Stenciled Corner

I finished the stencil in the corner a few weeks ago.  I have to start out by saying, I love our house.  It is by far the nicest house Mr. TSL and I have lived in. (We've had our share of crappy apartments with lawn furniture for the living room.  I wouldn't change it for the world!)

Although I love it, it is kind of quirky.  The living room has a few things making it hard to decorate around.  It has a load bearing beam off center and also a weird bump out from the HVAC unit on the front porch.

Here is a crude drawing of what I am talking about, the arrow is the weird corner...and I made the door open the opposite direction.

I have tried my best to decorate around them.  The weird bump out got a little sentimental makeover a while back with the girls' baby pics.  

I decided a few weeks back that the weird space next to it should be a built in bookshelf with a stenciled back.

Before:

I know this is the opposite direction, but these are the pics before we bought it and I don't have a pic of that corner.

weird mark from the camera.  this is where Audrey's toys live when people are over.  they are usually spread all over :)

Inspiration pics:

After:

Still working on the shelves.
That window looks into my garage.  The maps were changed into the frames They are maps from 1964 of the lake that's next to us!!

I had these pics in it before:

-Make your life beautiful!

SUNDAY: 
The Girl Creative ,
The DIY Showoff ,
Sisters of the Wild West ,
The Tattered Tag ,
Flamingo Toes, 
Under the Table and Dreaming ,
I Heart Nap Time 

 MONDAY:

Skip To My Lou,
Thrifty Decor Chick,
C.R.A.F.T.,
Sew Can Do,
Dittle Dattle,
Between Naps On the Porch 
Homemaker on a Dime
Making the World Cuter

TUESDAY:

Tip Junkie,
Type A
A Bowl Full of Lemons
Today's Creative Blog
Funky Polkadot Giraffe
Strictly Homemade
A Diamond in the Stuff
All Thingz Related
Handmade Tuesday

WEDNESDAY:

Blue Cricket Design
Not Just A Housewife
Someday Crafts 
Handy Man, Crafty Woman
Sew Much Ado
Organize Your Stuff Now
Seven Thirty Three
Sugar and Dots 
The Mommy Club  

THURSDAY:

My Repurposed Life
Paisley Passions
House of Hepworths
Beyond The Picket Fence
The Shabby Chic Cottage
Somewhat Simple 

FRIDAY:
Whipperberry

Fingerprints on the Fridge
Miss Mustard Seed
Remodelaholic 
Chic on a Shoestring
Shabby Nest
Tidy Mom
Little Lucy Lu
My Simple HomeLife

SATURDAY:

Funky Junk Interiors
Be Different Act Normal 
Tatertots and Jello 
Young and Crafty

My giant checklist of crap to do....

I only have the dining room door that leads to the sunroom to paint and the dining room is done-zo with the exception of the floor, chairs and faux fireplace...okay, okay it's not done-zo it's close-o...I'm move on to a new room!

The living room.

I have to:
1. finish painting the trim
2. build shelves for the weird corner and stencil the back of that wall
3. make some pillows
4. put down new carpet or wood floor that matches the dining room not sure which yet (tax return time...)
5. redo the entry way
6. tile the floor in the entry way.
8. paint the door black/put on the new hardware...maybe a door knocker?!?
9. fix the front closet to hold coats and shoes
10. put a new light in the closet
11. fill the nail holes and fix the dry wall in some spots with super putty crack filler :)
12. touch up the paint
13. organize the office area/redo the license plate wall


Here are some inspirational pics of stuff I want to do.

mirror from Lowe's....maybe a birthday present hint..hint..wink...wink :)

in a frame or on a chalkboard by the front door

One of these setups for the entryway :)

all of these are inspiration for the weird corner in the living room...add function to  useless space :)

white deer head over the piano?!?!  or maybe in the dining room over the faux fireplace.  Maybe a mirror over the piano.

green pillows and lurve the curtains!

love this rug!!!

That's about the color of our walls and I like the crown molding!

All images are via Pinterest, I know big surprise!  you can follow me on Pinterest by clicking that link and pin-stalking me!!  I love it!

Pinterest is so amazing, it's like house and fashion porn!!

-make your life beautiful!!


SUNDAY: 
The Girl Creative ,
The DIY Showoff ,
Sisters of the Wild West ,
The Tattered Tag ,
Flamingo Toes, 
Under the Table and Dreaming ,
I Heart Nap Time 

 MONDAY:

Skip To My Lou,
Thrifty Decor Chick,
C.R.A.F.T.,
Sew Can Do,
Dittle Dattle,
Between Naps On the Porch 
Homemaker on a Dime
Making the World Cuter

TUESDAY:

Tip Junkie,
Type A
A Bowl Full of Lemons
Today's Creative Blog
Funky Polkadot Giraffe
Strictly Homemade
A Diamond in the Stuff
All Thingz Related
Handmade Tuesday

WEDNESDAY:

Blue Cricket Design
Not Just A Housewife
Someday Crafts 
Handy Man, Crafty Woman
Sew Much Ado
Organize Your Stuff Now
Seven Thirty Three
Sugar and Dots 
The Mommy Club  

THURSDAY:

My Repurposed Life
Paisley Passions
House of Hepworths
Beyond The Picket Fence
The Shabby Chic Cottage
Somewhat Simple 

FRIDAY:
Whipperberry

Fingerprints on the Fridge
Miss Mustard Seed
Remodelaholic 
Chic on a Shoestring
Shabby Nest
Tidy Mom
Little Lucy Lu
My Simple HomeLife

SATURDAY:

Funky Junk Interiors
Be Different Act Normal 
Tatertots and Jello 
Young and Crafty

My living room-so far so good!!

I also have a few pics of my living room...not just my dining room!!

Here is the before of the entryway:

And the After!!

It seemed more organized before I took pictures :)

Anatomy of my entryway:

Yes, that's a swim noodle above the hooks!

Hey what can I say, it's a real house where the entryway is the catch-all of the house.  :) 

I made the curtains from 1 twin size white bed sheet from Wal-Mart (More on that later!) 

But, here are some more pics of them!

-Make your life beautiful!!

Skip to my Lou

Tuesdays:

Adiamond in the Stuff

Coastal Charm

Weekly Parties I Crash

Monday

   

Tuesday

 

Wednesday

 

Thursday

 

Friday

 

Saturday

Sunday