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Goodbye futon!
Nov. 10th, 2005 04:02 pmWe're getting a real couch! We're finally going to get rid of my 10 year old futon and have a real couch! Ignore that it's 40 years old, it's a real couch!
My grandmother decided to get rid of her couch and wasn't sure what to do with it. Mom mentioned it to me and I told her we'd take it. Seriously, the couch is in better shape than our futon and I could easily just get a slipcover for it, if I wanted to change the appearance. Of course, that leaves the problem of what to do when we have company, but we do have an air mattress. My grandmother was kind of horrified about us taking it because she says it's so old and "dirty" (it's not), but it's really a step up from what we have now.
We're also probably getting a nice formal dining room table from them. My grandfather found a teak table at a yard sale and hasn't been able to sell it, so my grandmother offered to us. They have chairs for it, too. So now I can finally get rid of the much hated Cape Cod butcher block table that Steven had in his first apartment with the ex. I've always hated that table. Plus, it only has three chairs and there's barely enough room for the two of us to sit and eat, let alone if we wanted to have guests over. This way, we could seriously have Thanksgiving without having to run into the kitchen to get more food. We could put the turkey and some of the sides on the table. I'm so excited.
Of course, this means that we'll have to rearrange the apartment, but that's fine. I'm so excited to have real furniture. I should go look at slipcovers now.
My grandmother decided to get rid of her couch and wasn't sure what to do with it. Mom mentioned it to me and I told her we'd take it. Seriously, the couch is in better shape than our futon and I could easily just get a slipcover for it, if I wanted to change the appearance. Of course, that leaves the problem of what to do when we have company, but we do have an air mattress. My grandmother was kind of horrified about us taking it because she says it's so old and "dirty" (it's not), but it's really a step up from what we have now.
We're also probably getting a nice formal dining room table from them. My grandfather found a teak table at a yard sale and hasn't been able to sell it, so my grandmother offered to us. They have chairs for it, too. So now I can finally get rid of the much hated Cape Cod butcher block table that Steven had in his first apartment with the ex. I've always hated that table. Plus, it only has three chairs and there's barely enough room for the two of us to sit and eat, let alone if we wanted to have guests over. This way, we could seriously have Thanksgiving without having to run into the kitchen to get more food. We could put the turkey and some of the sides on the table. I'm so excited.
Of course, this means that we'll have to rearrange the apartment, but that's fine. I'm so excited to have real furniture. I should go look at slipcovers now.
