My House Tour - Living Room

Apr 15

Howdy friends! Hope you have had a great week so far! Today I thought I would share with you the first stop on my home tour! I am going to start with my living room. The room had great potential with wonderful natural light! However, the walls were painted a nasty dark brown. I have nothing against dark brown, but mixed with the stained carpet and overall dirty feel of the place the darkness of the walls wasn’t helping matters! This room was actually one that I had to do the least to!

I started with a simple fresh coat, make that several coats, of a light neutral paint. I used Sherwin Williams Natural Tan and Behr’s Ultra Pure White for the trim. After painting every inch of the space, I had new carpet installed. I can’t remember the pattern, but it is the Martha Stewart line at Home Depot and the color is called Mushroom. The last step was placing all of my collected furniture! As I mentioned before, I had been collecting furniture for quite awhile! I even purchased the very large sectional before ever knowing this home existed! I got lucky that the oversized sofa actually fit perfectly in the space!! Speaking of that monster, it was quite the eyesore before I got my hands on it! I spied it at a local estate sale and fell in love! It was so unusual and in the right space, in the right fabric, it could be great!! So before I could talk myself out of it, I bought it! It sat in storage for about a year.

Once I closed on the house, I decided on the polka dot fabric because who doesn’t want a super large polka dotted sectional!! I first got quotes on having the sofa fully reupholstered and after having the wind knocked out after hearing the price, I contacted my slipcover seamstress to make a slipcover instead! She is AMAZING and made it look like it actually was upholstered. I always have to lift it up to prove to people it really is a slipcover. The room really comes together with pops of dark teal and rustic touches. I wanted the space to be bright, neutral, and have southern charm. I think the space has just that! Enjoy!

Mark Rippstein

Mark Rippstein is the co-founder of R+R Creative Co.

Before graduating from Santa Clara University with honors in Business Marketing, Mark developed a strong work ethic at his parent’s scientific research company. Starting there in his early teens, he jumped in wherever needed, from sweeping floors and counting inventory to soldering circuit boards and setting up trade show booths...he even launched their first web presence in 1996. After working for a couple dot com companies in Silicon Valley and a Dutch bank in Switzerland, Mark spent over 10 years at Google forming and overseeing diverse and dispersed teams and projects. It was through his travels during that time that his appreciation for travel management, especially for trusted and knowledgeable advisors, grew into something that led him to Casto Travel. As Casto’s Director of Marketing, Mark oversaw their online presence, making sure that those who have an experience with Casto, including those working at Casto, had a clear understanding of their values and services. By leading their marketing efforts, Mark was tasked with keeping everything on brand, accurate, and secure. His primary focus was on their websites and their social ties. Mark also provided oversight when it came to having a clear, consistent and positive brand message, particularly pertaining to customer satisfaction, lead generation, and recruiting.

Mark joined his wife, Carla, to build a different type of marketing consulting company. With R+R Creative Co, their objective is to bring clarity, sustainability, and accountability to their projects.

Throughout his years of working on the web, Mark has become an advocate for clarity, consistency, and security. He believes that we should all strive for excellence and going beyond expectations...especially when it comes to working with others.

Find out more at: linkedin.com/in/markrippstein

https://www.randrcreativeco.com