I have mentioned before that I’m slowly furnishing my house. Moving from an apartment to a three bedroom house means that I have a lot more space. (I have to admit, since I’m not using the attic due to lack of safe access, I could really use more storage space in the house, but that’s another story.) One of the things I love about the house is that I have what I call a family room and a living room. The family room is in the finished basement, and is where I have my old living room furniture, my tv, and hopefully someday, a treadmill and a trainer for my bike (which I also don’t yet own).
The living room is upstairs, just as you come into the house through the front door. It has a fireplace (that will someday be converted to gas, since I know I will never use the wood burning fireplace) and until recently, it was completely unfurnished. I finally found the perfect picture to put over the fireplace, and I had been holding on all of the decorating until I found something to go there. But now that I have that, I can start furnishing. So over the weekend, I put in two chairs and a table.
Yes, they are made of metal and meant to be outside. But they count, right?
Okay, they don’t really count. I set them up in the living room because I thought it was funny, plus it was nice to have another place to sit. I’m currently researching couches and other furnishings. I don’t want to go all out and spend a fortune, but I do want something nice and comfortable to put in that room. I look forward to having a place to just sit and read without the distractions of the tv or (worse) my bed.
Unfortunately, couches and chairs aren’t cheap. Especially if I want to do something of decent quality (which I do). So for now, I’m just watching the sales and making decisions on what I want. I hate shopping, so this is always an adventure for me.
slow and steady wins the race! also, checking craigslist helps! 🙂
The nice thing about taking your time with decorating is that you tend to end up with pieces you really love, rather than whatever you could find that worked.
I wanted some sort of comfy, large armchair for the corner of my office to read and knit in. I looked all over and kept up with craigslist and never found anything that worked for me. Finally one day I wandered into World Market and they had this tiny little single futon love seat kind of thing. It fit perfectly with 1/2″ clearance. Clearly meant to be! And when I have more room, I can turn the one end down and have the look of a chaise lounge which I’ve always loved.