Monday, October 25, 2010
ARE YOU SITTING DOWN?
We put money down for a new living room "suite" today. Furniture. Do they still call it that? A suite?
The cream colored leather set we bought when we came out here has worn considerably. It is a dyed leather that has a thin layer on top and it has cracked some and worn off.
And, I joked to a friend, now that Booker is allowed to lie on the furniture, he needs something where his ass doesn't slip off.
That Booker, he has expensive tastes.
Well, John has been shopping. We like what we have very much and thought about re-upholstery. But that is like buying a house to rehab. You don't know what it involves until you get into it. A money sink.
Also there is a lot of foam on this stuff and it has probably deteriorated with the uv and the dry air. Most everything does. I sat under the skylight for 13 years.
So, more shopping.
Today, he found the stuff. A local store. Higher quality. Springs. Not leather. A tough cloth "hide". Easy to clean. Won't hold hair.
A gun metal gray that matches a design in the blue rug as well as the dining area rug and the blinds (which are actually pulled back all the time).
Two love seats and a chair along with a rolling bench that has a lid. It will go under our glass table. Pillows that match.
And so on.
The price came in at expectations. Not bad there.
This will be a nice addition and complement to the condo.
I don't know when we will get it. It is ordered. All the rest is up to them.
