Furniture on the Move

A few weeks ago, we checked out the new couches on Haverty's website. I thought I found something I could love, so we drove to the store that weekend. Have you ever thought something was perfect and then after sitting on it asked yourself, "How in the world did this get past quality control!?" The lovely sofa sounded like a babie's diaper. The saleslady explained that it was the wrapping around the down feathers that made the sound. Not a good enough reason for me! She asked us what we were looking for and I told her all about my checklist. Surprisingly, she said that they had a new couch on the floor that wasn't online yet because it's a new supplier. SOFA LOVE at FIRST SIGHT! We've made our order and expect delivery by August! It's a sleeper, of course. We also ordered two chairs. I am not sold on the fabric (yet), but the saleswoman said that if we bought 3 pieces, the sofa would be 10% off (basically paying for the additional perk of the sleeper). She also told us that since the chairs were not special orders, we could simply return them within 3 days of delivery. We are looking forward to all of our new pieces! Here are some sneak peaks!

From Drop Box

From Drop Box

Custom Sofa!

I stumbled upon Bassett's website the other day, and took a trip to the store last night. Did you know that they can literally make the sofa you want?! I was thrilled! The sofa I found at Haverty's was a bit thin/skimpy looking. It didn't feel very warm and inviting. It was something about the cushions looking too ... thin! I have an appointment to pick out all of the pieces for the custom sofa on Saturday. From there, we'll talk prices. We aren't happy about the price increase; however, the couch will be exactly what we want...3 cushions, detachable back cushions (for cleaning and fluffing!), 90" or less wide, extra large seating area (with reduced arm roll space), durable fabric, and turned legs!

Dining Room Upgrade

We've been looking for a dining room suite for months. Our wish list included: Queen Anne chairs (with our without cushions), a table with at least 1 leaf and 4 legs (no pedestals --- Mr. F hates running into those under the table), cherry stain, and matching lighted China cabinet with lots of storage on the bottom for easy access. It is surprisingly difficult to find this combination for a price that we WANTED to pay. My sister-in-law, designer extraordinaire Rebecca, found a great set at an estate sale. The Pennsylvania House set was made in the mid 80s (I found shipping tags under some of the chairs) and has had at least one owner. The table has some significant dings, but we think it gives it some character!
Before our new set, we had an oak table originally from Alaska that was passed on to us. Rebecca was so sweet to let us borrow her beautiful chairs. They were a dramatic improvement over the caned 70's style chairs we used to have. Rebecca is going to help me pick out new fabric for the new chairs. We also have to decide on a new paint color (I am leaning toward Benjamin Moore's Wedgewood Grey) and get some picture frame moulding on the walls.
We love our eclectic sets of China. The green pattern is from a full set that my dad used to keep in his basement. The blue set on either side is part of a 7 setting group that came from my Gramma Cloyes. Stored below are 5 settings of grey and pink floral.