Our Wonderland-Inspired Front Room Is Finally Done!

It took us about four months, but our front room is finally finished! 

Of course I still have small details I want to tweak, because I'm never *really* done decorating a room, but want to see where we're at?

Here we go.

Ta-DAAAA!

 I did like this room the way it was before, but our old couches were 15 years old and needed replacing. Plus my whole life I've wanted a Chesterfield sofa and barrel chairs, so when we spotted this super affordable sofa At Home that was the last push I needed. Then we found the velvet barrel chairs used on FB Marketplace for another semi-steal!

Here's a look at the way the room was before, taken at Christmas since that's the only time I photograph my house, lol:

This old sofa set went to our favorite charity thrift, and they later told us it sold within 2 hours!

 

 You can see the only things that really changed are the furniture, but this new arrangement is so much comfier, and much better for conversations!

We never used to sit in this room, but now we're in here all the time. All the seating is me-sized, so my feet actually touch the floor when I sit in here! That's a rare treat for a shortie, y'all.

We found the porthole coffee table at Goodwill 3 years ago for $40, and when it wouldn't fit anywhere in the house I was heartbroken. I knew SOME day I'd find a spot for it, though, so I had John store it in the attic. You might remember a few months back when John and I were cleaning decades' worth of grime off it: 

 It's still a tight fit, but I'm so happy to finally have this table out on display!

I think you'll also remember how John used a $5 thrifted end table to build that lovely console table:

 

 And the gear table between the red chairs was here before, so that's just moved around:

 (This photo is convincing me we should paint our white front door. Hmm.)

I'm still working on accessories, since obviously we can't go shopping right now, but this glowing mushroom lamp by The Snow Made is definitely staying right here:

 I'm so happy to finally have a proper place for it! It was lost on the shelf where I had it before.

I should mention we'd finished 95% of the room before I realized I'd accidentally given it a Wonderland theme. No, really, it turns out I *am* that oblivious. This White Rabbit pillow was already in the room:

 

 (Art by Medusa Dollmaker, ordered through her RedBubble shop)

 And I'd also added this "Queen of Cards" book box without thinking about the connection:

 

 (I know the bottles need "Drink Me" labels - soon!)

When I finally realized what my subconscious was doing (talk about an "AHA!" moment), finishing the room was a breeze. If you ever find yourself floundering while decorating a room, I'm telling you, just give it a theme. In five minutes I went from a total loss on what to add to having a hundred fun ideas.

Obviously we can't go shopping right now, so I'll be adding to the Wonderland touches over time. (That white flower is standing in for a red-painted white rose, for example, and I'll switch out the art on the round table later for something more appropriate.)

I made the Queen card box (it really does have all our decks of cards in it!) back when I made my board game book boxes last year. The Art Deco style is perfect for a steampunk Wonderland feel, talk about kismet.

 We bought Schnappsie here at Disney's Festival of the Masters 10 years ago. (The artist is Jim Mullan, go browse!) The dome is another thrift find: it used to have a cheap plastic clock in it.

I never liked my Steampunk White Rabbit cosplay on myself, which is why I only wore it once. The mask, however, is still one of my favorite things!

 John and I were laughing over the fact that every single clock in this room is broken and set at a different time. Talk about a metaphor for life right now! This lockdown has robbed time of all meaning.

The antique swinger clock was a gift from my folks when they cleaned house to become full-time RVers. Sadly it doesn't work, but it's very pretty!

And finally, if you're wondering where we got that fantabulous Wonderland topiary in the back corner:

 

 Fun story: We made it! Took forever, but it only cost us about $20, so we are just insufferably proud of ourselves, haha.

I'll show you HOW we made it in my next post, since I don't want to weigh this post down with a big craft tutorial. It's a fun one, though, so be sure to check back.

 Eva says hi.

Suki, however, sensed we wanted her on the furniture and therefore ran for the hills. CATS, I tell ya.

I hope this made you smile, and brought a little Wonderland whimsy to your topsy-turvy world, gang. Stay tuned for our topiary tutorial, I think you're going to like it. (I'm already planning to make a smaller desktop version - maybe shaped like Mickey's head? Eh?)

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I love you guys. Please be kind to yourselves this weekend, for me. ::hugs::