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New Living Room/Dining Room


It's been many, many months since my good friend, Aubrey helped me get a clue about what to do with my living room/dining room space.  I finally found furniture that would work for my vision!


I'd been looking on Craig's List for only a few days when I found the dining table.  The seller was selling it with a patio set (love seat, 2 chair, and a coffee table).  We bought both the patio set and the dining table set for a total of $350!  Score!


Then, I found one of the chairs in here on Craig's List for $20, and the couch for $350.  I couldn't be more pleased!  Initially, I was having a hard time finding a couch that I really liked for under $800-1000.  And, instead, thanks to people who gently used their furniture and then sold it to us at an amazingly low price, we got all the furniture in the rooms for what I was looking at for a couch!


We still need to change out the floor lamp, add another side table with lamp, two lamps to the bookcase behind the couch and a few accessories ... but all the large items are here!  I love this room, and this couch is down filled and so fantastic for stretching out on while reading a book.  It's now one of my favorite rooms of the house ... and I've told the children to "stay out!" I love having just one room that doesn't get touched by our chaos for when guests unexpectedly show up!

Comments

Lynette said…
I love it, Marisa! I don't know "designer talk" but I would say I love the "clean lines." Everything looks crisp, yet comfortable. So nice!! :)
Aubrey A said…
Love, love, love that table! What a steal!!! When I look at that photo with your new sofa (fabulous find by the way) I think, that back wall needs a mirror! ;) Can't wait to see it when it's all pulled together. . .draperies, lamps, art (in whatever form it may take), end tables! It's going to look even more AWESOME!!! :)
Aubrey Werner said…
I love it! i would like to do something similar in my living room.

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