DIY Home — August 15, 2019

My Plum Infused Living Room

DIY Home — August 15, 2019

My Plum Infused Living Room

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A few months ago at the beginning of the Fall season, I decided to try something odd. Okay, maybe even crazy. I decided to switch my beautiful cool tone teal and green living room accents and accessories to warm purples and plums for the winter months. Did I regress back to a purple loving teenage girl? Oh my. When I looked around and shopped for a few accessories I did find bits of plum in a sea of my beloved teals, but not many. If you have not seen my summer living room tour here is a link to that post. Yet I continued on my mission to infuse the room with these warm rich colors to balance the cooler days. Then Pantone announced their color of the year for 2014 in December to be Radiant Orchid. I had to laugh to myself since it has been my trend to unknowingly predict upcoming trends.

So here is how I made the color switch: You may remember this post where I shared how to make these easy pillow covers. Well, this was part of my redecorating. I also painted a new piece of art for the fireplace which hides the television and I made a new graphic diamond art piece for the opposite wall for which I will share a tutorial on how to make your own this later this week. I found a few accessories at West Elm to include the plum ombre throw on the sofa, the plum trays, the silver fox and a few pretty vessels to place around the room. I mixed my metal pieces with silver, golds and coppers and kept the golden yellow as an accent color.

I know it would be a hard sell to your husbands/boyfriends/partners if you were to tell them you were going to redecorate your living room in plum. The idea of it even makes me catch my breath, and perhaps that is why I wanted to take on the challenge. More importantly, I want to share with you how easy it is to change your space seasonally with just a few key items and a few pops of color. Take a look around my living room and tell me what colors would you use to design your dream space. Enjoy! ~ Lia

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59 Comments

Michelle January 3, 2019 at 5:23pm

where did you find the geometric painting on the living room wall? can you suggest where I could look?

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1. Lia January 3, 2019 at 5:47pm
  
  @Michelle
  
  I painted it myself! Super easy with a ruler and blue painter’s tape 🙂 . But Minted.com is my favorite source for beautiful artwork.
  
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Alison May 4, 2015 at 7:52am

Wow, it looks great!

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1. Lia May 4, 2015 at 8:24am
  
  @Alison
  
  Thank you:-)
  
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hannah March 10, 2014 at 1:02pm

could you share the paint color on the walls?

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1. Lia March 11, 2014 at 8:59am
  
  @hannah
  
  It is Sherwin Williams Oyster Bar.
  
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Gillian February 4, 2014 at 11:43am

I love this room! especially the ottoman/fabric covered table in the center! Can you tell me where you got it?

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1. Lia February 4, 2014 at 12:49pm
  
  @Gillian
  
  West Elm! They may still have it, I know they use that fabric on other things.
  
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deb January 23, 2014 at 3:21pm

Love it, and I love your blog. Q: I want to get more greenery in my living room. Are your plants faux or real?

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1. Lia January 25, 2014 at 7:24am
  
  @deb
  
  These are all real. Some of my summer plants were faux grass, but these are the real thing. I get my orchids and lavender at Trader Joes. Very affordable.
  
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Tisha January 15, 2014 at 6:00pm

It looks beautiful, as always. My burning question is HOW did you create the artwork that you have hiding the TV? I would love to do something similar in my living room, but I can’t quite figure out how to do it without scratching the TV or doing something awful to the canvas.

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1. Lia January 15, 2014 at 6:58pm
  
  @Tisha
  
  I will do that as a post as soon as I return from Alt Summit! Thanks for asking. 🙂
  
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Lucia January 14, 2014 at 3:07pm

Really beautiful, that’s it. Simple but elegant, I liked it. Congrats!

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1. Lia January 15, 2014 at 8:26pm
  
  @Lucia
  
  Thanks Lucia!
  
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Anna January 14, 2014 at 2:44pm

Beautiful !! Beautiful beautifullllll

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1. Lia January 14, 2014 at 3:39pm
  
  @Anna
  
  Thanks Anna!
  
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Viges January 14, 2014 at 1:59pm

Me encanta el gusto que tiene para la decoración, y esos colores en los muebles, que no soy capaz de encontrarlos, son fantásticos.

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1. Lia January 15, 2014 at 8:29pm
  
  @Viges
  
  Thanks Viges!
  
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Melissa@TheChicDream January 14, 2014 at 8:57am

I love the purple. It’s so cool and sultry. I especially like your ottoman, it’s the same fabric as my duvet! Very pretty room.

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1. Lia January 14, 2014 at 3:38pm
  
  @Melissa@TheChicDream
  
  Thanks Melissa! I LOVE the ottoman. It was a West Elm find.
  
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Dawn January 14, 2014 at 7:58am

I love the curtains – where did you find them?

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1. Lia January 15, 2014 at 7:03pm
  
  @Dawn
  
  I made those, of course. 🙂 I have a tutorial on how I made a similar set here on the blog too.
  
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danae January 14, 2014 at 5:28am

OK. How did you make the paper bird??? I LOVE it!!

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1. Lia January 14, 2014 at 3:41pm
  
  @danae
  
  Thanks! That little bird will be coming in my next video tutorial!! Yay. Just filmed it Saturday.
  
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Nancy January 14, 2014 at 5:17am

Gorgeous! You always strike the perfect balance with any color (s) you use.

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1. Lia January 15, 2014 at 8:16pm
  
  @Nancy
  
  Thanks Nancy! I love color.
  
