Home DecorThat Mysterious TV Wall July 26, 2016 Did y’all see this shot on Instagram yesterday? Gosh, Rosie’s face kills me! I love life with these girls and I love how much of that happens in this very space. I’ve shown so many variations of this living room view since we finished it last fall. The couch has long made its’ debut, too. But there’s one mysterious spot in the living room that I’ve only ever made slight mention of. It wasn’t even intentional. Nothing was going on there and so much was going on elsewhere in the room, so it was natural to share that. But now, the TV Wall’s time has come. Until a week ago, the “TV Wall,” as I’m calling it, has looked like this. Super exciting, I know. The wood desk Chris made me for our second Christmas as a TV stand and our big TV. And that big huge, empty jut-out. You may remember from our floor plans post that we added this jut-out into this living/kitchen area to make a much-needed pantry. Our original plan was to do wall-to-wall built-ins to house our TV like we did in the last house. {You can read about them here.} I still picture them here, but it’s so far down on our priority list, who knows when that’ll happen? I decided to move forward with a temporary solution we love so that this part of the room is no longer an eye-sore. I’m bad about picturing the “ideal” finished product in my head and nothing else will do. A curse of my trade, I guess. But I’m trying to love more of the progress and enjoy what we can do now. Built-ins aren’t on the table right now, so instead of hating this area until they arrive, I’ll make do and enjoy this intermediate phase. I’m still working on this area, but today, I want to show you what I’m calling Layer 1. It’s amazing what just adding some art can do for a blank, white wall. I considered doing a big gallery wall here around the TV that spanned up into the peak of the vault. I still love that idea, but when you picture it with everything else going on in the room, it would be too much. Rooms only need so many focal points. So, I started picturing some mirrored art on either side of it and something over it. I painted these two abstracts the day before Rosie was born and that last burst of nesting energy holds so many memories for me. Every time I look at these, so many wonderful feelings come rushing back. I love art that makes us feel something, so these were a natural choice. After hanging them, I knew I wanted something short and long over the TV to complete this space. I bought these longhorns on The World’s Longest Yardsale a few years ago and Chris and I both love them. I hadn’t found a place for them yet and I love them here. I think my favorite part about this is that it adds interest without adding a lot of color. This room has a lot of color going on and I didn’t want to really add to that in this space. The blue is dark and ties in with the rest of the blue in the room and other than that, it’s neutral. There will be a lot more happening on this side of the room, but this will be our base layer. I will definitely do something on this big wall that doesn’t compete with the rest of the room, but fills up this big space. I’ll be sharing Layer 2 on this side of the room tomorrow!
Rachel Winchester says July 26, 2016 at 9:02 pm I’ve always wondered about that area so fun to see it and love the small touches you’ve made in layer 1! Reply
Elise says July 27, 2016 at 2:18 pm I love that you painted those abstracts and how much emotion they evoke. Cannot wait to see layer 2! xx Reply
Corinna - ADesignerAtHome says August 5, 2016 at 11:31 am You are so right. The first sentence where you said you considered a gallery wall, I practically spit out my coffee to yell “nooo, I know you girl, I know you know that wouldn’t be best for the overall space” and then you said it. Haha. I never noticed the pictures of this space didn’t have a TV and we’re missing this wall. You’re a secret keeping ninja girl. Reply
Lindsay says August 6, 2016 at 9:45 am Hahahaha, I just never showed this side because there wasn’t anything there 🙂 I know an assymetrical gallery wall would be so cool in this space like Jenny Komenda did, but only if this space were isolated from the rest of the room. There’s too much else going on in this space. thanks girl! Reply