Fast make-over - the living room

I have 17 days until Ethan's birthday and our "new" living room is a mess. We didn't realize how ugly it will look with white walls, brown sofas, dark purple door frames and window seals..<- I mean, who in their mother decided that was a great color to put on. Yuck! Don't even get me started on how the "job" was done. Anyways. Here's an inspirational board of how I'd like our room to look. Of coarse it won't look EXACTLY like this (i wish!), but the color and just a general idea is this

living room make over inspiration by marixa on Polyvore

I have a square ottoman with storage inside, really would like to reupholster it, one of the sofas is up on craigslist, instead we want a chair. That way we'll have some space to make a small play area for our boy. I'm thinking it's time to learn how to operate craigslist like a professional and get me some used pieces for cheap ;)

Reclaimed wood coffee tables love

We do not own a coffee table anymore. Yep. It sucks. But since we had Ethan (who turned 9 months old today and I will be making another post with my letter to him) our living-room became one big pack'n'play. We live in a small apartment and it's only natural that we use the living-room as a play-room. All that's left to do for now is to day-dream about our future home and how we'd decorate it.

Old, vintage/ antique or vintage inspired furniture has a special place in my heart, so as a furniture that was made out of old materials that has aged, rustic look. Coffee table made out of reclaimed wood with few industrial accents (such as wheels) is definitely on my wish list!

Take a look and tell me that you wouldn't want to own one of these beautiful conversation pieces!? Because I wouldn't believe you ;)

The one on the 2nd photo is my favorite. Not kid friendly for sure, so next time I will be posting about home decor..make sure to check back. Will try to find no less beautiful pieces but child friendly.

And if you feel an urge to build a table like this now, watch this video tutorial on HGTV. Doesn't look to hard if you have all the right materials!