Living Room Decor

Home decor is something I really enjoy reading about and playing around with. It's such a fun way of expressing your personality without having to be really artistically blessed (as i am not.).
there are so many avenues to go down - do you minimalistic? homely? rustic? French inspired? sometimes it can be really difficult to decide, but one thing I can say is it's best to always stick to things YOU like because, at the end of the day, it is your home and Anna Wintour isn't coming for dinner anytime soon. So as much as style is always something to include, make sure it's your individual style and your memories and all that sentimental bullshit.

Is that a Tiger? Yes, yes it is.



When I was decorating I wanted to spend as little money as possible and still have an outcome that didn't look like a crack den (no offence, crack heads). I was pretty adamant i wanted a fireplace so i was prepared to put some work in to get the one I wanted. I bought an old second hand fireplace from a store near my house and, as usual, it was a horrible dark varnish. So I stripped it back and threw on a few coats of an antique cream with pink hews. I FREAKIN LOVE IT! I am pretty proud of my fire place.

Secondly, I wanted people to come in and see it wasn't a show home, so I added some personal bits and pieces like these framed pressed flowers - these are from occasions where i have been given flowers and the sentimental goof i am, i kept them and framed them and i think they are really cute.

 

"It's never too late to be everything you dreamt you would ever be"



Books are ALWAYS going to be a talking point. People want to know if you have read them and it really shows the kind of person you are and I think they look amazing stacked up and items placed on top, such as candles and photos, it's just really homely.

 

Jeremy Clarkson is a cool guy. Kinda.



An arm chair is such a great piece to invest in, they offer a cool seat for whoever feels like being the Grandpa/King for the evening and really brings a room together. People often say a rug brings a room together but i love the feel an arm chair gives, it just looks so HOMELY, there's that word again.

 

My Throne.



My key items to create a personal feel on a room are:

• Books - pretend to be intellectual and as if you read anything other than Cosmo.
• Flowers - fake or real, they provide some kind of life into the room and brings in colour without taking over the whole overall decor look.
• Candles - creating a warm vibe is so great for a room and everyone knows dim lighting is way more flattering for those impromptu nights in with a cutie.

So basically you have seen my living room - when are you coming over for tea?