charger cord. Hudson has already pulled all of the picture frames out of the table, so that needs to be changed asap. I also want to pant the table…maybe yellow? Grey? Navy? Thoughts? And probably either paint the lamp or buy a new one too (Kichler lighting has some cool options to consider).
This weekend I’m going to try and update the gallery wall behind the couch to add more color! 

 photo DSC_1183.jpgAnd in case you were wondering, here’s the other, more chaotic, side of the room, thanks to Hudson and all his toys! The coffee table needs to be painted too…but what color?
 photo DSC_1190.jpgThis little munchkin is slowing down my progress in that room big time….good thing he’s cute (and that spatulas entertain him for a few minutes!)

« The Breastfeeding Diaries: Vanessa from Sunflower State of Mind
This weekend we…. »

Comments

  1. Ashley @ Words About Waverly says

    May 16, 2013 at 1:02 pm

    Waverly loves spatulas too! Love your progress and those curtains! 🙂

    wordsaboutwaverly.blogspot.com

  2. Meg Cady says

    May 16, 2013 at 2:02 pm

    I love the updates!!!
    That side table would look awesome painted navy!!!
    and that baby he makes everything a little cuter!

  3. Carolyn says

    May 16, 2013 at 2:23 pm

    I love the colors!! 🙂 I think navy on the wood pieces would be amazing!!

  4. natasha {schue love} says

    May 16, 2013 at 2:54 pm

    I definitely agree with Carolyn that a navy would look really pretty on of the wood pieces!

  5. Kaylin says

    May 16, 2013 at 3:02 pm

    Navy all the way!!! I still think it's really cute the way it is 🙂

  6. Life With Lauren says

    May 16, 2013 at 3:15 pm

    It looks great! I also agree with the navy.

  7. Lindsey says

    May 16, 2013 at 3:29 pm

    I love the pops of yellow! Having a boy at home, I would not do a dark color on your coffee table, it will show every scratch and Easton LOVES to race his cars on ours, so it has a lot of scratches!

    Hudson is a cutie!!

  8. Tessa DAngelo says

    May 16, 2013 at 5:05 pm

    I absolutely love it! The yellow pillows are so cute! And the curtains are a great touch of color too. Painting your coffee table is a FAB idea! I say go for a Navy or a grey it matches more with everything and if you paint it a yellow or another color and then decide to change your pillows (which I do often) if it doesn't match your having to paint it again. 🙂

  9. Colleen Sullivan says

    May 16, 2013 at 6:05 pm

    Looks really good so far! I think the tables would look great in a dark navy and the lamp would really pop in yellow!

  10. Taren says

    May 16, 2013 at 8:01 pm

    I'm pretty sure I have the same coffee table, I painted mine apple green but yours would look amazing painted like a deep turquoise!

  11. Emily says

    May 17, 2013 at 12:52 pm

    Love the new curtains. I have been impressed with the Threshold line at Tar-jay! I'm boring and would probably do a gray of some sort on the coffee table. I found an upholstered coffee table yesterday from Wisteria that I am dying to have, if only it wasn't $899?! Spatula fun is the greatest!!

  12. Meg {henninglove} says

    May 17, 2013 at 2:43 pm

    hudson's toys are the pop of color in the living room!! i love those curtains and how with your dog do you keep those couches so clean?

  13. Lexie Loo, Lily Boo, and Dylan Too! says

    May 17, 2013 at 7:20 pm

    It looks great! I love the curtains and the yellow pillows!

  14. Anonymous says

    May 19, 2013 at 10:47 pm

    Ridiculous story there. What happened after?
    Take care!

    Here is my blog :: klimatyzacja

  15. Ash Culpepper says

    May 21, 2013 at 2:51 pm

    I think I missed it, but what kind of high chair-type-thing is that? It's genius and I may just need one!

Lately on Instagram

“I’m not like a regular mom - I’m a cool mom “I’m not like a regular mom - I’m a cool mom” -me, making my child pose by the rainbow wall of a marijuana dispensary.
Me: “did you get into the oreos?” Ellie: “um Me: “did you get into the oreos?”
Ellie: “um....maybe?”
My girl gang is sweet....and a bit salty 🤣 My girl gang is sweet....and a bit salty 🤣
The kid with 20 different nicknames has settled on The kid with 20 different nicknames has settled on just one that she prefers to be called. And she is NOT afraid to correct you if you call her by the wrong one. Parents of kids that go by a nickname: what did you do for preschool? Did you have them learn to spell and write their full name, or their nickname? (her new preferred nickname is “Ellie” in case you were wondering! Annabelle —> Belle —> Bellie-Boo —> Bellie —> Ellie)
A boy and his dog. A boy and his dog.
Hudson drives the girls absolutely crazy most of t Hudson drives the girls absolutely crazy most of the time, but can turn up his protective big brother-ness at the drop of a hat. He loves bossing them around but I know he loves his little sisters.
From winter coats in the morning to swim suits in From winter coats in the morning to swim suits in the afternoon! Also, swipe to see a slice of real life 🤣.
First day of spring break AND April fools with the First day of spring break AND April fools with these...well, fools.

Copyright © The Girl in the Red Shoes 2021 · Design by Alpine Lane