I've never seen a house with so many odd angles until we moved into our Leduc home, there is a 'zig' here and a 'zag' there ... it was time to turn to Pinterest and scour through pins for ideas to fill the space and yet still have it function for our family.
For Anderson's 1st Birthday we were practical and purchased carseats, kitchen safety items and the 'Summer Infant Sure & Secure Custom Fit Gate'. This left quite a bit of space for a designated foyer - and here's the best part - It's tucked away from little hands!
Here is the official 'Before' photo:
The ottomans match two of our living room chairs, however there isn't enough room for Anderson if they are actually in the living room, the table was originally purchased as an end table for the Guest Room, but has since housed the 'Basket O' Junk' where Dan throws the contents of his pockets daily. The large box is the new table I just picked up from Ikea!
I finally decided on a large sofa table (Ikea Malm Occasional Table $99), and a beautiful display of the family photos we had taken earlier this month with Sydney May Photography. Thanks to Kijiji I came across an ad for reclaimed barn windows, the man was very helpful and had several to choose from, I was able to pick one up Sunday afternoon ($60), all in one trip to the city!
Once we arrived home, Anderson went down for a nap and it was time to get down to business! It didn't take long to assemble the table, and give the window a good wipe down. Then I was just left to add in my photos I printed off at Walmart and dress it with items we already had around the house. I did purchase the large red canister from Ikea's Socker collection, it was a 2pc set with the matching narrow canister on our mantle, the large canister is perfect for housing my Scentsy wax bars!
After:
.. As you can see I've already started the transition to autumn, crisp cold air in the morning, beautiful sunshine the smell of cinnamon and cloves .... Mmmmmm.
