There are only two rooms remaining in my home that I haven’t shown you as part of the great home redecorating project that started last May: this one and the office. There’s nothing special or interesting about the office ~ I did paint it, but aside from that, it still needs work. Until I can figure out how to arrange it to my satisfaction, it will have to remain a mystery.
So that leaves our TV room, which you see here. It took me a bit longer to finish this room than the others, for a number of reasons. I am lacking the true “before” picture ~ the room used to be pink. The “in-progress” photo is below ~ you can see the walls have been painted a nice gray, while the awful scratched floor is still waiting to be handled. And that set of curtains didn’t make the cut.
Someone years and years ago put linoleum tile down over the hardwood floor in this room. If I take it up, I’ll most likely end up having to replace the hardwood, so for the time being, it’s sticking around. The tiles were a dull white and then painted brown when I lived here before, in an attempt to help them blend in with the other hardwood floors throughout the house. The color wasn’t quite dark enough, however, so when I repainted them this time, I decided to just go really dark since I was covering the floor with a large rug. The darker color actually works much better ~ you don’t notice the difference when you look through the house.
Since the sole purpose of this room is to watch TV (I dislike having a television in the living room, so this small room near the back of the house works perfectly for that purpose) and I’ve always loved movie posters, I decided to use them to decorate. I went with a mostly British/French tie-in on the movie posters, with the obvious exception of Marilyn ~ that was a request from my fiancé. Since I was under orders to keep the room from being overly feminine, I found a graphic, brightly colored rug that he liked and some nice dark purple curtains. We ordered a small sectional for the room ~ comfort was of the utmost importance ~ in a fabric that worked well in the room. He picked out the television, of course, and the chest for it. A few throw pillows, a new ceiling fan and the room was complete.
I’m quite pleased with how it turned out. The room is warm and cozy, and with the curtains closed, it’s quite dark ~ perfect for watching television. What do you think?
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Photos by The Art of Living Beautifully
