The Evolution of the Living Room

I thought I'd give your guys a little tour of our living room--from past until present. I realized that I've shown you bits and pieces of the room, but not really what it looks like entirely. Be prepared for many, many pictures!

Here's what it looked like when we moved in:

Then, we painted it green. 

Yep, that's me. Looking stellar in painting clothes!

Here's what it looked like right after we moved everything in (January 2010)

Then, it morphed a little with different furniture:

This is the only photo I have of this stage!

Here's what it looks like today (August 2011)

I still need a rug!

Forgive the eyesore of a dog crate and weights. Keeping it real!

My favorite living room feature! Isn't he too cute?

My favorite changes:

• Wall color (from a sage green to a lovely soft blue/gray)
• Yellow stool, Miss Sunshine
• Rustic coffee table
• LOVE Sign
• Pops of yellow
• New pillows
• Black TV cabinet (instead of the TV stand) with DIY clay knobs

What do you think about the evolution of the living room? What changes do you think make the biggest impact? Any ideas for what kind of rug I should get?

Happy Monday!