New Furniture

We got new furniture.

I'm completely in love.

I've been wanting front room furniture in here since we moved in the first time.

James let us use his for a bit and I loved it but it wasn't mine.

I never picked it out.

Mark and I were given a lot of really nice furniture pieces when we got married as gifts and I am so grateful but I never picked them out.

But these, Mark and I went furniture shopping around and we talked about what we both wanted.

Mark was a sweetheart and let me get whatever I wanted.

Obviously if he really couldn't stand it he would have said so but he really just wanted me to be happy.

He knew and stressed to me that we weren't going to be getting new couches every few years so whatever we got would have to be what I really wanted and wouldn't get sick of quick.

I already knew this but I'm glad he knew that to get what would last a long time, functionally and aesthetically, would cost money.

Well he found out that when I am free to get what I want I don't get the most expensive thing, I don't get the most flamboyant thing, and I don't get the most feminine things.

I like things to be some what neutral so that when I do want a change I can simply change the pillows and decor.

I think these are similar to the ones he would pick out too if he were left to get what he wanted.

They were a great price too and came with tables and lamps even.

I do not like the pillows and I will be sewing some new ones up real quick.

Also, way back in the village we picked up a chair by the dumpster.

I wanted it so I could redo it.

Mark liked it cause it was close enough to the couch we had and we could just use it for a few years and give it away.

He really did NOT want me to redo it.

He didn't want to sink money into something that wasn't worth it.

I knew that if I put a little money into it I could make it look like a million bucks.

Ok obviously not a million but I could make it look like we spent a lot more money into it then we really would.

And so I waited till I knew what I wanted.

I waited a long time cause I could never pinpoint a style.

But I finally figured it out about a year ago.

Then I had to wait for the fabric to go on sale at the same time that I could use a coupon, it's the best way to buy the expensive home dec fabric.

When I finally got it a few months ago we had started talking about moving so I decided to put it off till we moved.

After we moved in I knew we were going to get furniture and I really wanted it to be ready when we got it so I could just love my room.

Well I do love my room and I love my chair.

It's my statement piece.

Here's the before and after.

LOVE LOVE LOVE how it turned out.

 And here is our room arranged.

Scott added his own decor by adding a shark.

I suppose it'll do till I get the right pillows I want in there.

And after that we shall paint.

I love being able to make this house the beautiful home I've always dreamed it could be.