February 25, 2013

couchaholic

well we all know i like furniture
and changing it...
i thought it would be fun to document allllll the couches we've had in our 5.5 years of marraige
this is the best picture i could find of our first couch
it was a worn leather sofa with nailhead trim we got off craigslist for $100
when we got married
we had it for a year and a half until we decided to move in with michael's brother
so we sold it to my sister for $100 
living with michael's brother didn't go so well for me
so we moved back out after 2 months and didn't have much furniture
since we'd sold it
so michael's aunt gave us this couch and it's matching loveseat for free
after a bit, i wanted something more "me" and gave them away
we bought this retro beauty for...i think $175 on craigslist
and loooooved it other than the cat scratches on each arm...
but since we loved the mid century shape we didn't want rid of it, only the scratches
we first tried repairing them....and spray painted it white
but a couple days later we reupholstered it
we kept it but decided to buy this sectional for the new apartment we were moving in to
i believe it was $400
i liked the shape of the sectional but the microfiber sucked with kids
it showed every milk/water spot so after i couldn't hack that any longer
we cleaned it up and resold it for what we bought it for
and went back to using the couch we'd reupholstered ourselves
 until we found this (pitter patter) gorgeous thing
(and sold our reupholstered couch for $75)
it was 9 feet long and had chartreuse velvet
it was $40 at a garage sale
and they even delivered it
i loved the color, it was comfortable and easy to keep clean
we used it for about 2 years
the only problem was that the couch was old
and the fabric kept coming un-seamed
i  repaired as many times as i could
but it got a little beyond repair
and we gave it away about a year ago
(i totally regret that decision, i wish we'd either tried to reupholster it ourselves or paid to have it done)
and found this leather ikea ektorp 
on craigslist for maybe $400
and have used it until this last week
 when i found this west elm slipcovered sofa for $150 on ksl (utah's craigslist)
and we sold the leather ikea couch for $275
man, looking back at all our couches has made me feel a little neurotic
but since we usually make most (if not all) of our money back
i don't feel too bad about it
you may be wondering how our 4 kids are doing with our white couch
and the answer is great! 
as much as i try to fight it, i hate the color brown and it brings me down
  love bright spaces
so this couch is really doing it for me
the kids are being really respectful of the white-ness
and it is soooo much more comfortable than the leather ikea ektorp
plus, the pillows look really pretty on it 

ps. i acknowledge my husband is super easy-going
and i may have a problem...

6 comments:

Natalie Smith said...

i have loved the couch journey.

Unknown said...

I kind of want to buy a new couch right now

April said...

I love the new one! You always have cute living rooms.

April said...

The green and white are by far are the best,by the way were did you fine your cute lamps in both of the pic?

Rachael said...

April, the lamps with the green couch are from a garage sale (the shades are from shopko) and spray painted. The current lamps (and shades) are from walmart.

Daniel, Sara, Dmitri & Paige said...

I like that mostly, your colors have stayed the same. And hey, if you're not losing money buying them, then I say no harm in a little change! I think I said this on instagram, but I totally wish our sofa was lighter! It's dark brown, and our family room is already a cave. Grr...