My Bohemian Living Space
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My bohemian living space is coming together now. I’ve been working on a painting project all week. This old trunk, which I’m using as a coffee table, was in my closet. It was brown, scarred, and discolored.
It now has many coats of white paint, giving it new life.
The shelf on the table was red. It’s been painted a fun peachy color. One of the fun things about decorating in a bohemian style is all the bright, funky colors you can use!
The Red Hutch is No Longer Turquoise:
This was my red hutch, which is now a sort of turquoise color. I replaced the white knob with a bright pink one, adding a bit of whimsy. The color of the hutch’s paint came from one of the colors in the quilt on the wall behind the couch.
Look at my scruffy, boho pupsters. They didn’t help, but they’re always suitable for a photo op. Abi loves having her picture taken.
House Plants Go With Bohemian Style:
I love seeing house plants in the light that comes through the slats of these window blinds. It’s a bit muted but gives low-light plants plenty of bright light.
House plants fit in perfectly with the bohemian style of decorating.
Think 1970s, macrame hangers, and lots of plants in every nook and cranny. House plants are as popular now as they were then—and I had lots and lots of them!
I painted terra-cotta pots for my plants in various colors. It was actually a lot of fun to try all these colors.
I recall everyone having lots of wicker in the 1970s, and we put basketry on the wall as wall decor. It was a fun way to bring texture into a room.
If you’re looking for a fun style for your home, try creating a boho corner. I’ve found that it kind of grows on you.
You don’t have to go out and buy everything new. Look around and shop your home. Buy some fun, bright paint colors to paint the walls and to pull the look together.
Happy to feature you at our party this morning! Thanks so much for joining us. Hope to see you again soon!
So fun, whimsical and happy!
Very cool! Your space is a perfect example of how you can have a colorful room without painting the walls! Love it!
I've been decorating Boho for many moons. It's nice to know that anything goes! Just think hippie love nest, with touches of Morocco. I do love that quilt. How about some macrame plant hangers in front of the living room window? I'm serious!
I've been decorating Boho for many moons. It's nice to know that anything goes! Just think hippie love nest, with touches of Morocco. I do love that quilt. How about some macrame plant hangers in front of the living room window? I'm serious!
LOVE that pretty quilt! And of course, your poochies look adorable as usual!!
LOVE that pretty quilt! And of course, your poochies look adorable as usual!!
I noticed your book, Home Outside, on the chest and it looks like it would be great. Luckily my library carries it and I have placed a reserve on it. Can't wait.
You have certainly been busy. Love the colors of your painted items.
Have a great day!
Kathy
You've done a great job with the boho look, Brenda. I was glad to see that the pupsters escaped the paintbrush. I know you will be happy to finally get into see the ENT doctor. xo Laura
Brenda!!!
OMG!! How bright and cheerful and inviting but color does tend to do that, doesn't it???? You know I LOVE color too even if i perfer the deep rich jewel tones colors but i do appreciate all colors and I truly love this!!
I have my Dad's old army trunk up the attic and now i want to get it out and paint it and find somewhere to put it…Hmmm….. you have me thinking now!!
Thanks for the inspiration as always!!!
Hugs,
Deb
Your little dogs are so cute! Your home looks nice and cozy and colorful!
Brenda! It all looks so great! I love that you've gone boho!
Love it all. Very happy and inviting. I, also, love red and I'm glad you are keeping a touch here and there. I agree that the pupsters better nap with one eye open or they may get BoHoed, too.
I JUST LOVE IT BRENDA!!!
You amaze me with what you have accomplished while feeling so ill! Love everything, especially the blue on the cupboard and the trunk for a coffee table. Can't wait to see what you do next!
Love it Brenda!
Looking good, Brenda! Isn't amazing how paint can transform a space? I am all about painted furniture! Blessings, Cecilia
This looks just beautiful, Brenda! I thought you were sharing a magazine photo! I love the direction you are going with your space!
Brenda–I've been an admirer of your decorating style since way back in Texas. I, too, must have RED. I'm enjoying your new pops of bright color in your BoHo decor. I sense a change in your energy. A fresh start to the new year, perhaps? The freedom of the smaller boot? The pupsters look healthy and happy.
Brenda this is wonderful! I love it all. The turquoise, the quilt, the foot locker.
You are amazing how you manage to do this when feeling so under the weather.
I hope a magazine takes note for you and publishes all your fabulous Boho Chic
cottage décor. I just adore it all . Well Done. Your Pups are the cutest
Wow, you've been busy! I love everything I see in your little, cozy place. I've lived in small apartments before and am currently getting ready to move again…into another small apartment. Thank you for all your ideas and inspiration. I hope your ear problems can get better very soon, that would be so annoying. Hang in there and hug the pupsters for me (I have a almost 13 yr. old chihuahua who is trying to drive me crazy.)
I love it all! You're amazing.
You are my hero. I love how vibrant your spaces are. Everytime I want to make a change I end up overthinging it and dont do it. You make me want to jump up and paint something!
Your space is as colorful as a vase of spring flowers. I know the pupsters were excellent moral support and
supervisors while you painted. I have many of those helpers.
You KNOW I am loving this!
The room looks bright and cheerful, very nice on a wintery day.
ooh…I might have to paint my trunk white – love that!
I especially love it with the colorful pots and plants.
Good inspiration on a January day.
Thanks Brenda!
I WANT that trunk!! It looks great, and you have been painting up a storm! I love all the colors, especially the peachy shade. I like the plants in the window, too.
Have you ever been to Thoughts From Alice? She is transitioning to boho, too.
