New Couch

There is something about getting a new piece of furniture that just makes a room or space feel fresh and alive again.  A few days ago, we finally got a new couch, a much needed new couch as our old one was basically on it's way out to the garbage.  After almost 6 years and 4 kids, the old couch just died.  A slow death but a death all the same. 

Now let me just tell you about the NEW couch.  It's not just ANY couch, but a SECTIONAL couch... a REALLY nice sectional L shaped couch that we have wanted for a LOOOOOONG time.  It's the style and type we have been meaning to buy and just never got around to it until recently.  And we didn't even have to buy it; my wonderful father in law saw the state our old couch was in and bought us our new couch as a gift.  How nice, right!!!

We had looked online at the various styles of sectionals we thought we would like in our living room that would fit the space nicely and even poked around a few local furniture stores to scout out prices.  But the one we got was just by accident, I guess.  

My father in law had gotten us a sectional that was not what we were wanting.  It was a weird shaped couch that kind of formed a semi circle and was really uncomfortable to sit on.  Not to mention the shape of the couch forced us to sit knees in which meant not enough room for everyone.  We are  family of 6 after all.  After talking a bit with my father in law, we went the very next day to change the couch for one we really wanted.  The owner of the shop was really understanding and after looking around for about 30 seconds, we found our couch.  Lucky for us he happened to have a couch in the exact style we were looking for. 

I cannot tell you how much nicer our living area looks.  It makes the space look so sleek and modern, so spacious and comfortable.  And so elegant and beautiful.  The new couch gave me the energy I needed to reorganize and redecorate the space, and not just the living room but the entire house.  All I want to do now is shop for accents and accessories that will coordinate better in our living room to go along with our new couch.  

Can a new piece of furniture give you a new outlook on how you live your life?  On how you live in your home?  Well, I sure do think so.   

This is just a random google photo of a couch that looks very similar in style, shape and size to the couch we bought.  Our couch has more of a modern touch but pretty similar in it's design.