We have a guest room that is guest room/office/TV room. It has a sofabed, an Ikea desk and chair, and a gigantic TV that came with the house (we moved it from the living room to this room). We painted it persimmon (almost red) and bought a really fun Crate and Barrel rug. It is super cozy and comfortable and I love it. Still haven't figured out how to set up the wireless printer that lives in the closet though.
The living room/dining room/sitting area is a pretty large space, but very awkwardly shaped. Where the dining room should be, we have, after huge deliberation, put our two semi-modern chairs and huge ottoman with a smaller TV that can be watched from the kitchen too. I put the rug that was meant to go into the bedroom there, and it looks good. Problem is, we have a beautiful navy blue chenille sofa that doesn't fit anywhere in this apartment (the living room area is a bit short!). The rest of our furniture, which started its life in a gigantic living room in a huge house, fits pretty well into the rest of the living area. We are waiting for a round dining table from Room and Board, and I'm looking for cool chairs that will work with it. That will be squeezed in between the sitting area and living room. Hope it works!
We didn't paint our bedroom, which was a bit of a mistake, because it is very....beige. Waiting for a handyman to be available to hang our beautiful curtains from that same old big house. Maybe that will give it a bit of color; otherwise, we'll have to do a little DIY painting.
So far, all the friends' homes that we've visited are gigantor mansions in the suburbs of Virginia and Maryland. I feel a bit cowed to invite these people to our nest, but we'll just own it, right? Good thing we bought really nice quality furniture and rugs a long time ago :-).
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