My Funky (and Very Green) Travel and Music Inspired Living Room

If you follow my Instagram, I am sure you're aware that I bought a house last year.
It was one of the proudest moments of my life-purchasing a home completely on my own!

I moved in last November and lived completely on my own for the first time ever-and I could not have been happier! I absolutely loved being on my own, and finally having a house of my own to decorate and do whatever I want to, is perfection!
I am living my best life in this house right now!
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When dreaming of my living room, once I finally owned a home of my own, I had a very specific look in mind;
I wanted it to be vintage, yet a bit modern feeling.
A little bit boho, with a clean and tiny bit upscale finish.
It also had to be music and travel themed.
And I knew that I wanted a green and gray color scheme.
And funky!
And for very little money!
Easy peezy right?! Ha!

So over the past nine months I (ok Chase too!) worked tirelessly on this room, to walk the very fine lines I had set, and to create the cozy and eclectic living room that I had had sitting in my brain for the last couple of years.
And I am so stoked to say that it has finally all came together so perfectly!
And for waaaaay under budget (I will be writing a blog post about decorating on the cheap here soon!)!
Ok enough blabbing, here it is!
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I absolutely love the look, and the feeling (that good feeling is sooo important in a room in your home) of my living room!
Now for some before and afters (because you know I love those).

My house is very long and narrow, and so my living room is also quite long and narrow. It also has three doors that open into it, as well as two archways that lead into different rooms, so it was a bit tricky to decorate! Here is the first Before of my living room...are you ready for how it looks now?

After!
Holy moly can you even believe this is the same place?! Me either!
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Before.
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After!

Before.
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After!

Move in day! My Dad, Chase, and Kramer.
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I found this yellow table beside the dumpster in Atlanta! I nabbed it before someone else could, lugged it back to my apartment, and painted it up! I threw lots of fake plants (one from a garage sale, one for free from Ikea [sign up for their rewards card, you'll thank me!], lots from my Mom as gifts, and all the fillers less than $4 plants from Dollar Tree) into it, and there you have it! I absolutely love this part of my living room. The funky lamp was a gift from my sister she found at a vintage store, the yellow shade was bought at Target with some of my wedding money (I do not remember the price since it was so long ago, but I know I didn't spend an extravagant amount of money on it), the plant on top is from my boyfriend, and the pot it's in as well as the dish holding money from other countries and shells and rocks, I took from my grandma's house after she died. 

​The couch is from Big Lots, I could not be happier with it, I wanted something comfortable and cute, and this accomplishes all those things! Before tax it cost less than $400 (pro tip, sign up for a Big Lots card the time before you buy your couch. You get $5 off your purchase when you get the card, and I believe 15% off the next time you use it!)!
The yellow pillows were a gift from Chase, the gray blanket was a gift from a friend, and I made the other pillow. I took the print from a Cat Stevens album and framed it in a frame I already had. The table was made by Chase's Grandpa. 

I love this corner! I have been dreaming about making a record corner like this for so long!
I got the record player and salt lamp as a gift from my parents. I used some old milk crates and fake plants (from garage sales and gifts) to make the leaf tower. The pictures on the wall are mine, with the frames coming from thrift stores, the marquee was a gift, and the floating shelf was a shelf I had previously that I painted the same color as the walls. 
The records are both mine and ​Chase's that we have been collecting for years.
​Most of my records are from garage sales, thrift stores, and gifts.
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Because this is a slow, eco, and budget friendly makeover, the room is always changing. Whenever we stumble upon something new at a thrift store, make something, or just switch things up! But that's part of the fun of it! 
I do have fabric for curtains that I will be making once the weather cools down, and there is a throw rug that we have been drooling over, and will purchase once there is a little more money in the home fund, but other than that, this is it!
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I love this rug so much! I got it from my favorite thrift store for, $7!
All suitcases are from thrift stores, the big plants are Chase's

As you can see, the music and travel themes blend together effortlessly. 
The old mixes with the new, and you get that little bit of a hippie/boho vibe, while still feeling quite clean and concise! 
Exactly what I had in mind!

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All in all our living room is just so us! Combining us both so perfectly!

What do you think? Do you like our funky travel and music inspired living room makeover? What does your dream living room look like?
​Comment letting me know!
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​Peace Love and my Living Room
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