new furniture

when we first decided to build the house, my main concern was that we wouldn't have $ to afford furniture to put in the house!  (there were many families that i worked for as a nanny that lived that way, and i didn't want to be like them)

my husband insisted that we would, and that we could get new furniture for the living room whenever i wanted.

we have lived here for about 4 months now so it was time.  there wasn't enough seating in the living room for when we had guests over.

before...

 

where Remi is standing there had been a brown chaise lounge there.  no one used it, so pretty much the only seating was the couch.

after...

these aren't the best pictures, but you get the idea.

i absolutely love the new furniture.  it is very traditional.

we originally wanted to get a sectional but the one we REALLY wanted didn't fit.  it was way too long and would have blocked some walking room.  that would have made NO sense, because the whole reason we have such a large open room is so that we don't feel cramped, or like there isn't enough space.

hope you like it as much as we do :)