My new couch

I haven't always hated my old couch. In fact, I think I liked it back in the day when Joe and I were dating, he had just bought it & it was the perfect size for two.
Fast forward 10 years, three kids & it wasn't meeting our needs anymore. Our space is limited so a sectional or anything longer than 80 inches just doesn't fit the room well.

A few months ago I was longing for more seating and came across a velvet green sofa, as some of you recall if you follow me on instagram. I loved the look of it (mainly I loved the price) but learned my lesson as it showed every drool mark (from Sawyer, naturally), had an old lady smell that I couldn't get rid of, and honestly just wasn't all that comfortable.
Joe had driven almost an hour to get it and never send a man to notice details because when he got it home there were staples coming out of the back - huge tears, would have been a deal breaker...but there's Joe so proud of himself for lugging this thing to me, I just didn't have the heart to say what a mistake it was.
I waited the obligatory time (for me, which wasn't long at all...maybe a few weeks),  moved it to the porch because it was too crowded and one day on a whim posted it on Craigslist. Two days later it was gone. Lesson learned. Velvet & kids & old lady smell don't mix.

This time around I didn't want to settle. I still wanted to find a score on Craigslist, but I wanted it to be exactly what I wanted, have style yet still be functional for kids. And I HAD to sit on it before we bought it. This catches us up to last week, where I stalked craigslist endlessly, only to see hundreds of ugly, dated & puffy nightmares that would never work.

I noticed a grey mid century modern couch but the price was out of reach. It was EXACTLY what I wanted so I begged in an email to lower the price & found out later in the day it was still available and she would work with me on price. Saturday he became mine. Of course it's a he, much too handsome to be a woman, and yes, couches do have genders...obviously.

I'm so grateful Joe is understanding and although he's sad to be selling our previous one, he understands it's time. It's the perfect size, comfortable, much better fit for a small space (way less bulky and you can see underneath, which helps when you have a small space). The couch is so cute it doesn't even need pillows (as opposed to less attractive couches that need lots of cute pillows to disguise it. )
Well, that's my big excitement. Never be afraid to look to Craigslist for a furniture piece. It makes a home so much more interesting to find a one of a kind item at a much better price than just a big box store piece. It's so nice to have my living room feel like "me".

If you are stuck with an ugly couch and no way out here's my top 3 suggestions:
1. Cute Pillows! Find them at Target or Etsy or get fabric and have someone make them. It's a room changer indeed.
2. Get a cute blanket/ throw, I love the ones I see at HomeGoods and they add so much style and a bolt of color or pattern.
3. Throw a sheepskin on the back for crying out loud and call it a day. They are comfortable, add texture, and look great anywhere.