Storyboard for the new living room

I actually spent some time and put together a storyboard for the new living room. So according to every DIY blog and TV design on a dime show, it all starts with an inspiration shot and moves through progress to concept and completion. Part of me doing this is to tackle the DIY and see how much I can save in redoing this room.

So the architecture:

Walls – Paint creme color to keep light and airy (Already a white but would prefer a softer cream)
Sofas – Chocolate – OWN
Rug – Found this one at West Elm – super pretty and geometric for texture. My DIY says – woven solid stenciled with fabric paint and heat seat. Cost = far less than ordering online.
Lamps – OWN – found a turquoise blue one at Big Lots for $3 and its beautiful.
BigDamBird – My theory – find the Raven 101 plate get it blown up to monstrous size and then buy a blank frame from a craft store. Paint it lemon myself because they charge a ton – voila CHEAP.
Lamp Shade – DIY – take the shade I have apart use it as a template for a new piece of fabric. Either buy a remnant from craft store or embroider via hoop and frame to get the shape and color I want.
Console – Hello Craigslist and updated atomic era furniture.
Accent Pillows – Deconstructed Pillows – I can so make these I even already know how! Embroidered Peace Dove pillow – again inspiration from West Elm but I can so make this too.

What do you think? Am I crazy ambitious on this or will it actually get pulled off !

Living Room Inspiration – BigBird

Where on earth did you come from big beautiful bird and how do I get my hands on you ??? The Google machine so far has failed me, but over the weekend I found this and decided I had to have it. Spring time itch has sunk in and I am on the hunt to redo my abode. It is just time to go from “collected” bits to a style. I know, I hate thinking about it too. So first Inspiration Piece is indeed BIG BIRD. But instead of a hawk (Sorry Atlanta I am not THAT attached to you), I of course want this:

The Raven

The colors obviously are a tad bit drab so my inspiration palette is pulled in Lemon – Aqua – Lime to go with my chocolate sofas.I can see this bird blown up to epic portions and framed in some stunning lemon frame. The one above on the Hawk does NOTHING to that piece. I am sorry, you find a print the size of a man and you stick it in a tinplate or perhaps plastic one bar frame? Pfft.. BOooooring.

Aqua Orange - awesome

I would keep the walls airy, with a pale cream color as my living room is really small. Too many colors and I think I would make my family crazy.

some aqua accents

Glass Balls and curtains in this piece are absolutely a go. Rug, not so much so. I would opt for something graphic like chevrons or nothing at all. Check out that little lamp in the corner.. I already have something much similar I scored at BigLots for $3 (woot).

DIY - Lampshade if you scroll up you can see how nice this would look

So where do I find a print of one very big dam bird?