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    My 1920's Blue Living Room

    Published: May 7, 2019 · Modified: Oct 10, 2021 by momcrieff · This post may contain affiliate links · 9 Comments

    For a while, I was worried I would never have any furniture in my living room.  My house is a custom designed home built in the 1920's.  I bought it last year and it's certainly a work in progress.

    This has turned into my blue living room.  And it's a favorite spot in my house now.   Somehow, it all came together.

    It's long and narrow.  It's basically the middle third of the first floor.  It has windows facing the front yard and windows facing the back.  And, the woodwork!  I still remember walking into the front door and seeing this room.  And the breathtaking woodwork everywhere.  This was the realtor's photo of this room.

    My 1920's living room prior to purchasing the house. A fireplace in the center of the room, two built-ins beside and then french double doors.

    She's a grand old home.  But needed a lot of love and TLC.  If you look close enough, you'll see the floors have a lot of water damage spots.  And, some scrapes and chips.  Apparently, before this home was listed, it had shag green carpet covering these floors.  I don't know if I could have seen past that!

    I remember after deciding I would buy this house, speaking to the wife of the original owner's grandson (did you follow that)?   She had spent almost a whole year cleaning out three generations of the family's stuff.

    I told her, I just wanted her to know, I wasn't going to paint the woodwork white.  She thanked me.

    My fixer upper living room. The beautiful staircase and wooden trim greet you as you come into the house.

    To this day, I still think that's why I own this house now.  I heard the realtor had 75 showings.   And, I wasn't the first person to put in an offer.  In fact, there apparently was a cash offer after mine, and it was refused.

    Blue living room accent chairs around a vintage wooden table in front of the original 1920's fireplace.

    *This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure policy for details.*

    Welcome to my living room!  For some reason, it chose the color blue as the main color.  Ironically, when my friend helped me stage my last home, she commented that I had no blue.  None.  Not any blue furniture, decor or paint.

    The challenge furnishing this room is how long and narrow it is.   I tried marking out all kinds of furnishings.  Trust me, there was no way a sectional would ever work!  Then one day, I saw those blue and white striped chairs advertised online.

    I loved the chairs!  They weren't vintage but they were perfect in my living room!

     

    blue accent chairs in front of the fireplace in my blue themed living room in my vintage 1920's house.

    And the two chairs on the left - those were purchased from a lady the next town over and she'd used them once for a trade show.   Meant to be mine!  The two chairs on the right, my FIRST ever online purchase of furniture!  If you like these blue and white chairs, take a peek at them!  Oh, and the off white with a grey pattern area rug, it was online too.  I'll share with you, I love the rug!  It goes with everything and because of the way the pattern varies, dirt doesn't show.

    And my table in the middle?  That is a beautiful antique table that a friend of mine found.  Most of the top is leather.  Considering how old it is, it's in amazing shape!

    a closeup of the leather trimmed inlay on my vintage wooden living room table

     

    I've tried many vignette displays on this table, but this table wants to shine on its own.  So, when I want a change of scenery to set down my laptop, or to play a board game with my family, this is a favorite spot.

    I do love my little blue themed display beside my fireplace.  My way of making up for not having a table display, I guess.

    A display beside the fireplace containing blue annabelle hydrangeas, a blue lamp and a small green leafy plant.

    I'll share the secret of my blue hydrangeas in another post. Do you like them?

    a closeup of my blue Annabelle hydrangeas.

    I'll confess, I hated the yellow brick on the fireplace when I first bought the house.  But, I'm still surprised how much the blue decor in this room tones it down.  I don't understand the design reasons behind that, but if you do, please explain.

    It no longer is screaming to be painted white!

    A view of the fireplace with the decorated mantle.

    I'm still trying to figure out what to do with the crack right down the center.  Another project for another day!

    An overview of my blue themed living room in my vintage 1920's house.

    I came very close to not publishing this post when I was editing it.  Because, well, you can see the contents of the built-ins!  Now you're looking!  I actually use them for practical storage.  One contains boardgames and the other contains books.  And you can see the contents in this picture.  It's not a perfect display behind the glass!  Do you think the world of Pinterest and Instagram have set up for unreal expectations??  I'm trying to get over it and be real for you!  And that's the story I'm sticking with.

    A very simple mantle in my vintage 1920's home. A print of an old English manor house, blue dried hydrangeas and some lighting on my mantle.I

    I really kept the decor very simple in this room.  An uncluttered look just seems so much more peaceful.  The big print on my mantle was another bargain.  My first local auction and I purchased a signed print of an English countryside manor.  It reminds me of my trip to England and I just love the print! Plus, my winning bid was only $40 - shhhhhhhhh.

     

    Thanks for visiting my vintage blue living room.  It was fun to decorate and I enjoy having new pieces and old pieces that are truly vintage together in one room.   Have you noticed that the word vintage seems to mean it's a nice older piece but when you call something antique it just means it's old?  So, my house is very vintage!

    If you'd like to see more of my vintage 1920's home, here are a few more posts I'd love to share with you:

    A total kitchen renovation - I bought a house without a kitchen!

    Me and my fixer-upper
    Refinishing 100-year-old oak and maple floors in my whole house!

     

     

     

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    1. momcrieff

      April 03, 2021 at 1:29 pm

      Thanks for the advice! My house, my style and I love it!

    2. Katie

      February 28, 2021 at 8:21 pm

      Hi - I also have a 1920's house and I am really loving all your trim and the wood. So so SO glad you did not paint it! Do you have any close up pictures of the crown moulding and door/window frames? We are also redoing our house and the previous owner, unfortunately, had already started remodeling and we are left with dark stained pine boards... 🙁 I'd love to see your trim detail if you wouldn't mind sharing it!

    3. Luc

      February 15, 2021 at 12:39 pm

      I would highly consider hiring a professional decorator.

    4. Patty

      May 09, 2019 at 6:45 am

      Susan,

      I love it! It looks fantastic! I especially love the table!

    5. Lori van de Wetering

      May 09, 2019 at 6:43 am

      I love it! And blue is also the anchor color of my entire first floor! Do you enjoy puzzles? I'd love to do a puzzle on that table in the winter with a fire going.

    6. Patti

      May 08, 2019 at 1:56 pm

      I love the blue. It’s my favorite color and works great in the living room. We have a big red brick fireplace in our family room where we hang out. We’re thinking of painting it white. Maybe you could paint your fireplace. Looks like your new home is coming along great!

    7. Cathy

      May 08, 2019 at 10:25 am

      Looks amazing Sue. Can’t wait to visit one day!

    8. momcrieff

      May 08, 2019 at 9:26 am

      Thanks Bonnie. This room has been a challenge! You are right about it needing to be in different areas. I'm still working on some of that but the middle and main focus area is finally done to my liking!

    9. Bonnie Davis

      May 08, 2019 at 9:01 am

      I love it! Immediately brought to mind my Great Aunt's living room. It was huge but it was broken down into areas that were tied together by the color blue. Lovely room. We kids played in one area and the grownups read their papers or did "hand work." Oh the memories. . . Thank you!

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