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I shared with you a little over a week ago the tragedy that was the dog pee on my zebra rug.  I am still crying over it a little.  But you know what?  I took it as a sign that maybe I needed to change things up in the living room.  And thanks to our not-so-great last year’s accountant and a great accountant this year who caught last year’s errors (you got all that?), we had a little teensy bit extra from Uncle Sam that was owed to us last year.  So I took it before Chris could tell me not to.  Ha ha.  Just kidding…. I told him I was taking it.  Ok, we discussed it and I pouted until he agreed with me that we should get a new rug.  I decided to be a little thriftier, and also go a little bigger.  The couches sometimes slid before because all 4 legs were on the wood floor.  Here is the room before (picture form just before Thanksgiving)….
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I found a rug on Overstock that I adored!  It is more vibrant and bold, a little bigger, and the cost was $250 for a 6×9 rug.  Not bad!  Here is the picture from their website…

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    And here it is in my home and I love it even more in person!  This color my world challenge has me wanting to bump up the color in this house, so I am doing it!  There will be some more color coming into this room soon.

    Here you can see the baby gate… which will stay there from now on even when we are home.  Darn dogs.

    And you may have spied a little more color on the mantle.  On Tuesdays and Thursdays my neighbor comes over in the morning to work out with me.  She has 4 kids (one being a 5 month old) so time alone is precious.  Since it’s Spring break, I invited her kids to all come Tuesday as well and stay here after we worked out to do a craft project.  We made these little egg carton birds I saw in Family Fun magazine, which Emmy gets in the mail (courtesy of Gramma and Papa).  Here are the birds my kiddos made, on the mantle.  Sawyer’s are uniformly colored in red and blue, and Emmy’s is more colorful of course!  I absolutely love the crooked googly eyes and beaks… they look like silly little birds!

     And lest you think we would just get rid of the zebra rug, here it is in its new home…. the playroom!  I had planned on getting a new rug for in here, so I guess it’s sort of win-win.  Apparently Go-go likes to color (The kids were playing when I snapped the picture).  And you can also spy our new playroom chairs here… $5 each at my old Goodwill.  I was in town a few weeks ago and stopped by and was glad I did!

     Here you can see the faded spot. I have learned my lesson.  I will be buying spot shot.

    I also wanted to extend a HUGE thank you to Nicole from Home for Hire.  I won a giveaway from her a few weeks ago, full of lots of goodies!  I just love Nicole’s blog- she is just downright sweet and creative!  I am stealing this picture from her blog because I have since put some items away, but here is what I won….
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    And of course I love aqua!  I added the framed paper to my sideboard, as well as the lovely aqua book.  (I LOVE this book!)

    I was so excited when my package of goodies arrived- Thank you, Nicole!

    Hope you all have a fabulous Thursday!  I will be working out with my neighbor and then he kids are staying again to color Easter eggs with us.  Then I am off to the movies with my kiddos to see “Mirror, Mirror”, which Emmy has been asking to see.  Hope you have a fun day as well!

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    2. René says

      Oh wow! I love it! Thank you new accountant person 😉 Now the couch stay put and the zebra adds a fun punch to its space. Love it when things work out like this!

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    3. Tonya says

      The new rug looks great! I love the color & the design! Yay for extra money from Uncle Sam!! That’s always a good thing! 🙂

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    4. Jaime Costiglio says

      Thank goodness for man’s best friend – now you have a great new rug! And we’re dying eggs with friends today too = no projects getting done but life is a trade off. Take care

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    6. Sabrina says

      Holy Cow! What a transformation… and just with a rug. I love that rug and the pop of color it gives to the room. BTW, love your living room!

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    9. Megan says

      I adore the new rug! Plus because it’s a little bigger it makes a bigger statement in the room! Oh and pouting usually helps me get my way too 🙂

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    11. Katie says

      The new rug looks awesome! Glad you got to salvage the zebra rug! And those chairs! I never stop being jealous of your goodwill! Ours sucks! Love the kids sonny birds, they’re so cute!!

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    12. Catherine says

      I love that rug! Look forward to seeing the colour – I need to do the same.

      Would you believe that I have just bought three chairs really similar to the ones in your pictures!!

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    13. Kara @ June & Bear says

      so i had your new rug in my overstock cart for about a month, but was afraid it wouldn’t work with my teal and couldn’t tell. so i got a gray zebra one instead. i have serious rug commitment issues. love the blue in your space!

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    20. Nicole {Home for Hire} says

      I absolutely adore that rug–I had my eye on it myself 🙂 But, it was out of our price range…bummer. Maybe Uncle Sam will be good to us too 🙂 It’s so fun to see all the teal items in your home!

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    21. Colleen says

      The new rugs looks great, it seems to pull the room together more since it’s now under the couches a bit. I love what you did with the old rug, it would have been a shame to get rid of it, still has life left for the kiddos! 🙂

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    24. Shari @ turnstylevogue.com says

      I love your rug! I just ordered a new one for our great room as well – but mine isn’t as exciting as yours. Those chairs in the playroom are so cute as are the little birds. I miss those days so much.

      Have a great day!

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    32. Becca says

      I don;t know how I missed a good “dog pee” post! 😉 But it looks like you turned a bad situation into a real winner- the new rug looks like it was made for your space {from one gray couch lover to another}
      And I am DYING over the kids chairs you picked up!! I would love the adult version, too!
      xo Becca

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    33. Lisa Scibilia says

      Cassie, LOVE LOVE LOVE the new rug!! And such a good price for a large rug, too. And the aqua inspirations – thank you for that one, sister!! My aqua challenge has me stumped in some areas (um, paint? uhhhh, fabric?) Love these pops of color in your home.

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    44. Allison says

      The new rug looks fantastic in your living room! The size is great and it’s fun and bold. I loved the other one, too, but it works out perfectly in it’s new home! It all worked out as it was supposed to. Those little birds are the cutest thing ever!

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    51. Carmel @ Our Fifth House says

      I love the new rug – what a great pattern and color it adds to the room. I’m so jealz of those chairs too – what a steal!! Hope you have a fab weekend with your precious family! What did you think of Mirror Mirror?

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    55. laxsupermom says

      Love the new rug! It’s such a nice shot of color, and I love the new size! The egg carton birds are so cute! We’re heading into spring break this week(starting today,) and that looks like a fun mid-week craft project. Thanks for sharing.

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    57. Ange says

      The rug looks fabulous as you knew it would! Great choice and nice job reusing the peed on rug. 😉 Those chairs for the playroom are pretty sweet too! The birds make me smile, they are really cute!

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    58. Kelly says

      That rug just completely makes the room – it is gorgeous! I love seeing how online rugs end up looking in real rooms, because you just never know, but this one was a total win! Great choice!

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    62. I'm Busy Procrastinating says

      Liking the new rug. It fits better. I’ve always heard that at least the front furniture legs should always be on a rug. And that aqua book you were given is super sweet. I am always on the lookout for anything with an aqua or turquoise color!

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