a whole lot of tweaking going on

 You know how I'm constantly changing things around...

Here I go again!

First, I lined up my collection of pottery and vases on the decorative window ledge.

I also added the white stool stacked with books in the corner. Kitty on the blanket optional.

 Found the lime green and aqua votive holders at Pier 1 Imports.

The two perfect colors for my living room - and I think they really brighten up the side table

next to the sofa. Spring-like, aren't they?

 Spied this chair at Goodwill last week for $4.99. Loved the design and how someone

had already re-painted it. Knew it would be beautiful in my living room or even outside

in the garden during the warmer weather.

 

Amazing how it perfectly matches the little black and gold side table that

I already had. (The table belonged to my grandma.)

 Here's the entire window side of my living room where the chair is.

This area is so hard to decorate, especially with the front door to the immediate left.

The seating area is on the other side of the living room, across from the window.

The tall black table in front of the window is purposely bare on top because the cats

use it as a perch to look out the window! I was thinking maybe a light blue round rug
 under the chair and little side table would make this area look "warmer" and not so linear.
 Or, I would love to find a small rectangular table to center in front of the window.
I could use the black chair as one of the chairs at the table, and then find
another antique wooden chair for the other side of the table. Granted, I couldn't really
decorate the top of the table because of the cats, but it still might look nice.
Thoughts?

Oh, and the curtains are new, too. Another thing I've had such a hard time with was

the window treatments. It's really hard finding curtains that will fit a double window.

All the panels that I tried were too short (standard 81") and too wide. Covered

most of the window. This is the only light that the living room gets, so anything that

covered most of the window was a definite no. Finally found this swag at 

Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Not crazy about it, but it'll have to do for now.

Moving on to the bookcase wall, I stacked vintage suitcases by the bookcase

and switched the ottoman for the little side table that's now by the black chair.

There's two new finds on the bookcase; one being this very cool, wavy plate.

It's made by Villeroy and Boch, Germany. Pattern is New Wave. They
sell for quite a pretty penny at places like Macys and Bloomingdales.

While shopping at Savers last week with a friend, we both found these plates.

Unfortunately, they didn't have the matching cups. Guess that's why they were at Savers!

I kept telling my friend that I loved the plates; that I wish there was something I could

do with them. She suggested using them as decor...maybe put a candle where the cup

is supposed to go, and then put rocks or seashells in the plate section.

Great idea, girlfriend! Here's what I came up with:

Here's the intended purpose...

(Source: amazon)

 And while at Savers, I also found this cute, modern vase. It's made by Amano Germany Pottery.
There's a couple of listings for this vase on etsy - one listing for $28, the other for $40.
I paid $4.99. :-)

Thanks for visiting my updated living room!

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