Even though we’ve still got a few weeks left before we move to our new house, in my head I’ve already decorated every room. For the most part, it’s just a matter of figuring out where to use our existing furniture and accessories in the new space. The living room is a bit different though because in the new house it’s about five times bigger than our current living room space. We’re going to need several pieces of new furniture but we’re keeping it on a tight budget since we’ll only be in the house for two years. After looking into options for inexpensive sofas we’ll likely go with the EKTORP sofa but I’m not ruling out the HOVAS – I saw it at IKEA last week and it is actually better looking in person than what I expected from the online pics and more comfortable than the EKTORP. Whichever sofa we choose, I’m planning to put a console table behind it – there’s something about the look of a console table behind a sofa that I’ve always loved:
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| {My Sweet Savannah} |
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| {Veranda} |
What I also love about console tables is that they are so versatile. In addition to looking great behind sofas, they can also work beautifully against a wall in a foyer or pretty much any room of your home.The space underneath consoles is the perfect place for a few baskets:
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or a couple of ottomans that you can pull out for extra seating in the room:
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The wall behind a long console is a wonderful spot for a gallery-style art wall:
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| {Pottery Barn} |
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My original plan for finding a console table was to hunt one down on Craigslist or at a thrift store and refinish or paint it. That plan changed once I ran up to the Ballard Outlet earlier this week in search of a dining room chandelier and feasted my eyes on this Ananda console:
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| {Ballard Designs} |
The online picture really doesn’t do it justice – I probably saw this in the catalog plenty of times but never looked twice at it – in person it has the nicest rustic black finish and it is exactly the length and depth that I was looking for. The best part? All consoles were 50% off the outlet price and then I got to take another 20% off because their Memorial Day sale has started so I got this $449 console for under $140 (score!). It must have been my lucky day because I found a dining room chandelier also – the Laurenza 8 Light Chandelier:
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| {Southern Hospitality} |
I think the rustic elegance of this chandelier will fit the feel of our new home perfectly! An inexpensive bench for our foyer is next on my shopping list – hopefully my streak of lucky shopping mojo will continue. Hope you all have a great weekend!
I so love that console and light! You’re so lucky to have an outlet near you. Good luck with the rest of your shopping.
Thanks Stacey! Cincinnati is not exactly the mecca for home shopping so thank goodness we at least have Ballard!!
SO pretty! Love all the eye candy too. Now I just need to find a good spot for the perfect console table.
Thanks Ellora! I never had a great spot for a console table in our current home so I’m looking forward to using one in our new one!
Kris- love all of the pictures of consoles — what a beautiful collection of photos with lots of inspiration. Good luck with your move. Your new console and chandy will be a fabulous in your new home!
Thanks for the good wishes Stephanie – as I’m sure you can imagine, it’s both a stressful and exciting time for the whole family!
Great images…love all the gallery walls…
I’m a big sucker for gallery walls myself 🙂