We wanted to create a more welcoming feel in the backyard and we wanted the traffic to flow a little better on the deck and give us more usable space..
While we have a cheapo rug in the living room, this one has a really stylish pattern and is made out of 100% wool.You can really feel the difference on your toes as soon as you sit down at the table and it really gives this non-fancy space a luxurious feel.
Adding in a nice area rug is also my favorite way of distracting my eye from icky floors.I hardly even notice them because I’m too busy looking at my pretty rug!.Did you notice that there are a total of THREE different types of flooring in this little area that has the hallway, living room, and dining room?
I know, it’s crazy!The area rugs help soo much though to keep me from losing my mind over it!.
Storage storage storage.
Over time, dining rooms really do accumulate a whole lot of “stuff” and this just doesn’t work well with the fact that dining rooms are also supposed to be special, pretty, tidy places that we can sit back and relax in.The whole area suddenly seems so much more finished and complete.
The eye is happy!.All I did was paint out the backsplash area with a little bit of paint left in the bottom of a sample pot (and clearly I didn’t even do too detailed of a job) and the difference it makes in the feel of the kitchen is tremendous.
It’s one of those things that just brings out everything else around it.In fact, one of my mother-in-laws was here the other day and she just now noticed things like the new lighting and the cornices that have been up since February.