Loving, the Living Room and picking a layout.

Hello!
It feels like it's been quite a while and I wish I could say that I've got such incredible changes to show you but I can't, you see I lost my mojo and my stride due to various stresses.
I can't tell you how devastating it is to me, I love life and being active and squeezing a much as I can in a day, and so
I want to say this and I am
VERY VERY SERIOUS.
IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE ARE EVER TOLD THAT YOU MUST HAVE PART OR ALL OF YOUR THYROID REMOVED BECAUSE OF A GOITER OR EVEN CANCER, OR ARE TOLD YOU NEED TO TAKE RADIOACTIVE IODINE,
PLEASE DON'T !!!
at least you until you have researched all the very serious consequences that will happen as a result.
I am not alone when I say that there are hundreds of thousands of women and even men who are suffering greatly as a result of making the wrong choice.
Research iodine and your thyroid and you will be amazed.
AND GO TO WWW.STOPTHETHYROIDMADNESS.COM
to get you started in the right direction to really understand what I'm talking about.
If I had known then what I know now, I would have fought with all my might to keep my thyroid
and there is not doubt in my mind that my life would be very very different today.

Ok, enough, I said my peace.

What I was able to do was a little accessory shopping at our local  Home Sense.
I admit, I'm very challenged when it comes to choosing accessories but I didn't hesitate when I found these white glass ceramic orbs and a few beachy grey wood frames.

And at a Bed and Bath clearance store nearby I pondered these great cotton 5x8 rugs for just $45.00 each!  That would be $90.00 for an 8x10 rug if I put two of them together and how awesome that they could be thrown in the wash if needed.

The colour doesn't show it here but the in between stitching were in shades of cream and blue.
Simply divine.

Our living room is not big, just 12 x 13 feet but it's where we spend our relax time. It's where we watch TV in the evenings as well as eat dinner and I surf the net and blog here too and so I have been trying to figure out how to squeeze it all in our little space.

I was thrilled to find this great coffee table on kijiji for just $60.00 and lucky me, the nice young lady selling it even dropped it off at my work. I love the size of it for our space and it allows for enough room for the great Ikea ottoman we bought which my honey loves to stretch his legs out on.

With the loveseat in one corner I  get to tuck into the other corner my lovely french chair and a pedestal table. 

All these pieces including my side tables need a makeover but I may leave the coffee table alone since it is a very pretty colour works with the tones of the floor. It is a little low so I am considering casters to raise it up and to make it easy to move.

Todd hasn't started the built-ins yet because the wonderful weather turned his attention to yard work and other things but  they will definitely help to balance the room  along with my picture wall behind the sofa when they are done.

So much to do still, pillows, curtains, rug ( yes a rug, I don't want the floor to get scratched) new lamps but I am so happy with the bones of our space. 

I have been undecided about a rectangular  dining room table vs a round one 

but the round one is winning.

It just makes sense in a square room and when I placed our old coffee table there with our 2 parson chairs it just seemed right. Yep lots to do there too!

I've got a wish, for this space and I'm not sure it will happen but 

when I sit in my living room and look this way I was thinking I might like to see,

a beautiful capiz shell chandelier just like this!

well, we'll see, they are usually way too much for our budget but one can dream right?

Samantha Pynn's dining room

I have some exciting news to share but won't until it's a done deal for sure.

Have a great week!

Sandra