A Striking Blue Living Room Makeover

Laura’s paint and accessory makeover is truly a testament that high style does not have to come at a high price. Here is her letter:

I enjoy reading your journal and hoped to share some before and after pictures of my living room redesign. I too am a first-time homeowner of a charming older house (a Cape Cod built in 1951). Since moving in four years ago, I have enjoyed taking on many projects to make the house my own while still honoring its history. The living room is now one of my go-to rooms in the house. Please excuse the clutter and décor in the “before” pictures; they were taken before I moved in. To complete the transformation, I used Behr’s Tide Pools on the walls with Behr’s Pot of Cream on the trim and filled the room with furnishings from Target, Pier 1, and JCPenney (and accessories from Homegoods, Marshall’s, and Target). The curtains hail from Christmas Tree Shops and the photography is in fact pictures I took when living in Spain. Thanks for such an inspiring site. Keep up the good work! – Laura

Here is Laura’s living room before the big makeover:

And here is the same room after a few totally doable changes (hard to believe, is not it?!):

Is not that a lovely and inspiring transformation? We consistently say that paint and curtains truly can dramatically upgrade a space and Laura’s living room is the ideal example of simply how far those two things can go! What do you folks think? What is your go-to part? Thanks so much for sending the photos our way Laura. Long live plain and oh so transformative room redos like yours!