Show Us Where You Live~Living Rooms

I decided to play along with a blog you know I love to read: Kelly's Korner. Last week she started a peak-a-boo into other bloggers' homes. It's a great way to get ideas and see how other people decorate. I didn't participate in last week's post, but I did add my kitchen pictures here if you're interested. Also, you can see Kelly's living room pictures here.

Here is our living room when you walk down the hallway. To the left is a full bath and the kids' playroom. To the right is the eat-in kitchen. We use to have a nice sized coffee table. It lasted about a year after M was born. She fell and hit her ear. It came down that night and made a short reappearance this spring but did nothing but collect dust. Our couches were our first "real" married couple purchase. Before, we lived off of hand-me-down recliners and futons. They are on their last leg with 2 adults, 2 kids, and 2 cats constantly abusing them. I have struggled for 4 years on what to put above the fireplace. (suggestions welcome) It is framed out, but it isn't square. I use to have some off center pictures resting against it with books, etc. I bought these 3 pieces for 20 bucks a piece when we listed our house last spring. I still have no curtains at all in the whole house. Don't really want them. Maybe the next house.

Here's a sofa table my mom bought us when we first moved into our house. It was a Fred's find. Never heard of Fred's? Google it! I won the collage picture frame at Dirty Santa a few years ago. I need to update the pictures. Of course, there are C's sweet baby pictures. The vase was a wedding gift and the arrangement is in SERIOUS need of work.

This is one of the end tables. It has a crawl space that M and C (plus the cats) like to crawl through. It has a picture of my mom's side of the family from a few years back and also our first family beach picture at Gulf Shores. It will be replaced with a picture of all four after next week's trip to Destin.

This is the other end table. It has a basket full of my books and the kids' books under it. On top there is a baby picture of M and our wedding album.



Finally, here's the TV and stand. The tv replaces our "too big for this room" projector on wheels. Glad to get rid of it. We haven't 100% decided if we're going to mount the new. Therefore, you see the cable running across the floor. The tv stand is courtesy of Walmart. Sturdy, but dusty and attracts lots of little finger prints. :) Our wedding picture, M's 6 mo picture, and our Christmas 2008 family picture are on top. Don't forget the XBOX 360~Rock Band Baby! Oh, and another basket of books. LOL Do you think I'm a teacher?!?! :)

So, where do you live?