the other day i decided to do something about the state of our living room. some of you may have noticed that it was absent from our october sneak peek. why? well, because i hate it. the room is broken up into funny shapes and it makes it nearly impossible to have a normal arrangement of furniture; not to mention there’s only one plug for the cable/electricity which means everything has to go on one wall or we’re left with thick internet/cable/sound system cords trailing across the room. but because it looks like we won’t be moving for at least a year or two (new job situation for ac) i’m trying to give our apartment a second chance.
in an attempt to spruce things up a bit i decided to clean everything out in the living room and try some simple color palettes. feeling uninspired by photos and magazines i decided to hit up barnes and noble and ended up coming home with two books: home rules by nate berkus and midwest modern by amy butler. both books were incredibly inspiring (and nate is such a cutie), but amy’s struck a real chord with me. so lately i’ve been pouring over her newest line of fabrics, midwest modern. full of bold colors and incredible pattern, the collection is full of the spring greens and yellows i’m majorly craving right now. i’ve swaped our living room dotted couch for the green eames daybed we have so i’m thinking i can play afford around with some bold pattern like this. and at only $8.95 a yard that leaves a lot of room to play. if you’d like to pick up one of amy’s newest fabrics click here to view the full selection at repro depot.
