The living room takes precedent in both of our minds. We made these decisions independently: Furniture shopping starts with the living room. Maybe it's because we spend the most time there. Maybe it's because that's what our guests will see. Maybe it's because we're ready to move the hand-me-down couch downstairs once and for all. [Without a rug underneath it, the unanchored "L" slides on the hardwood floor every time someone sits in it.]
We went to two furniture stores last night looking for a sofa. Sale prices were pretty good, but one salesperson told us to wait for the weekend to get a better deal if we don't want to long-term finance, which we don't. Our goal is to pay a couple of installments until he makes a big bonus, then pay the stuff off.
Photo credit: CSN Sofas.comThe chain store was disappointing. Lots of ugly, overstuffed couches with no personality. They all looked the same. We want a sofa-slash-chaise. They only had one, and it was the exact color of our walls - "comfortable." The color, not the sofa.
We're looking for rich browns and varying shades of blue. Or, he is looking for rich browns, and I'm looking for the whole smorgasbord of colors. Creams would work as an accent, but not a[nother] feature.
Our front-runner right now is this sofa-plus-cuddler. Oooh, cuddler, I love how that sounds. We would also get the ottoman with it, but I really don't want to get the entire set [it also has an available chair, and the store put it with a lovely coffee table and end tables]. I'm not a matchy-matchy kind of girl, and none of those really terrific design shows on HGTV feature the host purchasing all of the furniture from the same collection.
We're eclectic. He just doesn't realize it yet.
Other than the cuddler, I love how this chair has two finishes: the bottom in chocolate leather [pleather?] and the top a rich microsuede. It's quite luxurious to the touch.
He also likes that the back pillows stay in place. Our couch right now is much less structured, and it is driving him nuts.
So, of course, after having found nothing in the way of acceptable chairs in either store to mix with this beauty, I hopped onto Overstock. I love Overstock. And, lo and behold, we have a contender.
Photo credit: Overstock.comI love it. It has the blue. And the great geometric designs. All things kind of keeping with a modern-eclectic-transitional feel. Dark legs match with our love of dark wood finishes. And how can you beat the price? Even if we get two, it's well worth it.
Now I am frantically looking for throw pillows in all shades of brown, blue, and cream. Etsy, here I come. And I think I would like to turn our wedding altar fabric into sheers for this room [three windows and a windowed door].
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