We've lived in our home for about a year and a half now, when we moved in I was excited to start over with a new space and excited to really make the space our own. It's taken quite some time to get everything together in our home, but I wouldn't have it any other way. In our last home we had I bought things to just "fill space" instead of really waiting and seeing what our style was going to be, or waiting for the things I really wanted. This time around we took our time finding the right things for us in our budget. We saved for big purchases like our sectional and sofa table.

We lived with out curtains for few months till I found the right ones, then waited for them to go on sale. It's about the process and I'm ok with that.

It's funny because the furniture we moved in with is not the same that we have now. When we moved in we quickly realized that our couch and chaise chair wasn't going to be enough seating to entertain with and fill up the space.

It's been a fun labor of love and saving up for purchases over the last year and a half making this space our own. Let'e take a look at what it looked like when we first moved in.

Our living room opens right into the eat in kitchen. You walk through the front door and you're in it.

We painted our front door black, and added a "hello" sign. I wanted to define this entry way a bit more since we don't have a formal entry way. We added the board and batten on the wall and some hooks to hang our stuff. I love how it frames this space as an entry way, it also adds a really fun and cute element to an otherwise builder basic house.

The room is decent size and has four windows, I love all the light they let in during the day. We didn't paint at all when we moved in, we liked the neutral color that was here. We did add the board and batten to the wall behind the couch. I love it so much, it really adds a lot to this space.

Like I mentioned over time we found pieces for this room. The couch came from a local Phoenix furniture store called Pruitts. Since the couch was so dark I knew I wanted most everything else to be light and airy. In our old house the decor was very warm tones, and my style has changed so much since we first got married. I like the lighter side now.

(rug- Rugs USA, Ottoman-Amazon, chevron pillows- groopdealz, gold pillows- Goods by Grinn, blue pillow- World Market, quatrafoil pillows- Target, throw- World Market, lamps- Target, sofa table- World Market, Chair print- Day Spring, curtains- JC Penny.)

Toys sitting out, weights on the floor because this is real life, we live here and that's how we roll!

(tv cosole- Ikea, family rules sign- made by me)

I love this couch, that spot there in the center it's my fave curl up with a good book or a show spot!

We love our home, and I'm excited to share bits of it with you over the next few weeks. I feel really blessed to have a home for my family. Thank you for letting me share our "done for now" living room.

If you have any questions about stuff, leave them in the comments below and I'll try my best to answer them.

Andrea Worley