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Starr January 14, 2014 at 4:25am

I love your plummy accents – just beautiful. I’ve been thinking of doing the same thing, but with red. You have given me some great ideas!

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1. Lia January 15, 2014 at 8:16pm
  
  @Starr
  
  Red would look so pretty too. Did you love all the red dresses at the Golden Globe awards this year? Very in trend.
  
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Dianne January 14, 2014 at 3:57am

What a beautiful welcoming room. Love it!

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1. Lia January 15, 2014 at 8:15pm
  
  @Dianne
  
  Thanks Dianne!
  
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Marzanne January 14, 2014 at 2:44am

Hi Lia, I love your creative visions come to life. Loved the mustardy color along with everything, and absolutely ADORE the white branches. Thanks for the inspiration!

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1. Lia January 14, 2014 at 3:42pm
  
  @Marzanne
  
  Thanks Marzanne! They are pretty awesome. I will have to do a tutorial for that soon.
  
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Tanya January 14, 2014 at 12:29am

You have such a great eye, I love your living room with just enough plum. Gorgeous!

xo, Tanya
twelveOeight

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1. Lia January 15, 2014 at 7:28pm
  
  @Tanya
  
  Thanks Tanya!!
  
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Shelly January 14, 2014 at 12:29am

Beautiful!!!! Lia, would u come decorate my home ! 🙂 (jk, but that would be awesome haha)

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1. Lia January 14, 2014 at 3:34pm
  
  @Shelly
  
  When am I coming over?! 😉
  
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Sandy January 13, 2014 at 8:30pm

Beautiful room Lia. We are nearing completion of a reno on the main floor of our home and now comes the decorating part. I love your decorating style and your home and you’ve given me some ideas on how to add color.

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1. Lia January 14, 2014 at 3:34pm
  
  @Sandy
  
  That is great Sandy!
  
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Kate January 13, 2014 at 6:43pm

Love it! Did you say before that the wall color is Sherwin Williams Oyster Bay? It looks like one that allows easy changes of accent colors.

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1. Lia January 14, 2014 at 3:33pm
  
  @Kate
  
  Yes, that is the wall color. It is an easy color and it changes in the light too.
  
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Mare January 13, 2014 at 6:16pm

Your purple livingroom is gorgeous!! Love it!!

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1. Lia January 15, 2014 at 8:11pm
  
  @Mare
  
  Thanks Mare!!
  
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JaneEllen January 13, 2014 at 6:10pm

If I could I would happily use many ideas I see in your living room. It is so gorgeous, you are so talented in so many ways Lia. Your living room looks like a gorgeous magazine layout, wow. Now if I could go buy new furniture, new lots of things but alas I have to content myself with our little mfg. home l/r.
Right now I’m exhausted from purging/cleaning my craft room, so much to get rid of, rearrange and organize. Our hallway is full of things I’m not sure what to do with and really don’t want to have to go thru but eventually I will have to. It’s amazing how much room I gained putting all my paint & products on a stand that was in our bathroom. It’s perfect, even had room for few other things on bottom shelf. I’m so pleased with how the room looks and most importantly feels now, I can actually walk in here now, whoohooo. Hope I can keep it that way after I put back what absolutely has to go back in. You and many other bloggers have inspired me to clean up my act, thank heavens. Happy week
I love your living room so much it’s perfect. How do you keep it so clean?

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1. Lia January 15, 2014 at 8:11pm
  
  @JaneEllen
  
  Thanks JaneEllen! I need to do some major organizing in my studio too. I put away my Christmas stuff, but is still needs more organizing. I get more done when things are tidy. As far as my living room goes… it is not always super clean like this. But I will say that it helps that it is a house of females. 🙂
  
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Maria January 13, 2014 at 6:07pm

Wow! Your living room looks amazing… it should be featured in a magazine like House Beautiful, Better Homes & Gardens, or something like that 🙂

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1. Lia January 15, 2014 at 8:06pm
  
  @Maria
  
  I totally agree!! It was featured on the West Elm website homepage for a while.
  
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Katie January 13, 2014 at 6:03pm

I was hoping you were going to say you loved purple as a teenager because that was also Donny Osmond’s favorite color. 😉

I’m such a neophyte when it comes to decorating and really like seeing exactly how you changed the color of your living room with just paint and accent pieces.

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1. Lia January 15, 2014 at 7:34pm
  
  @Katie
  
  Oh, it was my favorite color as a teen! So happy this is helping. I hope to do more decor posts this year.
  
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Debbie January 13, 2014 at 5:49pm

Absolutely stunning Lia! I so want you to come and do my apartment lol

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1. Lia January 15, 2014 at 8:05pm
  
  @Debbie
  
  I am heading over! 😉
  
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Maureen January 13, 2014 at 1:43pm

I could not live with this color but the room is very well put together.

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1. Lia January 15, 2014 at 7:13pm
  
  @Maureen
  
  Haha. I hear you. It looks more subtle in person. I just had to try it and now that I did. . . I LOVE it!!
  
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Alexis January 13, 2014 at 1:15pm

Love your artwork!

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1. Lia January 13, 2014 at 3:53pm
  
  @Alexis
  
  Thanks Alexis!
  
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Shelley January 13, 2014 at 9:28am

I love this! Purple has always been one of my favorites.

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1. Lia January 13, 2014 at 9:35am
  
  @Shelley
  
  Thanks Shelley. I love the results too. Very cozy.
  
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