Do You Feel Like Your Living Room Could Use A Refresh After The Holidays?

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Me too!!! Everything in our living room was feeling a bit shabby.

So, here is what I did to freshen up…

washed the sofa slipcovers (you could try spot cleaning or professional cleaning if you have upholstery). It’s a big job but so rewarding afterwards.
Cleaned the pillow covers. And refreshed the inserts with this method.
Used a dark brown tinted Briwax furniture wax on our tired, sun damaged, and Chief-chewed coffee table. I almost felt like getting rid of the coffee table, but now I love it again.
Switched up the coffee table styling (removed a big tray, added books, small marble tray from HomeGoods, etc) since I was feeling inspired with a polished up coffee table! Easy.
New flowers from Trader Joes…they are stepping it up!

Cindy Hattersley told me about Briwax and I picked up these supplies at Ace hardware.

The Briwax is like a miracle. Now I see so many uses for it…like on my client’s beautiful but sun damaged front door! It darkens the scratches for a distressed look and deepen the color to take away the orange cast.

Clean and fresh smelling slipcovers and pillows.

Trader Joe’s $9.99 bouquet with $4.99 hydrangeas added. I like the greenery and ornamental cabbage and soft pink roses.

Speaking of Trader Joe’s, I served their lemon squares for dessert after lunch yesterday. I’m not sure I fooled my guests (visiting girl friends from high school that I haven’t seen in a million years–so fun to reminisce )…but with my own candy papers and a sprinkle of powdered sugar… it was easy. And since I am still trying to lose weight, I wasn’t tempted to lick the spoon or have a whole pan in the house.