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In Transition…

14 Friday Mar 2014

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Remember our living room before?   20140314-165337.jpg                                                 We moved out the couch last night to clean underneath it and you know what you find when you haven’t done that in nearly 2 and a half years?20140314-165454.jpg                                                Yep, that’s 2 1/2 years of dust and grime! Thanks to Habitat for Humanity, this is how our living room looks right now…     20140314-174340.jpg                                                Our new couch was supposed to be delivered today, but alas, we will have to wait until Monday…fun times in the Fell House this weekend! Fortunately, we have plans to go hiking tomorrow back in my home state! 

Until next time…Happy Blogging!

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What’s next…

10 Monday Mar 2014

Posted by Susan in Getting Crafty, Home Renovation

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We’ve almost decided on which sectional we’re going to purchase. Here’s a reminder of the 3 we like the best…image

I asked you guys on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter and the overwhelming response was in favor of the top one! I think that might be the final choice! Here it is again…Couch4

We’ve also decided instead of selling our old furniture in the upcoming garage sale or just leaving it on the curb for the city’s bulk trash pick-up, we’re going to donate it. When we lived in Arkansas, we always donated furniture and appliances to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, so that’s what we’re going to do with these items. They’re not terrible, just a couple tears. Here’s the couch…

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…you can barely see the rip in the fabric from when Rossi got his bone stuck between the arm and the cushion.image

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And here’s the chair and ottoman..

image…it’s still in pretty good shape, except for thisalong the back…

imageimage…that should be easily fixed, shouldn’t it?

Fortunately, we won’t have to find a way to get the furniture to the location…Habitat for Humanity will come pick it up!

Once we have our new sectional, we’re going to start a new “Getting Crafty…” project, but we can’t decide which one.

Here are a couple options…
We’re going to sell (maybe donate) our coffee and end tables. The gigantic dog crate will continue to serve as our coffee table, but we’ll need to build an end table. Check out my instagram page for the links to the plans.

We like either this one…image

…which matches the dog crate and our farmhouse table.   I would do different legs, though… these are little too bulky for my taste.

We like this one, too…image

…which is slightly different, but it matches our other project option…image

…this console table will actually go in our bedroom along this wall (please ignore the tubs of garage sale stuff)…image

…our bench was here, but Rob put it at the foot of our bed so the dogs could use it to help them jump on the bed.  We would use the table for trinkets and quilts and things. (I still love our wedding picture!)

What do you think should be our next project? The end table (if so, which design strikes your fancy), or the console table?  Leave me a comment, I love hearing from you!

Until next time… Happy Blogging!

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On the Hunt…

08 Saturday Mar 2014

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We are on the hunt now for the perfect sectional for our living room.

Currently, our family room looks like this…Room

My parents bought us this furniture nearly 5 and half years ago as a wedding present. It’s been a great couch and chair, but the dogs have kind of destroyed them…as dogs can do.  The fabric is ripped on one of the couch’s arms and the back cushion is coming apart from the chair. It’s time to upgrade.

We feel we have enough room in the area for a sectional.  I have the perfect piece in mind, but I can’t seem to find it in a store in OKC.  Our dream sectional would be large enough for our entire family and be durable enough for the dogs.  I want a chaise on one end and a recliner on the other.  All the couches like that in the stores are (a) too expensive or (b) way too masculine/bachlorpad-ish.

We did find 3 that we like…

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I love this red color and the leather is so soft!  But, there is no recliner and it’s just not big enough for 3 humans and 2 dogs.  The price is right, though.

Couch2

This one is huge!  There are two recliners that lay completely flat, which I love.  The leather was nice, but I wasn’t particularly fond of the color and it has a little bit of a masculine feel.  It is also the most expensive of the 3.

Couch4

I think, of the 3, this is my favorite.  The leather is so luxurious and it’s large enough without being too overwhelming… the downside… there is no recliner.  The price is good, though.

Decisions, decisions!  Which one would you choose?

Until next time…Happy Blogging!

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