new couches

"a couch is something that understands your past, believes in your future, and supports you just the way you are" {quote mildly edited by chezmk}

chezmk is the treasured residence of yours truly and my dear friend, kristi.  i originally introduced chezmk in one of my earliest blogs, but thought i should refresh your memory.  it is incredible to think that we have now been in this house for nearly four and a half years.  we moved in fresh out of college and have been accumulating memories ever since.  being as we were fresh out of college, our bank accounts weren't exactly overflowing with milk and honey, so we were fortunate to settle for some hand-me-down couches.  old or not, these two couches were so comfortable.  we grew to love them and hold them dear to our hearts (and our sunday afternoon naps!).

some things cannot last forever, though.  it came to a point where every time someone sat on the futon, a bar would fall off, literally.  the solution each time was to stuff more magazines under for support.  at one point, papa w (our lynchburg dad) made us a block of wood, painted black to match the end tables and tv stand, to provide better support than the magazines.  a little over a month ago, though, we realized that the couches were just on their last magazine.  the futon had officially become a safety hazard.  so, it was time for me to start shopping around for big girl furniture.  i shopped and shopped some more, but i had my heart set on grey couches and grey couches were proving hard to find.  long story short, i found some couches, ordered couches, and waited for the couches to be delivered (and waited some more).

call me crazy, but it was sad putting those old couches on the side of the road.  good change or not, change is difficult for me and i knew i would miss those comfy, old couches.  (i was also shocked that those couches were gone before i even got home from work...one man's junk is another man's treasure.)  well, the couches finally arrived and to say the least, i was disappointed.  i did not like them in my living room.  they were just too bulky.  after some rearranging and some other updates to the living room, i finally fell in love with my new big girl living room.

now that i have babbled about couches (i even cut out some babbling), enjoy the before and afters...