Thursday, August 18, 2011

Oh the Places You'll Go... for a Sofa

Last night, Alex and I dropped Ava off with her grandparents and went on a wild adventure to the city to get this sofa.

The most adorable Psy. D. and her six and a half month baby girl were selling it on craigslist for a steal. (This sweetie pie was only a couple weeks older than Ava and the most agile little thing I've ever seen... she was practically crawling up the walls! I can't believe Ava's going to be moving like that soon. Alex and I were joking that Ava's movements are more brute force right now.)

The sofa is a Mitchell Gold Harrison in natural denim from Restoration Hardware circa 2006.

We had been looking for something to section off a formal sitting area within our dining room space for a while. I wanted something more formal and structured than your average living room couch, something light to brighten the cave that is our dining room. I fell in love with this one from Serena & Lily, but we don't have major cash to blow so our options are basically limited to what people are nearly giving away on craigslist.

We had the hardest time carrying it down the narrow, windy city apartment stairway, just Alex and me in our shorts and flip flops amidst the cold city fog, but it was so worth it. Our new formal sitting area in front of the fireplace is starting to take shape. Stay tuned for the grand tour -- I'm just a couple chairs and a coffee table away from the big reveal.

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