{"id":2866,"date":"2016-01-21T20:42:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T20:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toritoth.com\/?p=2866"},"modified":"2016-01-21T20:42:44","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T20:42:44","slug":"refresh-living-room-home-decor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toritoth.com\/new\/refresh-living-room-home-decor\/","title":{"rendered":"REFRESH Your Living Room with Home Decor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A living room can lose it&#8217;s cool over time, when not properly maintained. As a home stager, I&#8217;m always coming across a space that&#8217;s suppose to be bringing family and friends together, rather than\u00a0tearing them apart.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2867\" src=\"http:\/\/toritoth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Does-this-room-entice-you-to-buy-the-home.jpg\" alt=\"home staging\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The living room is a place for entertaining, relaxing and of course spending time with loved ones.\u00a0This room is usually more formal and where the entire family comes together on a daily basis.. Here you can let your design style shine, especially if it\u2019s the second room buyers or guests see as they walk into your home.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Three Emotions to Feel in a Living Room<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A pioneer in studying positive emotions,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.positivityratio.com\">Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, author of Positivity: Research Reveals the 3 to 1 Ratio That Will Change Your Life<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0describes how a few positive emotions can increase your ability to move forward in life. In a living room we want a buyer or guest to particularly feel these three emotions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Awe<\/em> \u2014 Offer the feeling of luxury when buyers walk through this room, remove inexpensive decor (add paintings, metals, glass, rich woods, and light-colored fabrics).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Warmth<\/em> \u2014 Make the room feel warm with wall color, a rug, textured fabric, throws, and pillows. Even lighting your fireplace, candles, and ambient lighting can bring warmth to a room.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Elegance<\/em> \u2014 Create a light and spacious room; use a few antiques and a symmetrical decor scheme. Worldly pieces from your travels are great to showcase in this room.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When looking at the living room pictured in this room, \u00a0do you feel these three emotions? I know I don&#8217;t. In fact, there are several things actually wrong with this set-up\u00a0making this an undesirable room to show, especially on the <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mls.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Multiple Listing Service<\/a><\/span>. Can you spot what&#8217;s wrong?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2871\" src=\"http:\/\/toritoth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Does-this-room-entice-you-to-buy-the-home-2.jpg\" alt=\"Does this room entice you to buy the home?-2\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This Living Room&#8217;s Problem<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So, here are seven dilemmas irking me and I&#8217;m sure any buyer or guest walking into this living room:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wall Art\u00a0\u2014The artwork is extremely bold and too small for the wall. Not to mention it&#8217;s hung at the wrong height.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lighting\u00a0\u2014These wall sconces are not only outdated, but the wrong size for this space.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Accessories\u00a0\u2014 Throw pillows are suppose to entice you to have a seat. These pillows look like they&#8217;re trying to shimmy off the couch themselves. The random Asian sculpture is also not alluring.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Table\u00a0\u2014 The tables, or lack of them, don&#8217;t really make this space functional. The current coffee table reminds me of The Mario Brothers&#8217; Game pipes..no? But, honestly, you could reuse those tables by spray painting white, gold or even a pop of color (just not bright green).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rug\u00a0\u2014 This room is missing it&#8217;s anchor. A rug would create one cohesive area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fireplace\u00a0\u2014 While the fireplace is neutral, it&#8217;s missing a tile and not highlighting anything on the mantle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Personal Photos\u00a0\u2014 Headshots of your family and friends should be kept in a photo book. Try using &#8220;action-shots&#8221; instead.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Now, that we have a better idea, as to why this room isn&#8217;t working. I wanted to show you what I would use to refresh this space. To save money I would keep the existing couch, but, move it further away from the fireplace or even move the couch off the wall and across from the fireplace.<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polyvore.com\/refresh_your_living_room\/set?.embedder=17069808&amp;.svc=copypaste&amp;id=188364145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Refresh Your Living Room\" src=\"http:\/\/cfc.polyvoreimg.com\/cgi\/img-set\/.sig\/3j8YZ2y2gstYXQrTBA5sww\/cid\/188364145\/id\/nEDmRlPA5RG8Gfy7GhGRpA\/size\/c600x706.jpg\" alt=\"Refresh Your Living Room\" width=\"600\" height=\"706\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polyvore.com\/refresh_your_living_room\/set?.embedder=17069808&amp;.svc=copypaste&amp;id=188364145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Refresh Your Living Room<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/tori-toth-arena.polyvore.com\/?.embedder=17069808&amp;.svc=copypaste\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tori-toth-arena<\/a> featuring <a href=\"http:\/\/www.polyvore.com\/white_shades\/shop?query=white+shades\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">white shades<\/a><\/small><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polyvore.com\/cgi\/thing?.embedder=17069808&amp;.svc=copypaste&amp;id=160572278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"J. Hunt white shades\" src=\"http:\/\/ak1.polyvoreimg.com\/cgi\/img-thing\/size\/s\/tid\/160572278.