art in the living room

I have had an overabundance of art in my living room. I really just want an open, airy space, which is hard to do in a room that is half underground. We live in the bottom of an upstairs/dowstairs duplex, and our living room windows are right above the flower beds on the front of the house. So, light is an issue.

The walls, I will admit, were cluttered. I have had this giant floral painting that I inherited from friends in college that has been above the couch. It is massive. Like six feet long? And it has a red frame. It's way too much for the room.

I really like these randomly pieced together collections of art displayed together....but I will have to watch myself. I don't want it to get too cluttered again. And I love the art I have, I just don't have the wall space for it.

my house

I haven't blogged here in forever. Well, basically since my birthday and a semi-breakup that was totally a breakup, which happened right after my birthday. Things are better. I cried, I got over it as much as I could, and then, as they always do, he popped up in my life again. Alas.

But, in the meantime, my living room is driving me insane. It is so dark, this olive-y green color that totally feels like a cave. I don't know why all of a sudden it bothers me so much, since I've lived with it for three years. Maybe it's the spring weather. Maybe it is my intense need for change in my life. Regardless, I started painting last night. A pale yellow that was much more yellow when it was on the walls. I like it, and I have a vision, but its going to take a while for it all to come together. Of course, the new wall color makes everything else in the room look weird, and now I want to change everything.

But here is sort of what my vision is for the room. Well, my vision taken from someone else's room anyway...