So here is the before:

And here's the present cuteness:



The fabric is by Heather Bailey and the owls were made by my awesome cousin. The paint is Blue Seafoam and Simply White (Benjamin Moore).
I think it still needs a super cute welcome mat. I'll let you know if I pick one up. Someday I will take pictures of the rest of our house, but I'm still just not totally satisfied with most of the rooms, need some tweaks still.