Working With What You Have

Today, I am joining Emily A. Clark and her "Working with What You Have" party.  I am sharing my family room.  

I have lamented over my red sofa, before.

I am sick and tired of it, as I mentioned here.

And here.

However, I have made it work.  I found this great fabric with green and yellow and turquoise, as well as red.

These pillows help bring other colors into my den.

And then I went from yellow walls to gray....

Which was a refreshing change.  I was not thrilled with the gray and red combo, at first - a little too much like the high school cafeteria where my daughter goes to school (their colors are red and gray).  

But the combo has grown on me - especially since I added more green.

And speaking of "working with what you have" - do you see that slip covered chair?  Drop cloths I sewed and shared here.  A new chair would have been my choice - but it was not in the budget.

In my opinion, having everything brand-spanking-new is not appealing to the eye.  "Working with what you have" can bring out a lot of creativity!


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