The Living Room

This is it people!  We borrowed a couch from Lacey as it fits in better with the decor of this house, but I wanted you to see our family room.  I did not put up a tree as we had only just finished the flooring and aren't really suppose to put a lot of things on the floor until it 'cures'.  Also, do you see the dark brown painted sections on either side of the fireplace?  Well, the one on the left will be built in shelving eventually and the one on the right (with the big picture hanging there) will hold a big screen TV.  Since we think it may be several months before those pieces are completed, we thought it would look better to just put up a piece of sheet rock and paint it (which, by the way, my girls did for us!) and we bought some cheap molding and the girls painted that and it all went up and it helps the house look so much better than looking at exposed 2 x 4's!  There are actually two posts on either side of the entry into this living room and the wood is Juniper!  A local business makes furniture out of this wood, he had to go to Nevada to find the ones this size for us!  We love them!  Our flooring is mesquite wood, one of the hardest woods there is, and it came from South America.  My kitchen is not done yet, I don't have drawers, so I will wait to send a picture of that room!

And I must tell you, it only takes a push of a button for me to have a fire going!  It is so cozy and warm to sit by the fire, or on the couch and do a little reading, which finally I am able to do now that Christmas is past!  thanks for stopping by and checking in with my blog!