Pretty In Pink

 Today while the house was actually totally and completely cleaned (with three kids I imagine this won't last more than a day if I am lucky) I decided to get some pictures of my new (new to me, but used from Craigslist) pink curtains.

 And while I was at it I decided to get some different angles so you can actually get an idea of how my dining room and living room are connected.

 Ignore the large black box in the corner! I am on the hunt for an armoire but as usual I am hoping for something perfect to fall into my lap (or at least free or crazy cheap if it is something I am going to have to paint) This is the first time I have had a TV in my living room in years. The kids got a WII for Christmas from pappaw, so they had to have some place to play it. (Ok, I admit, the adults have had some fun with the WII too!)

 The sofa was a free find on Craigslist. I do ♥ Craigslist! But I am going to have to tackle reupholstering it at some point. Plus, I still haven't exactly decided if I want this sofa or the French Provincial one I have in my garage. I play musical sofa's.....a LOT.  

The china cabinet was a garage sale find last summer. $50....more than I usually like to spend on one item, but it is in near mint with glass shelves and a light inside. It totally had my name on it!

 My favorite dress form. Yeahhhh I play musical dress forms too. Long story, but I will make it short...I bought a huge lot of dress forms for $200, kept two, sold the rest and made close to $500. I'll tell you the whole story sometime!

 See the chandelier at the front here.....let me be honest.....it's plastic. No, really, I swear! But don't tell anyone!

 This is the current mantel. Finally FINALLY gone is all the Christmas gobbledeegook.

 My favorite chairs in the whole house. I searched and searched for months for chairs like these. Then one day at the Outlet they were in a corner...screaming "Hey, take us home!! We are only $8 each. The ones you liked online were $500 each. You can't pass that up! Shove us in your car and take us home NOW!"

The table in the center is marble, made in Italy. I bought it along with a smaller one from Craigslist $20 for both! Then I went back and bought an entire garage full for $200 from the same person because he had such great things. Of course I resold most of it and kept a few pieces.

I'm pretty happy with how it all turned out especially considering it is almost all thrift store/yard sale/trash finds so I didn't spend a fortune. Now all I need to do is decide.....do I want to take the Frenchy Blue/Grey into the living room too, try a different color (and if so which one?) or just leave it alone??

Linking to:

A Stroll Thru life for Table Top Tuesday
Coastal Charm  for Nifty Thrifty tuesday
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia  for Tuesdays Treasures
A Diamond in the Stuff  for Time to Shine
Type A  for Anything Goes
Faded Charm for White Wednesday
Pink Postcard  for Transformations and Treasures
Beach Cottage  for Good Life Wednesdays
Tales from Bloggeritaville  for Thrifty Thursday
Brambleberry Cottage  for Time Travel Thursday
Common Ground  for Vintage Inspiration Friday
A Little Knick Knack  for Everything but the Kitchen Sink
French Country Cottage  for Feathered Nest Friday
Chic on a Shoestring  for Flaunt it Friday
The Shabby Nest  for Frugal Friday
Crazy Domestic  for All Things Domestic