All you need is Lipstick

I love a good before and after as much as the next person, but when you live in the house day in and day out, making small changes as you go. The Big reveal isn't so BIG. It's subtle and slow, a new pillow here, a new side table there. You barely notice the difference.

Last week I came across a photo of our living room (taken from the kitchen) before we moved in. I couldn't believe the difference. I barely noticed . . . I always felt that we didn't "do much" in the living room. We didn't change the wall color, or alter the fireplace mantel. We kept the wood floors and the molding around the windows. We only changed the sconces on either side of the fireplace, and added our furniture and accents.

The living room had good bones when we moved in so it's definitely an example of what a little "lipstick" can do.

Today's post was for all the emails I get saying "That project was great, but I don't have a handy husband so I can't do that" or "That's fine, but I'm renting and I can't make permanent changes". Sometimes big renovations aren't necessary, the right scale furniture and some accents is all a room needs. Don't be discouraged because major reno's aren't possible.

btw . . . who hates the two pendant lights in the first photo as much as I did!!! That was the FIRST thing we changed when we got the keys!