Family Room Revisited

Our family room redo is what inspired this whole entire blog.  It all started with these red chairs and my first ever Craigslist purchase of an arc lamp.  I thought it was looking pretty good, but the more I looked and lived in the room, it felt boring and neutral. I've been slowly adding in some mid century pieces including this end table (gifted to me) and lamp (thrift store find) found  in the picture below.   

I got my new pillows and I'm loving the colors.   

I bought this grey suede/linen pillow from West Elm.  I had them in brown before and I love the feel of the suede.

In the back corner, you can see my new 1956 record player cabinet turned toy chest and my garage sale print.  The red vases may not stay there, they were engagement gifts from Crate and Barrel.

I apologize for the poor lighting.  This room has no window treatments and the glare and lighting is tough to photograph.  Here's another angle of the back end of the family room.

My husband is not too sure about my little cabinet.  He says it doesn't match any of the wood in the family room...I had to remind him to look up. I love the warmth it adds.  I am so tired of all of our espresso finishes.

Here's a test run of the toy chest.  I think it's a success. I just think I need better toys.

Here's the other side of our family room.  You can see my sunburst mirror that I made using wood shims.

and just to remind you of what our family room looked like the day we bought our house.  Crazy that it's the same place.

What do you think? I'm loving the idea of having a bit more of a collected feel in the room, as opposed to everything off a shelf in a big store.  I'm loving the warmth it has brought to the space and the color is fun.