Cool chair!

One more for the menagerie.

Having urban loft withdrawals, LOL!

Sorry I have been MIA guys! I have really over committed myself to some things recently, but I am ready to jump back into the Loft decor routine! I received my bench and my desk,a nd I will post some pictures of those later today. Also, Rob and I have decided to DIY some abstract art pieces for over the buffet once we move it. I know, I know, some of you might scoff at this, but we are excited about this fun project. I will be doing a few trial pieces first just to make sure I have not completely lost my mind. haha We are definitely getting the Rattan chairs, but we still have not decided on the tv console, which will be our next piece.

kulrn We love this chair! Is it from Article? I still think we want to go camel leather for this piece, but I love the shape of this chair, though I wonder if it would be too large.

May I say only one thing? Pull the Persian rug out further. I think you will find the look changes.

Great place! I agree with you a glass coffee table would help showcase your vibrant rug! I also love this contemporary camel colored accent chair paired with your chesterfield sofa. The end table and floor lamp would also be a nice compliment ad tie in for the space. Good luck!

greenfish1234 I can't wait to see what you do as well. If we go through with it we are using two very large canvases (yes, we have measured), and we will be following some Pinterest pointers. Rob will also be making our canvas frames as well. :) I am pretty good at knowing when my ideas are not so good, soooo if they turn out terrible I will definitely admit it and not use it.

Ramona Abuin Opperman, what do you mean by pulling the rug out farther? we have tried this quite a few ways, and this way absolutely works the best, feels the best, and looks the best IMO.

I love the idea of anyone and everyone trying to do their own art. There is room for everyone to be creative and share in the joy of making something. I do a lot of art and have taken a TON of art classes most of my life, and I am now even considering taking on some art students of my own. Do I know everything? Absolutely not! I will continue to learn and grow and explore my whole life. And can someone who has never done much art before create something that looks great and will be amazing in their space? Absolutely! Chances of creating good pieces increase the more you do it and as you develop more skills with practice over time, but I have seen some absolutely amazing pieces created by people on their first attempt. All you need is the desire to give it a try. You may create a masterpiece your first time out, or it may not be what you hoped for, but the main thing is to just do it, enjoy the process, and be open to learning something along the way. If those are your primary goals, you will be sure to succeed.

Insider’s Tip: you can always paint over a canvas again if things don’t work out the first time.

And, if you don’t mind me sharing a little story... My last suggestion is to be open to “happy accidents.” I developed a whole new style of painting that was much more like what I had in my minds eye after a fellow art student accidentally dumped a whole container full of oil on my freshly painted oil painting. (I had stepped out of class for half an hour to take care of something). When she frantically started trying to clean it up with tissues and paper towels, the fresh paint started lifting off the canvas in very random and sporadic ways and my art teacher had to intervene and decided to leave it be before anymore of the painting was disturbed. When I returned and saw it for the first time, everyone was cringing, waiting for my reaction. I looked at it a few minutes, and then said, “Awesome! That’s more like What I wanted. I was trying to figure out how to have some more variety and textures in the painting.” And now, I still frequently will use that technique to manipulate my edges in my paintings or create soft textured backgrounds, etc.. So don’t worry about making mistakes, sometimes those can be the best part.

Looking forward to seeing your creation when you’re ready to share. Cheers! :-)

25 years ago when we lived in a loft apartment with 30 foot high ceilings, my husband and I made our own "abstract art" too. We put a 9'x9' canvas on the floor, on top of a tarp, got naked and body painted each other and made a (cough cough) sex painting with body imprints and rolling around on it. People would comment suspiciously on our DIY "abstract art" and we never told his mother what it was. She gifted us some green sconces to match it. Ha ha ha! It's in the attic now!

mrykbee this is great!!! I am working on small "trial" pieces now just to get the feel of painting again. It has been fun.

Mrykbee! Your story definitely beats my story! Ha!

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I just read this thread, and love following your decorating adventures! I can't wait to see what's next!

Allison Trogdon where are you??? I would love to see where you are now in your decorating.

Ditto!

I thought I saw a final product picture of this living room sometime ago. Anyone know what happened? I found this thread because I was searching for that finished room pic. Remember even Sophie loved the room.

Don't know. I think about this room a lot!

I do to. One of my all time favorites.

Ditto

Your space is so cool. Because that awesome brick has that ultra cool wording functioning as art, I’d think about using that buffet in different part of your home and replacing with a lower media console. With a reduced height that lettering isn’t covered up by and the TV. and the TV would be at a height easier to view, easier on the neck.

Ohhhh man she did good!!!

https://www.houzz.com/activities/user/allisontrogdon/posts

I don’t see a recent post from Allison. :(

Red did you click the link? It shows the finished product:)

greenfish, thank you so much...Red, the finished product is in her first post of August 2017,...could not find on this thread.

Go here: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/4808807/help-which-blue-sofa-should-i-buy

Found it. Thanks. It looks fantastic. Houzzers really came through for her.