I spoke too soon! In my last post I said I had not rearranged my furniture as I tend to do. Well, the minute I posted that I got the itch to move things around. I guess it's a good thing since I needed a subject for this week's blog post.
Since moving in I felt there was something wrong with my living room set up. I have a long rectangular shaped living room with a very large window occupying one of the four walls. This didn't really present a challenge until I actually got the furniture in here (go figure). I had the couch directly across from the tv but my chair and half was off by itself next to the very tall bookcase. In short, it was disconnected. It didn't feel like a congruous seating area. I mulled it over for weeks. It bothered me every time I walked in here.
I didn't want to create a layout that required me to buy anything new. In the end I was successful in creating a new living room free of charge! Eventually I will purchase a few things to compliment this new design but for now I shall put away the Visa and stick with what I have.
Height! The tall bookcase, which I purchased from Target during a good sale, was bugging me. I originally wanted a tall, but skinny bookcase for all my books and movies. The one I ended up buying was quite wide and only looked good in a corner.
The solution: break bookcase in half to create two shorter units, which I placed on either side of my tv stand.
The effect: It creates the illusion of one complete unit for all my entertainment needs.
The process: CAUTION I do not recommend doing heavy lifting or shifting on one's own. It is potentially dangerous, but I don't follow those rules :) After removing everything from the bookcase including the shelves I loosened the bolts that kept the two parts of the bookcase together. A flathead screwdriver is required for this. This is theoretically a quick process BUT, a few of the shelves had to be unscrewed and flipped so that the finished side of the shelf would face up. After adjusting the shelf height to accommodate my books and movies I placed them on either side of the tv stand.
*note* This was a great opportunity to organize cords from various electronic devices. I plugged everything into my surge protector and secured all the cords with ties before plugging them into their various components. Now everything is neat and orderly!
Stay crafty my friends! Check out the before and after pictures below.
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