House Update: Living Room

I haven't posted a renovation post in a while, so here's a quick one about the living room for transformation Tuesday.

As you can see, the room was very white and sterile before, so we painted and ripped up the carpet to reveal those awesome hardwood floors. It definitely wasn't easy but so worth it. 

The living room is still a work in progress. I have to finish hanging some artwork, buy an area rug and paint the front door, which I'm really excited about. The bookshelves need a little love. I'd also like to tackle reupholstering the chair that you can't see in the after pictures.

The living room is going to change a little bit when the basement is finished since the old couch will move downstairs and a new couch will go in the living room. The bigger TV will also go downstairs.

I love this room and I'm so happy with how it is turning out. It's definitely going to be great to curl up on the couch in the winter. And the view through those curtains is amazing!

Summer Bucket List

What's left on your summer bucket list? I don't know about you but every year around this time, August rolls around and I feel as if I've missed summer and have not crossed anything off my bucket list. To me, I want summer all year round.

Here's my summer bucket list and what's left:

Go hiking. Make ice cream. Have a picnic. Make s'mores. Go to a Pirate game. Take a day trip. Feed ducks. Go night swimming. Go to a farmer's market. Go paddle boarding. Tie-dye shirts. Eat from a food truck. Play putt putt. Go to the drive-in.

Read 10+ books. Paint rocks. Go fishing. Go to a concert in the park. Attend a parade. Have a BBQ with friends. Find a new playground/park.

Go to a fair. Make pizza on the grill. Take a family bike ride. Watch a movie in the park. Do the summer reading program. Go to Soergel's. Go to Kennywood.

Stargaze. Paintball. Go kayaking. Walk a 5K Race. Have a home spa day. Go to a splash pad. Go to Idewyld. Go to the arts festival. Get a pet.

Go to Phipps. Go to the Children's Museum. Go swimming at a different pool. Go to Sandcastle. Do karaoke at Bob's. Go to an art gallery. 

Go to Glen's. Try a new restaurant. Go to berry picking. Have a pool party. Make sangria. Ride the carousel at Schenley or the zoo. Go the botanical garden. Go to the African Safari.

 Alright, there's still plenty of summer left! Who wants to help me check some of these off my list? Carter loves field trips too!