Rehab Diary: A Living Room Update Just in Time for the Holidays - Remodelista
The nicest thing I can say about the faux-walnut credenza that once stood in my living room is that each of its three small doors locked–so when I shoved my kitchenware into one of its cubbies, at least all my junk wouldn’t come tumbling out behind me. Photography by Tom Kubik for Remodelista. It still pains me that she’s no longer with us, which is why I long delayed my decision to swap out her credenza for something more practical. My new storage wall at the back of my living room, next to the kitchen. The first new piece I added was a Kameron Bookcase with walnut-stained mango wood shelves on an industrial metal frame; currently on sale for $539 at Home Decorators Collection. To the right of the shelves, I had space to tuck in an Alondra Storage Bench. To contain my kitchen wares, I used a set of three Caleb Metal Baskets–two shown here on the bottom row. My baking pans occupied two of the three cubbies in my credenza. I filled the smaller of the Anderson Trays with my table linens. For stowing things I don’t want to display, I found Eco-Natural Wool Baskets. They come in natural (shown here), brown, and gray, and are currently on sale for $80 each at Home Decorators Collection. An Eco-Natural Wool Basket next to a set of German glassware–from my grandmother. To pull everything together, I rolled out a Charisma Butter Pecan Area Rug beneath my dining table and next to the storage wall. My living room has survived several configurations; in this early version, the sofa sat where the dining table now lives. Yet another layout, with the sofa facing the credenza (and the World Cup).