Home sweet home. Or until you need a living room refresh! If you’re looking for ways to have the happiest and chicest place in town, it’s time for an update.
First Things First. Shopping
Whoooo! Time to shop! Kinda. But maybe not purchasing…yet. It’s time to shop around online and add ALL to your virtual carts as you plan your refresh strategy. After I found the BIG focus piece (couch), I hunted for chic accent pieces – which is time-consuming! Hidden gems are found where you might not think to look…
✔ Find your First Loves: Trust your 1st reaction when you visit sites. Bookmark your favorite shopping sites online (My hidden gems are Soft Surroundings & Rock Flower Paper for unique accent pieces/trays/classic designs)
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✔ Add to Cart: Once at your fave online sites, ADD TO CART anything (& everything) you LOVE.
✔ Open Up All Carts: If shopping at a few online sites, open up ALL sites in different tabs (to your CART page.)
✔ Save Image As: Save each item in your virtual carts as images. Label them when you save, such as “living room lamp” or “side table” or “pretty flowers“…
Design your Dream Space
Now that you have online “shopped ’til you dropped” – it’s time to organize all of those first loves for your space. Make decisions. See if it works. More? Less?
✔ Dream Board: Upload all of your saved images to THIS site or Polyvore to create a mood board. Might sound like an extra step you do-not-have-time-for… but trust. Try it. Unless you have a money tree in your backyard (and if you do, please invite me over), you’ll want to be smart with your budget and (big) purchases.
✔ Sharing is Caring: Share your vision/mood boards to your social media pages for opinions and ideas from friends/fam. Sometimes another eye can help refine or enhance your idea.
Follow your Faves Online
Speaking of being smart with your spending… you need strategies. Sales. Saving some dough. Here’s how to master your money.
✔ Social Media: Follow any store online where you have items in your virtual shopping cart. Why? Often secret sales and specials are ONLY promoted on their social media channels. Don’t miss out on this shopping secret.
✔ Google: Every store has a space for a “coupon” or “promo code“. Don’t you think there might be codes out in the universe to be used since there is a space for them? Yep. There are. Google the store’s name +promo code +2018.
✔ Chit-Chat: Some stores have online chat. Might be your lucky day to score some “free shipping” or an extra percentage off just from a lovely little chat with an online sales rep.
Don’t Miss Out: Shop Spring arrivals Soft Surroudings & Rock Flower Paper
Stay tuned! It’s just the beginning with room refresh strategies, ideas, photos & where to shop. Even before/after photos (and my kitty might be photo-bombing a few!)
What ideas with redesigning/refreshing spaces do YOU want to know?!
*This post is sponsored by Soft Surroundings & Rock Flower Paper, but all opinions expressed here are my own.
I am pretty good at knowing my style and moving items around. I have so much now that it really has to be a spectacular piece for me to spend money on it. Buy classics pieces.
That’s so true. It’s better to invest on pieces that will last instead of the trendy ones that are affordable but also won’t be used for long.
This is such a lovely living room. I do need to refresh mine. It looks kind of blah. But when you have kids, it’s hard for rooms to look fresh. And, you know, clean. Maybe in a few years!
Thank you, Amber! I totally get you, I’m sure you’ll be able to turn your living room into something you want when they’re a bit older!
Wonderful and practical advice! I love the minimalist look. I can concentrate better when working. Adding some personal mementos can make a space more appealing too!
Thanks so much! That’s all so true. I hope you got some good tips from my post! Thanks for the visit!
I love your living room! It’s so gorgeous. I love adding flowers to a room, it really adds some extra flair to the space.
Thanks so much! Decorating the house is really something that I enjoy. Glad you love how it turned out! Thanks for the visit!
Oh my what a stunning cat you have! Seeing his photo makes me think very findly of the Himalayan cats I’ve had in the past. I really like that bench.
Thank you! Moxie is a star! The bench is a nice addition to the room. Thanks for the visit.
I think a dream board is such a good way to help visualize it. My living room could definitely stand a little refresh, so I think I might work on it for this spring.
That’s right! I hope my tips help you with decorating your living room! Thanks for the visit! x
My living room got a refresh in October. We repainted (cheap update!) and rearranged the furniture. It wasn’t in the budget to do much of anything else, but I’m ready for some slight changes, and I like your tips!
That’s super awesome! I think it’s pretty cool that you were able to change it up without spending too much. Glad you love the tips!
Really great advice. I always add items to my cart and check back later to see if I love it as much as I did the first time I saw it. Love the things you picked for your dream space.
Thank you so much! It’s really nice to be able to give my readers ideas on how to shop for furniture! Glad you love it, thanks for the visit!
Very helpful steps towards giving your living room a new look! Love that sofa and the tips that you shared are spot on. I like the idea of adding things that you think will work in your shopping cart and reviewing all of them once you’re ready! That makes perfect sense and is super effective!
Love that you enjoyed and appreciate the post! It’s really something that could help when shopping for stuff online! Thanks for dropping by, hun!
These are some really cute tips! I think flowers liven up any room.
That’s so true. I love adding flowers here and there. Thanks for the visit!
Oh I love furniture and decor shopping. Right now we are designing a guest room that we home will be special. The next things to choose are bedding, then night stands….etc. I really can’t wait to have our first guests stay with us.
I do too! It’s really so much fun and it’s just relaxing when you work on decorating your home. That’s all so exciting!
I love connecting with stores online via social media for ideas but I’ve never used the chat feature on their websites to discuss design ideas. Love that idea and love your living room revamp.
I think it really helps with your decisions to get an item or not. It’s really good to take advantage of that chat feature! Glad you love how it looks!
It feels like only yesterday we scoured the old folks home of those gold/brass end tables. Why didn’t we put them in storage?!? Your room looks so nice with them!
OMG your living room is so gorgeous! I love everything about it. From the flowers to the lamp. It just makes it looks so fresh and cozy.
Thank you so much! I’m glad that you love how it turned out! I spent a lot of time and effort decorating it, glad to know my readers appreciate it. Thanks for the visit!
This is exactly what I’m doing right now. We are house hunting and so I’m super excited about decorating a new space.
That is so exciting! I can feel how excited you are to decorate your new home! I hope you find the perfect one soon!
We are in the middle of redecorating our living room. These are good ideas!
I hope you get some great ideas from my post! Thanks for the visit!
I love sticking to an overall neutral color scheme and then buying accent pieces in fun pops of colors. I love shopping at places like HomeGoods andTJ Maxx for accent pieces!
That’s really awesome. You should totally check out my links for good accent pieces as well. You won’t regret it!
I love this! It’s really nice to keep your decor fresh and updated especially as the seasons and trends change. Love how you worked around a key piece, that makes choosing decors easier!
That’s so true! It’s nice to change it up during different seasons as well. That’s the best way to decorate a room! Thanks for the visit!
Great suggestions for shopping online. Checking the social media channels of brands for secret sales and offers sounds promising. Also looking for coupon codes on Google is something we have found works most of the time.
Thank you! Yes, that totally helps when you’re shopping. It’s good to be able to save while also getting the stuff that you like!