Happy Weekend
Jane x
Looks great. Very cheerful. Can you share the paint colors and brand. You have been busy.
Have you tried a decongestant. If not I would try one for a couple days. If it doesn't work you will save a step for when you go to the doctor.
Love all of your changes Brenda. I love the cheerfulness of all of your color choices. That trunk you painted looks fabulous! And yes pups are great for photo ops!
Have a wonderful weekend in your boho room!
XO Barbara
Looking really good Brenda. I like the added color with your reds. Very cheerful!
It looks beautiful Brenda! I love boho style and have been incorporating it into my home a little bit at a time too! I am also working on recreating one of my Etsy shops into Little Boho Cottage (my main shop name is Little Vintage Cottage) and I created a facebook page for it too. I think boho is really gaining popularity and I think the shop will do good once I get it all up and looking good!
Tania
Looking cheerful and bright Brenda!
I love it….Beauitful
It screams happy! Great job!
When I clicked onto your blog today, I felt immediately attracted to the gorgeous room I saw. Then I started reading and realized it was your room! Good God woman! You've outdone yourself! The room just radiates joy! It's the room of a positive and vibrant person. Congratulations! If some magazine doesn't do an article about it's transformation, they'd be crazy.
Brenda! It looks A-MAZING! I love it! I've got so many neutrals and whites going on over here – which I love, I can't help it. BUT, I also love the boho feel and think you've nailed it. I can't look any more or I might get tempted and I'm too far committed. Ha! Great job! ~julie
Love it Brenda, you have captured the feelings of a trend, and incorporated them into your world, in your way. Very fresh, and colorful…and of course you have to have red!
Jen
I absolutely love this new look! The colors are fabulous. When you paint furniture in the winter, do you do it indoors…if so, do you put it on a big drop cloth or cardboard or ?? I have furniture I want to paint, but I'm thinking I should wait and do it out in the garage this spring.
Brenda, love it all! So happy and welcoming. I am too working on changing some of my rooms and adding a boho look. So exciting…..
Hi Brenda! Oh, I'm loving all of your colors. Next thing I know, you'll be sporting scarves around your head and wearing gypsy skirts! 🙂
Be a sweetie,
Shelia 😉
Brenda, you are fearless when it comes to decorating! It looks great! Hope you are feeling better soon.
So great to see such bright, pretty colors, especially at this time of year. Cheerful! Your pupsters are adorable boho-posing.
The plants in their pretty pots look so pretty with the sun streaming in through the slats in the blinds.
Brenda, I love your new look and the new colors. It's a whole new space! xoox I painted pieces when I downsized too. Whites to grays. Some browns to blue. Painting made things work better in their "new" space.
Wow Brenda! Your space has a fresh new vibe and I think the pupsters love it, too! I love the new paint colors you've chosen for your furniture. Fabulous transformation!!
Oh my it's a whole new look!
lol YOU ARE AMAZING
Brenda, My mother would say you do not let any grass grow under your feet. You hopped right on that Boho look. It really looks very nice. I love the pots and plants. xoxo,Susie
I was shocked when I clicked on your blog today. I thought, no, it isn't her living room! You have gone and done it again! I love everything! I hope some magazine picks up your transformation! I know the pupsters love it, too.
Oh my goodness, did that brighten up your room! I loved just the quilt and the pillows, but you really have done a super colorful job! Excited to see your bedroom when it's done. Rest this weekend.
Hugs,
Deb
The new place looks great and the BOHO look suits you 🙂
I answered you back on my post, but I'm not sure if it lets you know, so I just did LOL
Great to find you again, my friend.
xoxo
Boho bright, bold, and beautiful!!
Poppy
I adore that TRUNK~!!!! it all looks so cheerful and a bit like a world traveler who's gathered items and brought them together to mind them of the places they've been…
I never could handle much colors but it looks good at your place.
I love it! Do you spray paint those planters? I just wreck havoc when I paint anything. It is certainly not my calling. It looks so fresh and lively! I love all the plants. I just bought two new ones.
Love the new colors Brenda and the trunk look great! The pupsters are cute as ever!!!
Blessings,
Cindy
I love how you've worked your room around that pretty quilt! I love the trunk painted white too. It's a nice break in the center of the room from the rest of the color. Very pretty!
I'm impressed with your new BoHo look. The change of colors looks so fresh and pleasing. If I were Charlie and Abi I wouldn't sit still too long though. Hahaha.
I hope the situation with your ears can be corrected.
Enjoy the weekend.
Charlotte
Wow! What a wonderful change. I loved your house before, and I love this. Can't wait to see the rest.
Wow! What a wonderful change. I loved your house before, and I love this. Can't wait to see the rest.
love all that pop of color! have a great weekend
Looking real good Brenda!! Love those pretty colors!
The quilts are beautiful and a wonderful decorating addition. I love your cottage boho look so far! So bright and lively. Also, love the colors you've chosen.. And of course, love those darling pupsters!
everything is coming to together so boho-beautifully!!
Looks like a breath of Spring on a Winters Day! I like that you always have a picture of your pups. What would we do without them? We love our little Schnauzer, I always say he was the third child we never had. LOL
I love it all! Your little apartment is a wonderful home full of color and character.
I love this look, Brenda! Colour is my thing 🙂
I love those quilts also. How great that you got one for your bedroom also! I love the bright colors! Great job with the paintbrush and oh the pupsters are so cute!!
Linda
Looking Cottage BoHo to me!
Judy
How did the pupsters escape the paint brush? LOL! You've been busy! I love the way the colorful pots tie in with your quilt and all those sunshiny happy colors. A breath of fresh air!