A random antique mall in Carpinteria, Ca yielded this great find:

Also, we recently added a pair of ottomans to our living roomish area of our place.  We found 1 of them at the Long Beach flea market a month ago, and I found the other one at King Richards antique mall!  Crazy thing is, they are the same ottoman! A pair of matching ottomans found in two different places at two different times. Twins separated at birth (or an estate sale), have been reunited once again -

So, the house is coming together bit by bit. We are definitely taking a more colorful route this time around.  I think it has a lot to do with light, natural light.  Our old apartment was a like a dungeon, so anything with color just ended up getting muted out anyway. So now we have bright natural light and brightly colored stuff.  Looking good.