Once I finally found all my decor items again, it was time to put the house back together again. The quick after-Christmas clean up had left everything bare and boring. I was anxious to get the place “cozied up” again, but I just didn’t have a ton of time to fiddle and fuss.
However, I wanted the place to look totally different using things I already had. Yep. I’m crazy like that.
So, what’s a girl to do?
The first area I wanted to tackle was our Living Room bookcase. I typed “bookcase styling” in Pinterest’s search engine, and up popped 100s of beautiful images. I sorted through them quickly, only pausing to pin ones that were pretty to me.
This is the one I landed on and wanted to “copy” using my own things:
Source: orrickandcompany.com via Rita on Pinterest
I was drawn to the simplicity and freshness of it. White and wood colors…with a little pop of blue.
I quickly drew up a sketch of the basic layout (ie where tall things were and where the colors were) and went to my {finally!} organized decor items in the basement. This is how it turned out.
It’s far from identical to the original picture, but it is quickest decor styling I’ve ever done.
I also left the twinkle lights up.
These rainy, gray winter skies tell me it’s completely appropriate to have these little orbs of happiness still shining…
And, no, this chair isn’t a normal living room chair for us. In fact, I’m quite certain it wouldn’t even hold a person up…
But, my, I think it’s cute!! {It was my one and only “roadside rescue”!…}
