Living Room

Dave's Priorities:
-A place for friends to gather, comfortable seating
-Not ramshackled- complimentary pieces

April's Priority-
-Arranged for a pleasant flow
-Stylish, but homey
-Not expensive.

For the future notice- we used Behr's Sterling paint at a -50, in Flat Enamel. 

 The paint we chose- Behr's "Full Moon"

The runner's up:

"Twilight" and "Sterling"

And yes, I am somewhat mortified that two of the three paint names had to do with those vampire books.

I'm getting fairly obsessed with light grey walls with white molding/ceilings/accents.  My idea:

 

Dave has reminded me that I didn't like grey so much when we actually lived in a relatively grey state.  He might have a point.  And if not grey like this picture on the right, then maybe an icy blue like on the left...

I tend to go a bit overboard when it comes to my love of stripes, but in a mostly solids room these drapes could look great.  They're surprising.

I'm a sucker for roman shades.  I really like that these aren't really white, but more of an oatmeal color which adds a nice balance to a really white room.  I like that little flap in front and the black stripe.  It's traditional, but a little jaunty.

These curtains are interesting- bold and graphic without being obnoxious.  The ricarac bring a bit of 50s charm that I like.  This could be great in a certain 50s kitchen.

I'm too lazy to crop this- let's talk about the image on the left.  I'm really liking the bold print on the curtain, how they drape, and how the sheerness doesn't really block out any of the light.  This would be perfect for when the view outside the window isn't amazing but you still have a window- that way the curtains themselves could be the focal point.  

I like the idea of that giant contrast band of the bottom of the drapes.  I wonder if a chair-rail level band would make the room seem less tall...  It's a nice way to bring in color without having a giant swatch of it.