Decorating

I do not, by any means, have a gift with home decor. I don't even consider myself good at it. Thankfully, I have a pretty house, a wonderful friend who has helped tremendously, and at least passable skills in matching colors. So, I really love it when a room comes together and I'm pleased with the results.

Since we moved in, our sitting room has not, actually, been a sitting room—since there was nowhere to sit except for the piano bench. We had pretty things on the walls, but no furniture. I was ok with this, but I still pined for a room that felt finished. My husband wasn't in a rush to put money toward furniture because he knew (as I did) that it wouldn't get used a ton. But still...

My in-laws had a couch and two chairs that weren't being used and so they offered them to us. At first I wondered if the color would be too similar to the piano and woodwork in the room, but then my mother-in-law suggested throw pillows to bring more colors into the room. Fabulous!

Behold, the finished product. I have to say, I'm pretty pleased with it—and even more so because I only spent money on the extras and not the furniture itself. Wahoo!