we got a couple of big items in the past few weeks that have made our house look pretty much complete.
at the top of the list is our new couch. don't be fooled by my seemingly nonchalant attitude here -- the couch was many years in the making, and it did not come easy. no siree. you see, this is the couch for the man cave, andy's sanctuary where he can hide from me and all my annoying little habits. we went to countless furniture stores and sat on easily over 200 couches, and finally the big beast came home on december 3rd.
in order to arrange to have the new couch delivered, we had to get the old couch out of the basement. this turned out to be fun and not at all annoying. we simply brought the couch up the basement stairs, removed the feet of the couch, angled it every imaginable way while adding numerous scuff marks to the already worn basement walls, then had to go back down the stairs so we could take it out the basement (sliding door). but that's not where it ended. it was pitch black outside and it had been raining for days. luckily no one slipped, but good lord it ended up being such a pain. thankfully, the thing fit through the front door or i would've flipped my lid.
the new couch was delivered and is definitely worth the wait. the minute the guys were done setting it up i had to take a nap on it. 10 out of 10, baby.
since the old couch was moved up to the living room, i got to do whatever i wanted with it. i covered it with the slipcover we bought a few weeks ago so that it would coordinate with my new armchair, and i tossed a few ikea pillows on 'er for a little pizzaz. i'm quite happy with the way it turned out.
now i think we are pretty much set for house stuff. we still need some bedroom furniture for the two empty bedrooms upstairs, but it can wait.
Showing posts with label living room. Show all posts
Showing posts with label living room. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
liveable
some house updates.
i shared a couple of pictures of the new place on flickr last week, and wanted to go into a little more detail on here to document my progress, or lack thereof.
first off, i'm happy to report that the house is now 95% unpacked. actually, i can say that everything but the office is unpacked. the office is now just a junk room, but i really really do plan to clean it up and put it to good use.
before i start tackling the office unpacking/de-cluttering project, i'm still focused on decorating/furnishing the other parts of the house so that they are presentable. i'm not even going for magazine presentable. i'm going for "my mom" presentable. i'm not going to get into it now, but i think my mom did some irreparable damage when she raised me in such a clean house. i can honestly say that i never saw the kitchen sink with dirty dishes. it is this type of upbringing that made me into the neurotic cleaner that i am today. i look at everything in the house through my "mom's eye" and it never lives up to her standards. there are still scuff marks on the walls from the previous owners' movers. there are still a couple of stickers on the windows in the kitchen (i seriously need to clean the windows - is it gross that i haven't cleaned them yet?). in reality, my mom is a) not the type of person to judge others for their (un)cleanliness and b) definitely never judgmental of her kids. but i still strive to one day have a house as clean as my mom's.
back to house updates.
dining room is almost there. i got a new dining room table about three weeks ago. it's the basque java 65" table from crate & barrel. i'm very happy with it. i think i've mentioned before that it's my first real piece of furniture, and i'm pretty proud of that. the only thing really left to do in the dining room (for now) is to hang a mirror that i got for the room a few weeks ago.
the living room is now sporting a new chair & ottoman (ikea - Ektorp series) and coffee table (also ikea - hemnes). in a few weeks i will add the ektorp sofa to this room and it will look more complete. i didn't take a picture, but the fireplace in this room has a very "dated" cover/shield thingie and i'm tempted to possibly paint the brick white. that is something that will happen very much down the road, but just thought i'd throw the idea out there. also for this room i need another side table (most likely the matching hemnes side table), media console thing (again, most likely will be from the hemnes collection), a tv, wall art, and some lamps. i haven't had the chance to spend too much time in this room. i've been a little busy and don't take the time to relax too much, but i know when the day comes for me to relax, this room will be perfect for it. on sunday morning i sat in here with percy and drank my coffee while making my awesome nephew a copy of the new taylor swift album. when i was done i stored my laptop in the ottoman along with a USB cord and my journal. i love my new little treasure chest.
more to come!
i shared a couple of pictures of the new place on flickr last week, and wanted to go into a little more detail on here to document my progress, or lack thereof.
first off, i'm happy to report that the house is now 95% unpacked. actually, i can say that everything but the office is unpacked. the office is now just a junk room, but i really really do plan to clean it up and put it to good use.
before i start tackling the office unpacking/de-cluttering project, i'm still focused on decorating/furnishing the other parts of the house so that they are presentable. i'm not even going for magazine presentable. i'm going for "my mom" presentable. i'm not going to get into it now, but i think my mom did some irreparable damage when she raised me in such a clean house. i can honestly say that i never saw the kitchen sink with dirty dishes. it is this type of upbringing that made me into the neurotic cleaner that i am today. i look at everything in the house through my "mom's eye" and it never lives up to her standards. there are still scuff marks on the walls from the previous owners' movers. there are still a couple of stickers on the windows in the kitchen (i seriously need to clean the windows - is it gross that i haven't cleaned them yet?). in reality, my mom is a) not the type of person to judge others for their (un)cleanliness and b) definitely never judgmental of her kids. but i still strive to one day have a house as clean as my mom's.
back to house updates.
dining room is almost there. i got a new dining room table about three weeks ago. it's the basque java 65" table from crate & barrel. i'm very happy with it. i think i've mentioned before that it's my first real piece of furniture, and i'm pretty proud of that. the only thing really left to do in the dining room (for now) is to hang a mirror that i got for the room a few weeks ago.
the living room is now sporting a new chair & ottoman (ikea - Ektorp series) and coffee table (also ikea - hemnes). in a few weeks i will add the ektorp sofa to this room and it will look more complete. i didn't take a picture, but the fireplace in this room has a very "dated" cover/shield thingie and i'm tempted to possibly paint the brick white. that is something that will happen very much down the road, but just thought i'd throw the idea out there. also for this room i need another side table (most likely the matching hemnes side table), media console thing (again, most likely will be from the hemnes collection), a tv, wall art, and some lamps. i haven't had the chance to spend too much time in this room. i've been a little busy and don't take the time to relax too much, but i know when the day comes for me to relax, this room will be perfect for it. on sunday morning i sat in here with percy and drank my coffee while making my awesome nephew a copy of the new taylor swift album. when i was done i stored my laptop in the ottoman along with a USB cord and my journal. i love my new little treasure chest.
more to come!
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