The first day of fall is tomorrow (!!!), so today I am excited to share with you a few seasonal (and not seasonal) changes we’ve made in our living room over the past few weeks. For a long time, there was a bare section to the left of our sofa–see below. We’ve tried numerous end tables over the years but none filled the area or provided the extra storage we wanted.
And since there’s a bump out in the dining area where the laundry room is on the other side of the wall, the living room is kind of forced over so everything stays in alignment with the dining room and kitchen. You can see that bump out in the old photo below of when we still had the fauxdenza on that wall. And, yes! I finally figured out what I want to hang there–coming soon.
But back to the extra space next to the sofa, because I found the perfect something to fill it!
I looked at everything from bookcases to end tables and even nightstands, before we landed on this small black sideboard that I’m completely head over heels for. Part of our criteria for this space was whatever we were going to put there had to 1. Fill in the space from the couch to the corner (the neighboring slanted wall will remain blank.) 2. Provide storage  3. Be sturdy and safe enough to withstand lots of little hands.
This sideboard is actually designed for a dining room in mind (it’s deep enough for large dishes and trays!) but it has proven to be the perfect addition to our living room. It stores our magazine subscriptions–two rows deep!–baskets for extra throws and my fall candle collection. And the big bonus is the modern shape is so slick (I love the raised base), but it’s such a practical piece of furniture, too. I can imagine it as shoe storage, the perfect display for a collection, a small library, a mini bar, or definitely a place to show off your favorite dishware, too. As the weather gets colder, the extra storage is perfect for hats and gloves.
We’ve had our Lounge sofa for over four years now, and it’s still the comfiest seat in the house. But for fall, I love switching up pillows for an easy refresh. Layering in a warm leather pillow with a nubby textured throw and neutral accent pillows. I’m all about the seasonal touches that feel like autumn (branches, acorns, leaves) but don’t scream it. So today, I’m sharing my 5 tips to naturally transition your space for the fall season on Crate & Barrel’s blog! You can check out all the tips, and more photos, right here.
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Where are the branches/leaves in the white vase from?
I picked those up from our local craft store.
Thanks for the feedback! I also bought the Lulu & Georgia light brown moroccan pouf you have in your living room, and after a few weeks it still has that bad leather smell it arrived with. Do you have any tips on getting rid of it? I love the pouf but it smells like a camel in my living room.
Ew! Ours didn’t have a smell at all. I would email them and see if you can exchange it.
I’ve been thinking of using a similar picture ledge over my sofa, in place of the one large print or mirror I’ve typically hung over it for years. It seems more versatile than hanging a gallery wall, and I like the look of the solid horizontal line grounding the arrangement as well as the ability to overlap items.
My concern is safety when my grandchildren are here. Since you have young children, do you do anything to secure the frames at the top so they are not easy to knock off the ledge?
The ledge is deep enough that all the frames lean really well. We haven’t had any accidents with frames falling our anything.
where is the ledge from? any recommendations?
love the look! just a unique way to do a gallery wall
We DIYed it! Check out this post for the easy tutorial.
Gorgeous but screaming for some pads to shimmy it up to sit flush with the side on the rug!! :)
That knubby throw! Be still my heart!
Love your house! Love your podcast, too! I listen to it while I’m at work. I’m an interior architectural designer. You guys are so creative!
As far as the rug issue, perhaps you could pull it forward enough so that it’s in front of the console, but the front feet of the sofa are still on it. That’s a trick a lot of designers use. The rule of thumb is that the front feet of all the pieces of furniture should be on the rug. But only if it bothers you, of course.
The rug is gorgeous, too! Where is it from?