A need for a better TV led to a mini living room makeover! Our TV was 9 years old and had horrible sound so we thought it was time to replace it with a new one. We have tossed around the idea of a flatscreen TV for awhile and finally bit the bullet.
I had gone to IKEA and bought a piece of furniture that would support the new TV, but it only had room for a 32 inch- not a big improvement on the size of our old one, but the price was right on the case. So, I brought it home and built it before the kids got out of school. That evening we went to Howard's and bought a really good 32" flat screen and a sound bar. The picture and sound quality is a major improvement!!
After demolishing the old armoire and moving things around- we realized that the style was going one direction and we needed to add something else. So, the next day I went back to IKEA and got another shelf unit to fill the space where an old hutch used to be. I really loved the hutch, but it just didn't go with the new look. Thankfully where we live you can put something outside the garage with a "free" sign on it and someone will inevitably pick it up!!
I also picked up a new rug for the family room and rearranged furniture in this room too. I am hoping to be done for awhile and just appreciate our lovely home that has housed us for 7 years now. Instead of furniture that was thrown together and functional- we now have a space that goes together! We don't have to have furniture that can withstand small children- now we just have to watch that our doggie doesn't chew the rug up- YIKES!!
Here is Nathan's sea plane- he made up the design and executed it! Want to take a spin?
Here is a nice arch that the boys made. The original design was much smaller, but they really wanted to BOTH be able to walk underneath it without having to bend over- so cute!
