We used to have a microfiber couch and love seat set that we bought when I was pregnant with LMS (hmm, there's a pattern here...). But the problem with tan microfiber, which does clean up nicely as advertised, is that the fuzz eventually wears off to the point that it constantly looks dirty and grungy, even though its not. And the cushion contours aren't made for short people- I always got a headache if I sat on the couch too long.
The couch has recliners on either end, which is great for watching movies, but not great for stretching out on since there's hard ridges in between the cushions. So we moved it to the basement, where we watch movies. (I'll eventually take photos of the basement and post them- it's been a work in progress for a long time now).
We sold the love seat on craigslist, and started searching in earnest for new couches. The love seat we did buy was supposed to go in the basement, where I planned on doing our schoolwork, so we could have a comfy place to sit and read. Unfortunately, the light is best in the late afternoon, which is not when we do schoolwork. We now do our schoolwork upstairs and the love seat has migrated from room to room as we sold the microfiber love seat and the wingback chairs that I started to recover and never finished (first picture in the post).
We eventually decided to bite the bullet and actually buy new couches from a store, since we weren't finding anything we liked on craigslist. After doing some pricing and taking fabric samples home to see what they look like at our house (way different than they looked in the store, so I'm super glad we did that), we put in our order.
8 weeks later, our new couches were delivered.
Our living room went from looking like this:
(note the stack of crown molding laying on the floor- finally got that taken care of)
to this:
the gray showing under the rug is a felt pad that needs to be trimmed- but not until we decide for sure about the spacing of the rug and the furniture
I had a hard time getting the lighting right, so this pic isn't as good
We thought about getting a longer couch, but didn't want the space to feel to cramped, so went with a standard length. The chaise on the end can be moved to either side just by moving the cushion to the other end, or it can be removed entirely- we have an extra normal seat cushion to take it's place. The base of the chaise can also be used as an ottoman. We don't plan on using it as one, but's nice to have the flexibility.
lighting problems again
On the other wall is the love seat.
I think we'll put a mirror and family pictures in that massive blank space
We went with a dark grayish fabric, but there's flecks of other colors as well, so I have hopes that it will wear well. In some light, it almost looks like a dark brown. The couches are a bit dark compared to the rest of the room, but once we get the fireplace finished and the coffee table built I don't think it will be as glaring as it is right now.
The verdict so far? We all fight over who gets the chaise, including LMS, who could easily stretch out on the love seat. Though according to her, she likes the chaise because she can lay and look out the window and see what's going on (which you can't do with the love seat). The cushions are super comfy- not too hard, not too soft, and the large pillows are great for lounging on.
added color from an IKEA throw pillow and Nanny
Next up:
build a sofa table to go behind the couch to hold lamps, hide the spare cushion, and so on
build a coffee table/lego habitat
hang curtains (I have the curtains and the rods, just need to hang them)
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