Here we are, 18 and a half years into marriage, and we have never purchased a large piece of furniture. We've worn out the hand me downs and accepted the next available one up to this point. Our couch was showing some serious wear and Jeremy and I had already discussed that we would need to replace it soon.
When we came home from West Virginia after Christmas there was an unpleasant smell in the living room. It was in the couch area, but we couldn't quite pin point it. Jeremy and I were discussing the smell over text the following day. He suggested that it was a dead mouse. And I sent him this picture.
We pulled out the couch, cleaned under it and behind it. We took off the heater covers and cleaned and checked all the nooks. Jeremy even tipped the couches on end. Nothing. He could only conclude that a mouse had gotten into the couch and died inside. All of a sudden buying a couch was top priority!
I had looked at a sofa set around Christmas and took Jeremy in to see it. He approved. We bought it. It wasn't quite expensive enough to qualify for free delivery, so we decided to wait until they had another delivery to our area for have it delivered without change. That took 12 days! lol. The smell had pretty well disappeared in that time. We still caught whiffs of it here and there.
It finally arrived last week and, oh my!, I had four very excited children! It the store it looked gray like this picture:
Set up in our living room, it is brown. We are very much enjoying it. It fits just right in our space. Having an ottoman is new and a nice addition. I really like the solid color (as opposed to our previous plaid).
I feel pretty grown up now having a new sofa! So far, so good on the (now enforced) no eating or drinking on the couch rules.
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