"New" furniture

Alright ..... be brave here, folks. The first photo I am going to show you is how life is .... which is messy. Not pristine or organized. it's our living room on any given Tuesday.


EEEK.

But this has a purpose. It's to show you that after we moved out Erik's original couches ("original" sounds nicer than "old," right?), we had a lack of seating in our living room. To remedy this, we pulled in some lawn chairs. This was the height of fashion and classiness, let me tell you.


I wouldn't call our current setup overly fashionable, but I feel it looks less "college dorm room" than before. Besides, the rocking chair is great for reading the paper in the morning.


Or for cat naps whenever you feel like it. Because clearly we purchased this for the cat, right? ;)

#104 — Find a new and loving home for Erik's original couch/love seat/recliner

Oh sweet bliss!!!!!!! I actually forgot this was on my bucket list, but am glad it was.

When we got married, I brought a sofa into the household. Erik already had a sofa/love seat/recliner. The living room was a bit crowded.


In all honesty, the recliner and love seat were in other locations. I just dragged them all into the living room for the person who purchased them.

I listed them on Craigslist and within an hour I had 1 inquiry. In another hour I had another.

First person came the next day, looked at them and paid full asking price. Honestly, I expected haggling, so I was pleasantly surprised that there wasn't any.


*siiiiigh* Look at HOW MUCH ROOM we have in our living room!!!! Very exciting.

At some point "my" couch will find a new and loving home. A few years ago, I would never have guessed it, but I am loving sleek, more streamlined couches. The one we've got now is a bit "oversized/overstuffed" and I'm just not loving it.

I'm in lust after any/all of these:


Of course, a sofa is absolutely an investment piece and several years off. And of course, NOT in white or off white. ;)

New couch :)

Out with the old:

And in with the new:

(Erik takes it for a test drive)

Long story short, we acquired a new couch for the basement. It's another sectional. More oversized than I'd get for upstairs ... but it's super-comfy and great for downstairs. :)


Esse, of course, takes it for a test drive, too.

This is a pretty amusing series of photos of Erik + Esse.