Cozying Up Our Family Room For Fall
Our family room is definitely the place where we spend the most time in our home. It was my favorite room from the first time I stepped foot in this house. I love the set of old, thick, wooden french doors that lead into the room and I love the big windows that get light from three sides. I knew it would be the place where we would opened presents on Christmas morning, where we would snuggle up to watch movies and eat popcorn, where pillow forts would be built, where we would hang out as a family. On weekend mornings we keep the back door open with the screen door in place and light floods the room from early in the morning. It is also the room where we shared our first meal here. A fancy little picnic {packed by my Mum} spread out on the hardwood floor. We had added a pair of new chandeliers, built in bookcases and multiple fresh coats of paint, but our furniture wasn't due to arrive till the next day. We were only a family of three then and I loved that it was the first memory made in this house. The room still has mostly old furniture. A 15 {gulp} year old couch, the antique table that served as our first dining room table together in our apartment in Boston, and many old books, sentimental paintings and artwork. The couch is in need of replacing but I swear it is the comfiest couch of all time, so more urgent decorating has taken priority. However, nothing kicks in my nesting instinct quite like the arrival of autumn and I felt the room was due for a little fluffing and that's what I did recently with new pillows, lamp shade, and rug. Thought you'd enjoy a peek...
peter dunham fabric
{Close up of pillow details. They were backed with super soft velvet}
