Something occurred to me… I’ve never shown you this much of my living room before! With trying to replace a lot of what was in this room that were things we had since around when we were in college, it took about two years of mistakes, fixing regretful choices, and figuring out our style to get to this point and yet we’re still not finished, though that’s another thing- it ain’t ever finished.
I’m still working on figuring out our “entryway”, and possibly updating our TV gallery wall, but for now we’ve got a good amount of things to share on how we’re progressing in this room, including some coffee table styling I did in partnership with West Elm!
The box frame marble coffee table is made of my dreams, and while I’m crazy for the minimal design, I have stuff that needs storing, so this is what we currently do to take care of that.
In an ideal world, a coffee table with nothing on or around it would be pretty convenient for not having to deal with clutter, but we live here, so we use this lacquer box to tuck away those clutter-prone items like remotes, coasters, and matches.
We usually keep the box on top of the table, but when we want the extra table top space we’ll throw it into the basket underneath that holds throw blankets and also the coffee table books if we want to clear those off too.
To make it all more pretty, I always love to keep flowers and candles around, which applies to most situations for me. They tie everything together into being decor instead of being just stuff!
I get a lot of questions about where the rug is from pretty much whenever it makes any appearance anywhere, so let’s talk about that. It’s the Tuscan Moroccan Shag Rug from RugsUSA and it’s as soft and comfortable as it looks. It does shed and needs maintenance with that, but completely worth it for being exactly what I envisioned for our living room. An important note: a rug pad is a must for gripping the rug to the floor, otherwise it will slip and slide around.
This shot gives some context about where my corner workspace is located, which is also a first that I’m showing you. Literally just a corner in my living room. If you didn’t catch that feature, you can see the entire workspace here.
Like I said, it took us so. long. to get this point but it’s turning out better than I had hoped. It’s both minimal and comfortable, simple and monochrome, everything that I love, and I’d say I really did need all this time to pick the wrong sofa then wait for the right one and other time-consuming mistakes figure that out and make it work for us.
After finishing other smaller projects in here, I’ll finally be tackling the rest of our bedroom which has been the hardest one to do. More on that later!
SOURCES: coffee table | box | basket | vase | candle holder | side table | chair | pillow | art | rug | planter | book | bookcase | lamp
Your living area is very well-styled and a true reflection of your taste that we get to see in the form of your DIY’s
Thank you so much, Marwa!
Your living room is so gorgeous – the clean lines and crispness is so reflective of your style :) I may need to DIY a little remote/coaster/junk box for our coffee table soon!
-Clarissa @ The View From Here
I previously had a box that I had DIY’ed too but it had run its course. Still love that idea! Go for it <3.
It’s looking so good, Amy!
Thanks Alexis <3
Hi Amy . Love this coffee table and your living room is a beautiful space. Thank you for sharing.
XX-Myrna
Mybeatboutique.blogspot.com
Thank you so much, Myrna!
You place is so gorgeous. You have the best sense of home styling!
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Ah, thank you I really appreciate that. It took a while to figure out!
LOVE THIS! Such beautiful tastes!
Thank you Kristy!
Hi Amy, I just discovered your blog, and I’m in love! I’m thinking about picking up this rug, and I’m worried about getting the perfect size. What size did you end up purchasing for your living room? Thanks!
Hi Tracey, and welcome!! I got the rug in 8×10. What helped me visualize the right size was marking out the measurements on the floor with masking tape. Try it out and see if it helps!
Thank you for the tip!
Hi Amy! Just discovered your blog via Instagram….Beautiful space! I’ve been searching for a couch that I love for the past year to no avail!:( I love your couch and hoped you could point me in its direction so I can check it out? Thank you!
Hi Stace, and welcome! The couch is from Article Modern (formerly Bryght) and it’s the Nova Sofa in winter gray.
Hi there! I have a white/ivory leather couch. Do you think this rug would coordinate well with the couch? Or blend in too much? I have a walnut media console in front of the couch and stainless steel/glass shelfing behind the couch as well.
Thanks!
I think it would coordinate well! It comes down to the look you’re going for. If blending in too much is a concern, then yea, it will blend in a bit, but I’m personally a fan of that look as opposed to doing something that pops. Your setup sounds like it’ll look great!
Thank you Amy! I am a new follower and love your style. I appreciate the quick reply and am excited to see future blog posts!
lovely blog! may i ask where all three of the pictured b&w pillowcases are from?
thanks so much
xx
Hi Cindy! The black one is from H&M and is no longer available, but the cross sign one is from here and the zig zag one is from here. I also did another post going into thorough details for the sources in this room which you can check out here.
Hi Amy,
So beautiful house! I am looking two closets as the white ones you bought. Where can I find them? I tried ikea but they are not the same.
Thanks!
Hi Daniela! Are you talking about my TV media unit? It’s two of the IKEA BESTA units sitting next to each other.