Work On The Den Is Done

 

The walls in the den are two-tone, with inspiration coming from the mid-century bark cloth curtains.  The curtains matched the existing wall color which was meh-cream.  I painted a slightly darker tan on the bottom half to give the room a little heft.  With a black chair rail separating the colors.  It really gave the room some personality.

This room is funkier than the rest of the house.  More relaxed.  So the light fixture is funkier.  Purchased from ebay for $42. We bought a different back door from Habitat Restore for $85.  (I know, you will miss the taped-over doggy door.)  Of course I painted it.  We reused the hardware from the original door.

We tore out the woodburning stove, which gained us a bunch of floor space.  In the opposite corner was a funky bump-out where the walls did not even pretend to go down to the floor -- Bob extended that to the floor and made it look like a real wall.

The authentic mid-century curtain turned out to be a ton of work (most everything is!)  But they do give a sense of privacy to the space.  The 1970s license plates were leftover from my junking days, and add interest and color.  Some of these pics were taken before the license plates went up. As hard as it was to get the room in this condition, it is going to be fun to decorate.