I'm just going to post a bunch of pictures and you'll be able to see the updates, no explanation needed.
The room as it was when we looked at the house
Then we used all the furniture from our apartments for awhile...
Then that furniture made it's way downstairs once we got carpet down there and the living room sat empty for months and months. Until I found these chairs and fireplace on Craigslist and got the table as a Christmas gift.
And then once again, Craigslist pulled through and I found the perfect couch, and now we have this:
It's not quite complete, I still have some ideas/changes in mind. But, it's getting there and that makes me happy!