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Living Room in our Fixer Upper

The living room is where we spend most of our time. It is where all the toys are for the kiddos, the baby's swing, my hubby and my computer and the television. We spend our time playing, learning and having fun in this room. I wanted this room to be comfortable, cozy and inviting. When we looked at the home the living room was far from inviting.

There was cobwebs in every corner, the carpet had stains on every inch, there was an awkward wood stove that took up most of the room. I didn't want to be in that room!

The first thing I had to do was take out the wood stove. I wanted my television there, so I took down the wood stove and took down the brick on the wall and pulled up the brick on the floor. I then figured out that there was cement under the brick. So then we had a big patch of cement on the ground. I painted the wall teal, because I am an idiot and I thought it would look good. It didn't and our room looked like one big cave. We lived with this for awhile, but then I couldn't handle it anymore.




I then tore up the carpet and put new floors in. Then I also painted the walls!




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