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The Living Room in the 1929 House

November 11, 2014 By Karen Cooper 4 Comments

To see how I rearranged the living room to flow better and feel bigger, click HERE.

For today’s Thirty Days of Gratitude, I’m grateful for our living room.

The living room in the 1929 House - thediybungalow.com

It’s the first room you enter when you walk in our home from the front porch.

Speaking of the front porch, let me show you that, too, because I’m grateful that I get to see this when I get home every day:

Stained glass window on front porch outside living room in 1929 House - thediybungalow.com

This stained glass window was rescued from a church in south Georgia. The previous owner thinks it’s from 1900. Swoon.

Welcome sign outside our living room in the 1929 House - thediybungalow.com

So, let me welcome you into our home and our first stop, the living room.

Hank on front porch outside living room in 1929 House - thediybungalow.com

Come on, Hank. You can come in, too. (He loves sunning himself on the front porch.)

Typewriter collection in the living room in the 1929 House - thediybungalow.com

I’ve included a lot of my vintage and antique finds in the living room. On the table behind the sofa (the table came from my favorite furniture consignment store), I’ve got my vintage typewriters. The one on the left is from my father-in-law and was his mother’s. The date on it is 1910. The middle one is a Smith-Corona that I found at an estate sale. The last one is a Sears manual typewriter I found at a thrift store for $6!

Fireplace in the living room of the 1929 House - thediybungalow.com

The fireplace is painted brick. It doesn’t work, but it still makes the room feel cozy.

To see how I cleaned out and renovated the fireplace, click here.

To see the DIY fireplace screen I built, click here.

The footstool came from an estate sale and was only $35. It’s old and I am fairly sure the fabric is original. I’ve considered reupholstering it, but I’m undecided so far. The bronze orb came from Marshalls.

Vintage footstool and bronze orb in the living room in the 1929 House - thediybungalow.com

Above the fireplace is one of my favorite things:

My grandmother's speech vintage banner in the living room of the 1929 House - thediybungalow.com

This banner was my grandmother’s. She won a National Forensics League tournament in college and this was what she received. My mom found it in her attic when she was cleaning one day. I just love it.

On either side of the fireplace are built-in shelves, and on the right I’ve added an old map (garage sale find), a drawing of “home” my son did when he was 3, and an antique dough bowl from a local antiques market.

Built-in shelves in the living room in the 1929 House - thediybungalow.com

I love the small windows above the shelves. They are original to the house.

The lamp came from an antiques market as well.

On the coffee table, an old Coke crate (different from the spice rack in the kitchen) holds magazines, coasters, and the remote control for the TV.

Coke crate in the living room in the 1929 House - thediybungalow.com

I found this crate at an estate sale for $18. This crate and the banner above the fireplace provide my signature pop of red in the room.

On the other side of the room is our piano.

Piano in the living room in the 1929 House - thediybungalow.com

The built-in shelves provide storage for our books and music, and I love my globes on the piano.

I love this living room because so many of my favorite things I’ve collected are in here.

The living room in the 1929 House - thediybungalow.com

It’s a quiet, sunny room where I love to write or read or just hang with the family. That’s why I’m grateful for this living room.

Click here to see the tour of the whole 1929 House!

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Filed Under: Decorating, Room Reveals, Thirty Days of Gratitude Tagged With: Living/Family Rooms 4 Comments

About Karen Cooper

Hi! I'm Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer” - I traded in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY adventures. Join me for DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organizing projects and tips as I transform a 1929 Tudor bungalow into our home. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.

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Comments

  1. Kelly@This Old Colonial Home says

    November 18, 2014 at 2:39 pm

    Pretty! It looks so cozy and homey!

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      November 18, 2014 at 4:59 pm

      Thanks, Kelly!

      Reply
  2. Anna Starner says

    February 11, 2016 at 3:49 pm

    I love your grandmothers banner what a wonderful keepsake. I would love to see it matted in a double mat, cream on the outside and a band of ref showing inside, I think it would be great if you printed off a small plaque that has her name ,what she won it for and the year proudly displayed in the frame for generations to come. You are lucky to have all of the information. I love your collection of typewriters too.

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      February 11, 2016 at 9:41 pm

      Thank you, Anna!

      Reply

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