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I think we have a winner.

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Living room furniture shopping with my husband continued, even though it ceased being fun a while back. Nothing pleased the man and I was doubting we would ever find a set that checked all his boxes. Until we walked into… of all places… Lazy Boy.

I despise recliners and that store wasn’t even on my radar, but damned if it wasn’t where he finally found a couch he liked.

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Rolled pillowless back, good length, solid arms.

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It looks almost identical to the set we have now… which I didn’t really want, but he’s worn me down with his fussiness and I’m ready to cry uncle.

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Miracle of all miracles you can pay a few hundred dollars more per piece and get the firmest damn cushions on the face of the planet (think park bench comfort) which is his number one issue.

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They’re actually temperpedic, like the mattresses… and that sealed the deal for my spouse.

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He’s not smiling, but trust me…. Goldilocks was pleased.

Up next? Fabric.

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Goldilocks strikes again.

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I’ve discovered shopping for dining room furniture with my husband isn’t any easier than shopping for living rooms. Don’t let anyone tell you women are hard to please…

Our current dining set is a 40 year old Queen Anne style table, chairs and china hutch and though it’s served us well… it’s time for a change to something more casual.

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I liked this one… but my husband didn’t like the table legs.

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I liked this one…. but my husband didn’t like the chairs.

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I liked this one…. but my husband didn’t like the pedestal base.

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To be honest, he was more interested in figuring out this kitchen island we didn’t need.

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It had a hole in the middle of the chopping block for scraps and he couldn’t figure out how you’d empty it.

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Until I pulled open the drawer on the other side.

The search continues….

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Crustacean dining tables and beds by Q.

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Furniture shopping with my husband continues and I can’t say it hasn’t been interesting.

Live edge dining tables seem to be a trend, and while I like some of them…

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The ones filled with resin are a little too plastic-y for me.

Not to mention those low backed drafting chairs. Ouch.

And speaking of resin…

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Yes, I live in Maine.

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But even I don’t want cooked lobster pieces and parts in my dining room table.

While my husband was examining that abomination, I spotted something across the room that made me look twice.

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A James Bond ejector bed?

Push a button if you’ve got a headache… and bam! Bye bye Romeo.

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On closer inspection it was just a weird way of storing pillows.

Still might work if it had enough thrust though…

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Can our marriage survive furniture shopping? Time will tell….

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Since we’ll be replacing our dining room set as well as our living room, I took my husband to a high end furniture store in Freeport last week.

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Thomas Moser pieces are custom made and truly gorgeous.

I liked this bed frame…

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But I admit they’re a wee bit expensive.

This chair?

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Almost $5,000… which had my husband running upstairs to the “bargain” outlet.

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Where there weren’t any bargains but some very nice owls…

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At the next store we were back to couches, where that was one too small…

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And this one too soft… even if you paid extra for firmer support cushions.

He did find me a green couch …

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But… no.

The only time he smiled that day?

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When he discovered a coffee table that doubled as a beer cooler.

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Random nonsense.

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We’ll start with Lord Dudley Mountcatten who definitely knows how to relax.

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My husband wanted a fleece vest to wear at the office (because he works for the government and they’re too cheap to raise the thermostat above 65 degrees in the winter) so we headed to L.L. Bean.

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Home of the giant boot..

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And flannel shirt beer coozies.

They clearly know their audience.

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Charity my *ss. Those on the bottom should lose their non profit status.

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Supporting a new blog friend by purchasing and reading his amusing and heartwarming tales of animal caretaking in Scotland.

And finally, my algorithms have gotten on board with my furniture shopping nightmare by dropping vintage finds on my FB feed.

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I have to admit, I kind of dig it.

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Just call him Goldilocks.

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After doing some preliminary furniture shopping with a girlfriend, I’d narrowed it down to a few possible living room sets which meant I had to bring the husband in for final approval.

As you may have guessed…. it did not go well.

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This couch wasn’t deep enough.

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This couch’s arms were too hard.

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I thought I had a winner here…

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There was an entire wall of fabric for me to choose from and miracle of all miracles?

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Some of it was green.

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But the husband burst my bubble of glee when, like Goldilocks…. he declared the cushions too soft.

The search continues.

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I’m so blue.

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Well, I’m not yet. But it looks like I’m going to be because every single furniture store I’ve shopped is dedicated to that color.

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I’m looking for two couches, a chair and an ottoman in this hardback, rolled arm style. The couches will be solid, the chair and pillows a coordinating pattern.

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All the floor samples are beige, which is fine… it’s not like I want neon orange. But the decided lack of color in the fabric choices is driving me batty.

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The fabrics are pretty…

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But I swear they’re all blue and grey.

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Everywhere.

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At every store.

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My kitchen and breakfast nook are blue and grey.

My den is blue and beige.

My spare bathroom is blue and grey.

Which is why my living room has always been green.

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But it looks like that’s not happening this time around.

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I’m going to be blue.

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Furniture shopping chuckles.

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A few things seen and chortled over on my furniture shopping adventures.

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Graceland called… the Jungle Room wants its chair back.

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I like dogs.

But no that fabric.

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I can’t even…

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The first thing that crossed my mind with this fabric?

Rorschach tests.

I see… a bat driving a motorcycle.

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Giant horse head decorative items… when you’re going for that Godfather feel.

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Apparently canine prints are in this year.

But I’m crying foul as I didn’t see any cat fabric.

Lord Dudley Mountcatten is feeling slighted.

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Grey, grey… go away.

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Furniture shopping continues and I’ve realized like everything else in my life it’s not going to be easy.

Though we have numerous stores and what seems like endless choices, if you’re like me and buck trends… there’s going to be trouble.

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In every one of the six stores I’ve visited so far?

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Grey. White. A little blue…

And more grey.

While I have nothing against the color per se, variety is the spice of life and when it comes to decor I need some.

And please don’t tell me corporate only displays one vision and I can choose different fabrics.

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Because in store after store?

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95% of those are grey as well.

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Friends are so helpful.

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Once the new floors are in, it will be time for new furniture. I’ve done some preliminary scouting of living room sets…

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And my friends, being the helpful chums that they are, have been sending me pictures of possible replacement pieces.

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Is it a bed?

A chair?

A table or an entertainment center?

Clearly it’s all of the above and I don’t want any of them.

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Oh no, hell no.

I don’t want that either.

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