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polyvore.com\/cgi\/thing?.embedder=17069808&amp;.svc=copypaste&amp;id=138019172\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dot Bo white shag rug\" src=\"http:\/\/ak1.polyvoreimg.com\/cgi\/img-thing\/size\/s\/tid\/138019172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polyvore.com\/cgi\/thing?.embedder=17069808&amp;.svc=copypaste&amp;id=125024236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Universal Lighting and Decor canvas picture\" src=\"http:\/\/ak2.polyvoreimg.com\/cgi\/img-thing\/size\/s\/tid\/125024236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polyvore.com\/cgi\/thing?.embedder=17069808&amp;.svc=copypaste&amp;id=159859697\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Antler home decor\" src=\"http:\/\/ak2.polyvoreimg.com\/cgi\/img-thing\/size\/s\/tid\/159859697.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polyvore.com\/cgi\/thing?.embedder=17069808&amp;.svc=copypaste&amp;id=157977564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Set of 3 vase\" src=\"http:\/\/ak2.polyvoreimg.com\/cgi\/img-thing\/size\/s\/tid\/157977564.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polyvore.com\/cgi\/thing?.embedder=17069808&amp;.svc=copypaste&amp;id=155748823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Winter throw pillow\" src=\"http:\/\/ak2.polyvoreimg.com\/cgi\/img-thing\/size\/s\/tid\/155748823.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polyvore.com\/cgi\/thing?.embedder=17069808&amp;.svc=copypaste&amp;id=138937849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shiraleah striped throw pillow\" src=\"http:\/\/ak1.polyvoreimg.com\/cgi\/img-thing\/size\/s\/tid\/138937849.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polyvore.com\/cgi\/thing?.embedder=17069808&amp;.svc=copypaste&amp;id=150057756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Universal Lighting and Decor retro home decor\" src=\"http:\/\/ak1.polyvoreimg.com\/cgi\/img-thing\/size\/s\/tid\/150057756.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polyvore.com\/cgi\/thing?.embedder=17069808&amp;.svc=copypaste&amp;id=160453381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pier 1 Imports hand woven basket\" src=\"http:\/\/ak2.polyvoreimg.com\/cgi\/img-thing\/size\/s\/tid\/160453381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polyvore.com\/cgi\/thing?.embedder=17069808&amp;.svc=copypaste&amp;id=138933883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Steel Lark upholstery chair\" src=\"http:\/\/ak1.polyvoreimg.com\/cgi\/img-thing\/size\/s\/tid\/138933883.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polyvore.com\/cgi\/thing?.embedder=17069808&amp;.svc=copypaste&amp;id=156612903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wood console table\" src=\"http:\/\/ak2.polyvoreimg.com\/cgi\/img-thing\/size\/s\/tid\/156612903.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polyvore.com\/cgi\/thing?.embedder=17069808&amp;.svc=copypaste&amp;id=66582859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pier 1 Imports mosaic table\" src=\"http:\/\/ak2.polyvoreimg.com\/cgi\/img-thing\/size\/s\/tid\/66582859.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polyvore.com\/cgi\/thing?.embedder=17069808&amp;.svc=copypaste&amp;id=156664811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Black accent table\" src=\"http:\/\/ak1.polyvoreimg.com\/cgi\/img-thing\/size\/s\/tid\/156664811.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Refresh Your Living Room<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">These accessories can instantly update this space. I chose to highlight varying blues to give the room depth and create a calming place to entertain. I took a cue from the wall art to pick out the blues. I would use this piece of art multiple times to hang in between the wall sconces and fill up the space. Potentially two rows and three to four columns of the same art. Across the room the blue chair would flank\u00a0the fireplace and the blue deer head (colored serenity<\/span> <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pantone.com\/color-of-the-year-2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pantone Color 2016<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">) would be hung above the mantle.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The white shag rug is a staple when trying to embrace coziness and show off texture in a room. The other dominant color in this room is gold.\u00a0Don&#8217;t you just love those new wall light sconces? To die for. Want more ways to easily transform your home whether selling or staying?<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_oDd\" data-hveid=\"34\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_oDd\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-hveid=\"34\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/toritoth.leadpages.co\/guidesellers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK HERE OR ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO GET A GUIDE WITH MORE CLEVER TIPS TO REFRESH YOUR SPACE<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_oDd\" data-hveid=\"34\"><a href=\"https:\/\/toritoth.leadpages.co\/guidesellers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2872\" title=\"home staging\" src=\"http:\/\/toritoth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Realtors-5-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"home staging, living room\" width=\"766\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_oDd\" data-hveid=\"34\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_oDd\" data-hveid=\"34\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So, create a living room, or an entire home worthy of entertaining in. I&#8217;d love to hear about your living room dilemmas, what does it look like now? What do you plan on updating or refreshing? Let me know in the comment section below and don&#8217;t forget to post your photos! I get so excited seeing transformation photos.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Happy Refreshing,<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"_oDd\" data-hveid=\"34\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2721\" src=\"http:\/\/toritoth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/http-signatures.mylivesignature.com-54492-250-F202D4193D3F55764776905F7FF8B20C4.png\" alt=\"http-signatures.mylivesignature.com-54492-250-F202D4193D3F55764776905F7FF8B20C.png\" width=\"101\" height=\"84\" \/><\/div>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A living room can lose it&#8217;s cool over time, when not properly maintained. 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