how do you like me now...

419 living room makeover

 {new view towards the front of the house}

 {looking towards the spacious new entry!}

{view towards the newly opened dining room} 

{the updated fireplace - just needed some love!}

Gotta say, 

what a difference it makes when you open some doorways!

{and lighten the colours!}

The living room is all of a sudden giant!!

So giant that it can accommodate a 93" sofa from Pottery Barn!

{awesome floor model sale price - score!}

Also, opening the room gave us a new found love -

for the fireplace.

{you almost got torn out there buddy! so glad you changed our minds and are here!} 

To be fair - it seemed to take up the whole room before.

We didn't think we could fit anything else in there! 

and

it had gold metal on it - that's a deal breaker!

but

spray paint is a wonderful tool!