Sep

8

2010

Check Out My Living Room Before & After At Brooklyn Limestone!

I’m excited to be guest blogging for Stefanie over at Brooklyn Limestone today where I share my dramatic before-and-after living room transformation. Check out my post here and be sure to pop back over and tell me what you think!

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22 Responses to “Check Out My Living Room Before & After At Brooklyn Limestone!”

  1. Holly
    Sep 09, 2010
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    I adore your living room and have for a while! I saw it on Apartment 412, blogged about it and she graciously pointed me to your blog. Ever since I saw the room I have been fixated on finding a gray sofa. No luck so far…one day…


  2. VICTORIA
    Sep 09, 2010
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    Wow! this is pretty Amazing!!!I love the transformation …it just gives off a totally new personality for the room. Inspiring..thanks for sharing..


  3. Elena
    Sep 09, 2010
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    LOVED your living room tranformation but even more so was excited to find your blog through BL. I am looking forward to perusing your lovely content in the near future as I am planning to move into a tiny NYC apartment and will need help! Thanks for the inspiration!


  4. manuel
    Sep 09, 2010
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    wow! great job!


  5. marksgrandma
    Sep 09, 2010
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    Just great! So glad they let you know cost and location of most items. Think I can tackle some of those ideas. Really looking for ideas for young adult male room (my son). Got any ideas?


  6. Beth
    Sep 10, 2010
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    I love your table. Do you remember who it’s by?


  7. It is just so cute…I made a similar table skirt for our tv table also. I love it because it hides all the unsitely junk underneathe :)


  8. Rachel
    Sep 13, 2010
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    I absolutely LOVE your coffee table and have been looking for one like it. I saw on apartmenttherapy that you got it on Ebay… any search tips?? Or more generally, do you have any good Ebay search tips for your great finds? Thanks!


  9. Erin
    Sep 23, 2010
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    wow, Nicole, can you please come do that to my living room?! Stunning work. So fun to meet you this weekend too!


  10. Hi Everyone! Thanks so much for your comments!

    Beth- I got the table from ebay and there were no markings so not sure who originally makes it! It’s very similar to tables by a furiture maker called La Barge…it could possibly even be a Le Barge..who knows! But try searching that on ebay and you’ll find some beautiful things with a very similar look.

    Rachel- Try a search for brass and glass coffee tables. You can also try bronze and glass. If you want to get more specific you can add in descriptors like “mid century” or “French” etc to pull up more accurate results based on what you’re looking for. Another great tip is to search for things spelled wrong so if you’re searching for La Barge like I suggested to Beth above try Labarge (all one word) or Le Barge etc. Hope this helps!

    Erin- Thank you so much!!! And it was so nice meeting you too!!! xo


  11. Pam
    Sep 24, 2010
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    Beautiful! What color are the walls?


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  13. Roxy
    Jan 07, 2011
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    Is that even the same room?! Glorious, just glorious.


  14. AC
    Feb 15, 2011
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    I think it’s beautiful.


  15. sarah
    Feb 16, 2011
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    moving some furniture in does not count as “transformation”
    It’s nice though.


    • Hi Sarah – thanks. Actually – when i moved into my apartment I had nothing but my sofa. It was a completely empty space. Although I didn’t not transform the architecture of the apartment itself, I did bring in layers and textures and interesting pieces to transform the look of the room, give it warmth and make it feel cozy and comfortable where as before it felt bare with zero personality. Either way – the space looks and feels different than it did when I first moved in.


  16. AJ
    Feb 25, 2011
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    @Sarah, Keep your “hater” mentality elsewhere. I swear some people just never want to see the next happy. If you have nothing positive to say, Sarah, guess what??? Im sure you know the rest!

    @ Nicole, your TRANSFORMATION is splendid. Keep the ideas flowing. You have a great eye.


    • Thanks so much AJ! I really appreciate your kind words!

      You know, the negative comments I sometimes get always surprise/baffle me. @sarah’s didn’t bother me much but someone else left an incredibly rude & unnecessarily mean comment on this post which I deleted. I completely agree with the “if you have nothing positive to say” approach! I’m not claiming to save the world here people, it’s just decorating! I don’t expect everyone to identify with my aesthetic so if you don’t like what you see, move on! Ok… done venting! Thanks again for reading and for your comment!


  17. Carol Schaffer
    Jul 16, 2011
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    Nicole,
    I say your apartment on HGTV and I thought it was very charming. I especially liked your idea with the greek key tape. I also loved your chair purchased on ebay. These are classics that never go out of style. Good job!


  18. Tyrene Hickman
    Aug 21, 2011
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    I love this transformation! I have been trying to change from beige/white walls to something in the gray family. Actually thinking of BM Gray Owl, it’s a tiny living area , so I hope it works in there. But this transformation has defiantly helped me move more towards that decision. It’s beautiful!



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