Ironic that I’m starting here, because this was the last room to be unpacked. But I caught a time when both girls were napping and everything was picked up, so I made a move and snapped pictures. Of course it normally has books and games strewn about…but since the kids’ picture book shelf is in the family room, we’re hoping for a bit less chaos in here. My mom and Amy hung the curtains, and Amy and I hung the pictures. Derek assembled the third billy shelf from Ikea and then organized the books on the fifth shelf after I’d done the first four.
We had to do a wall-o-books because that entire wall is a mirror. With three small children (with sticky hands) and extra baby weight, wall-sized mirrors are a bad idea on so many levels. But we like how nerdy our shelves are! L->R theology, parenting, homeschooling, and adult games; photo albums, western thought, history, kid games, and Derek’s random Tigers coffee table books; adult fiction alphabetized by author’s last name; children’s fiction by author’s last name, anthologies; antique books, the complete Dickens, foreign languages, empty shelf (!), and reference/random.
The loveseat is placed strategically to cover the fireplace. Fireplaces are a nice idea in theory (and we’ve had one in the past three homes, as well), but with little kids, we find that they’re trouble in practice.
More to come…
I love all those books!!! Shelves and shelves of books represents your family so much better than an 80s wall of mirrors! 😉 The curtains look lovely and the colors in the curtains, upholstery and rug look coordinate nicely with the walls and carpet. Did you have to paint or were the walls already that color?
Very nice job. I think the room loos great and I like your wall of books too. I hope you guys are all settling in OK.
‘Love what you’ve done with the place, Em! No more “fun with paper”!!!!
The walls were already beige. SO much better than bright white for a peaceful living room!
It looks great! I agree — the shelves full of lovely books are far better than the wall of mirrors! Ha!
You have a beautiful home. Very grown-up 🙂 I love it.
I hate how so many houses in CA seem to have mirrors-for-walls. Why? I love how you covered them up–what a great idea! Can’t wait to see the rest of the house! (And, I totally sympathize with baby weight–I think it gets harder to get off each time…)
I have two additions for Derek’s baseball section waiting for you!
Beautiful! It’s a lovely room, mirrored wall and all. And it does look really grown-up, like a real home. The wall o’ books is great – we have one, too. 🙂
Your library (I mean, living room) makes me smile :-). I’m sure Tommy, Lizzy, and Susanna feel very cozy and at home surrounded by their favorites, and I hope you do too!
P.S. Phone date soon? I miss you all!