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Here we go again….

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New dining room furniture? Check.

New living room furniture? A painful process, but.. check.

Now?

The den needs an update.

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The furniture in there is… I’m ashamed to admit, 35 years old. ( What can I say, we’re frugal New Englanders. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it) And while this ugly old set ain’t broke, it’s definitely seen better days. Decades of cats have split and torn the fabric and the cushions are just plum worn out.

It was time to go furniture shopping.

Again.

I know my husband was looking forward to it.

Not!

The den is the only room in our house that has a wallpaper border above the chair rail moulding.

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It’s shore birds with shells and wildflowers in a soothing blue and beige tone. I thought about ripping it off to have a clean color slate , but I have fond memories of my late mother helping me put it up. She always called our den “the blue room” and I simply couldn’t bring myself to erase that… so blue was on the menu.

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Here’s my husband, once again looking thrilled to be part of the process.

But I had a surprise for him. Since we were pleased with the quality of the Flexsteel we purchased for the living room and overjoyed with the low price and great service we received from the little family run store in Waterville … it was a one stop shopping trip.

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I came home with blue samples.

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And found a perfect compliment to the wallpaper.

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This is the couch.

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The chair.

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And the ottoman.

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Chair and ottoman will be done in the pattern. Couch in the blue (which is a bit lighter in person) with coordinating patterned pillows.

Easy peasy.

My husband was amazed. Not to mention relieved.

Delivery in 6-8 weeks.

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24 thoughts on “Here we go again….”

  3. Nice, love those patters. They really compliment the wallpaper border. If I miss type something, I propolohize. I can hardly see my keyboard, five years after the damned pandemic and some idiot, somewhere (probably Lowes) gave me COVID.

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      1. Sorry to say, it’s as bad as you might think. The fever and body aches are the bane of my existence right now. Not to mention my nose is stuffy AND runny, like how the hell is that even possible? 🤮

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  6. From comfortable to new I so get you wanting to make the switch my mom gave me her couch what 6 years ago it is not frumpy, but I also kept it for her but now I am also thinking about gutting so much about my place out and then SHOPPING!!!! 🙂 I hate shopping but if the clutter and moments go, I know I will be lighter in many ways. I want my home like my outdoor space BEAUTIFUL 🙂

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  7. Oh my gosh—-his face and demeanor! I’m laughing.

    I’m so happy you found it all in one store and didn’t have to go through all the rigor as you did before. Good news too: wallpaper is back in style! If we wait long enough, everything will come back.

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  8. Looks a lot like our new couch, which replaced one that was only 28 years old – but I’d put a sheet of plywood under the cushions years ago because it sagged. Then it got to where the cushions were limp enough that the board was too hard. It took months for my wife to spill her first cup of tea on the new one.

    Nothing wrong with keeping old stuff as long as it works. My kids tease me about the clothes I have that are older than they are. (I think they secretly admire that about me.)

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