Loft Updates

When I first got this house, I mentioned how much I loved this open area upstairs that I call the loft. It started out looking like this (more info here):

The last time I posted about the loft, it was looking like this:

There's been a few more changes since then. I finally got the loft, hallway and stairwell painted in fall of 2012 (I'm late posting about that update....). I wanted something neutral since it's a transition area and I finally decided on Light Pewter by Benjamin Moore. It's a light gray color and I have loved it in this space so far.

I also bought a mirror and rug for the room. I bought the mirror on Joss and Main and I think it's so cute. I just was being lazy about hanging it. The rug came from Homegoods, it's really not big enough for the space, but I don't care. It's colorful and I love it. :)

So after those changes, the mirror sat there for a whole year. Just waiting to be hung up. So neglected!

Here is how the room is looking now, after I FINALLY hung up the mirror!

Ta-da! It's a junk room!

Well, one side is anyway.... Yep, there's my Christmas tree. It's chillin' in here with some boxes and packing material. You'll also notice my Guitar Hero World Tour drum set and a pile of stuff I'm trying to sell on Craigslist.

On the other side....

There's a short story behind this table. I bought my dining room table in 2012 and when I did, they sent 1 and it had a busted up corner. I got the table from Overstock and if you receive a damage item, you can go to your account on the webpage and fill out a form for damaged items. I did this and they said that I would received another one and that I could throw the old table away. I thought they would take away the old one when they gave me the new one. Throw it away?? Why on earth would I do that? It just has a dinged up corner. Sooo, I just moved the old one upstairs and put the messed up corner up against the wall.

I'm still loving this bright, airy room, but I will love it even more once I get all the extra junk cleared out. Craigslist! Do your thing!

Fabulous Christmas Present

For Christmas I got a most wonderful present. A beautiful console table! It's the first piece of furniture I've added to the loft.

Remember the loft?

And here's the amaaaazing console table!

I love the beautiful chocolate brown color.

 I also love the amount of storage in the piece. Already got big plans for some organization in this bad boy.

I added this green vase my best friend gave me for Christmas and this lamp that I got at TJ's on sale. Love TJ's!

I love it! And I can't wait to get painting in this room. =]

Who Doesn't Love a Room Filled with Natural Light?

I can't believe that I haven't already shown a picture of the completed house, but here it is.

When I went to take this picture, I didn't realize how difficult it would be to shoot a house that's way up on a hill like that! This was the best I could do. I just love my place and I've been enjoying living here so much.

Now, my favorite spot in the house is unfinished at the moment. Actually, I don't even know what to call it.

I've been calling it the 'loft' because it's at the top of the stairs and is a bright, open and airy space. It gets so much natural light, but I don't know what I'm going to turn the room into yet. There are so many options! I could make it into an office, turn it into another living area, make it into a game room. I just don't know!

There are so many options, but what I do know is that this room is pretty low on my priority list right now, so maybe I'll have made up my mind by the time I get to it. =]

Love love love having these 4 windows pouring light into the room! Do you have a favorite spot in your house? Why is it your favorite? Do you have a room that's empty waiting to be turned into a masterpiece?