The Single Mommy Diaries!! & a decorating question

Ah, I am SO SO SOOOO excited about this! As I know you already know, my family means everything to me and is one of the biggest blessings in my life. I have two beautiful sisters who are my best friends and biggest supporters. I don't know what I do without them! I'm the youngest, and have definitely relied on their helpful advice and awesome tips since day one. My sister, J, on the right, is a single mommy. She should be wearing a cape in this picture because she is a SUPERHERO when it comes to mommy-hood. I am SO please and excited to share with you that she just started her own blog! I have been on her back for a little while now trying to steer her into blogging. She is one of the funniest people I know and is an excellent writer (quite unlike me, seriously, she is GOOD). Not to mention, full of love and creativity and is just ridiculously, flat-out, AMAZING. I don't think it's possible to talk about anyone in my family without gushing. I'll have to do a post on D, our phenomenal oldest sister. BUT for now, back to the point. When I first started blogging, it was your comments that really encouraged me and got me hooked to keep writing. Your comments always make my day! If you get a chance, will you please stop over and say hello to her? Better yet, follow her! I know you won't be disappointed. I am so proud of her (can a younger sister say that?) and love her so much and am so excited that you now have an opportunity to get to know her. SO, without further ado, I would like to introduce to you: The Single Mommy Diaries!

After you pop on over and say hello, please come back for my decorating question below!

So, here's the deal. Since the first day I spotted this rug in Pottery Barn, I have been absolutely in love. I love how crisp and fresh it makes the room look in this picture! It is so fun, unique and vibrant. We moved into our first home not too long ago and have been slowly trying to fill all of the rooms - it can take a while! We only recently purchased furniture for our living room and are waiting to paint, etc. after I make some color decisions. I will need to post more pictures of the inside of the house some day, but for now I'll describe the feeling when you walk in the door. It is VERY open, which is what I loved about our house since the first time I walked in it. When you first walk in the door you are standing in an open area that has the living room on the left. The stairway is in front of you and next to that, on your right, is a little area with a table and lamp, and an area leading you to the family room, laundry room, etc. The dining room is behind the living room and so far only has our table and a picture I've hung on the wall - this room will be decorated next. EVERYTHING on this side of the house is waiting to be filled and decorated. Here is my dilemma: I love, love, love this rug from Pottery Barn. After we bought our living room furniture (two couches, coffee table and side tables), I couldn't stop thinking about the rug. I thought I should see if it would look okay in a living room setting. I went everywhere trying to find it and found out it was SOLD OUT, even online. Yesterday I made a quick stop at PB and found out they had ONE left, ON SALE. It actually didn't look quite the same in person as I thought it would - the yellow was a little more muted. I decided I should still buy it and bring home; try it out. Like I said, we don't have ANY decorations in this room yet, so it's really hard for me to tell if with a little help, paint and the right accent pieces, this could all work together. My husband I both thought it looked almost 70's-ish/retro! That is SO not the look I'm going for! And I know it would look better with a white coffee table on it, and some day we may do that, but for now, this is what we have. Please help me! Keep it or ditch it? It's also important to note we plan on moving again at some point in the semi-near future, so please picture it in the bigger scheme of things, ie. a living room in a future house too - is there potential for these pieces to work together, not necesssarily does it look perfect in this exact room. Here's a quick snapshot I took as I was running out the door. That little lamp sitting there is one I dragged in from the office to at least get a feel, definitely not staying. It's so hard to picture the room all finished, but I don't want to buy anything until I settle on a rug and decide on a theme! I wonder if a big lamp with a crisp, white shade and a lot more white and yellow accent pieces will soften the look up. I would also add a splash of another color, flowers in a vase, etc. AH, I would love your help! Is it drab? TOO funky? Please let me know your thoughts! Thanks in advance!

Blessings!/XOXO