Doug and I have been fully immersed in redecorating the living room and entryway for nearly a week now! We spent two solid days tearing down the ugly wallpaper that was up when Doug bought the house. That is not a fun job! We finally got it all down though and then the fun part began. We primed the walls, put texture back on them, primed again and started painting!

The living room is orange now. The color is officially called La Fonda Sombrero, but once we got it on the walls we realized that it's Longhorn Orange! Well, we're both Longhorns, so we can live with that. Plus, it's a great color! Anyway, the entryway is now a wintery sort of blue and we're repainting the doors and trim. We're totally rearranging the living room too.

There is a sliding glass door and a fireplace that sort of limit the room layout choices, but we've decided to "get crazy." We're reclaiming wall space by putting the sofa in front of the fireplace. It doesn't work properly anyway and we never use it (the fireplace, that is). With a shelf that Doug plans to build behind the sofa and some strategically placed lamps and/or plants, I think it will work! Well, enough talk - now I need to get back to work! :)