Holy smokes we bought a couch!!!
This marks the end of the fully Ikea furnished household period for us.
We only bought once a brand-new couch and that was 12 years ago at, where else, Ikea of course.
It served its purpose for a long time but didn't stand a chance against two babies, a dog, two cats and 2 moves. After it disintegrated slowly but surely we moved onto second hand items from Craigslist, which has been our go-to-place for furniture ever since.
It was fine, worked well and did the job. It didn't matter if the cats and dogs chewed/scratched it up or if cranberry juice mixed with Nutella was smeared all over it.
BUT lately we have been getting tired of our "shabby chic" look and wildly decided that we are all grown up enough to have a piece of real furniture in the house.
Something new and nice, that looks as nice as it feels.
So we went couch testing the other day :)
All three, Pat and the Ls went straight to the recliner section while I oohed and ahhed at the fancy, modern white leather sectionals, the sleek and modern look, straight lines, clean and no fuzz.
Meanwhile the other CZ family members pushed every button on every recliner, taking joy rides in every moveable piece of furniture they had on the floor. I swear Disneyland was nothing compared to the joyful screams I heard coming from them in the back of the showroom.
We left with completely different ideas of what we would purchase and were sure we'd convince the other person that we would be most happy if we go with "this" or "that" choice.
Well believe it it or not, we agreed upon a model and Pat went and officially purchased it today.
WOW!!!
This is BIG for us.
I have issues with commitments and making a commitment that large (for our price scale and pocket at least) is pretty big. I am sure by tomorrow I am ready to cancel the order, buyers remorse is my middle name, but for now we are the proud owners of a brand-spanking-new sectional WITH buttons but WITHOUT cup-holders (there, compromise made :)...to be delivered next week.
We are hoping to add a few more new pieces to the collection, like a real, new, unbroken and unscratched dining table and a real bed for Mama and Papa (as supposed to the cool pallet bed my hubby built us). We truly are growing up, are we?!
But all good things will come in time, for now we can hardly await the delivery of our new "baby" and I am sure I'll be guarding this baby with all my might (no food, no drinks, no pets, no kids and no sitting on it...that should keep it clean and healthy looking :P
Here are a few pics of our furniture adventure tour...
Perfect size for the itty one :)
Addendum #1: As I am writing this Pat just spilled a full glass of water onto the old couch and floor...OMG what the hell were we thinking???
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