A Refresh in the Living Room

October 18, 2021

We wanted a new refresh in the living room due to old furniture for a long time.  When we moved into our house back in 1995 we bought our furniture from Ethan Allen.  The Ethan Allen store was located in Manhattan and we had a sales associate help us pick out our furniture.  Well, 26 years later we needed new furniture in the living room.  The couches were sagging, had holes in the material on both sides of the cushions, and the pillow backing was getting in our way of sitting on the couch.  If I was to get the couch reupholstered it would cost about the same amount of money we paid for the new furniture, if not more.  We decided on Labor Day weekend to look at furniture at the Raymour & Flanigan store.      


OLD LIVING ROOM FURNITURE


NEW LIVING ROOM FURNITURE






We bought the new couch, love seat, and coffee table from Raymour & Flanigan.  We were so happy and surprised when the furniture arrived at our house one week later.  The reason why we picked out mismatched furniture is because of the sizing of the couch and the love seat not being the correct sizes.  The way I had the furniture in our living room has never matched each other.  I would have liked the couch and love seat to match but then the love seat would have been too big and to match the love seat with the couch it would have been too small.  I think the furniture looks nice and a big improvement from what I had.  I bought the five-year protection plan just in case anything happens to the furniture.  I figured I better get the protection plan since I have Bosco who likes to sleep on the couches.  I am trying to re-train Bosco now to sleep in his dog bed more often and he gives me dirty looks all the time.  LOL!  I also keep on the couch and love seat sheets to protect the furniture from Bosco. 

UPDATE:  It's one month later since we bought the new furniture and we've trained Bosco to sleep in his dog bed more often.  He dosen't climb on the couch as much anymore.  It's proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks.  Bosco's birthday was on Friday, October 15th and he's now 14 years old.


GET THE LOOK:

Love Seat - Raymour & Flanigan
Coffee Table - Raymour & Flanigan
Lamp Shade - Lowes
Lamp Shade - Lowes
Lamps - Waterford 
The furniture in the Dining Room is from Ethan Allen.

NOTE:  I have a huge project coming up.  I am having my first, second, and third floor walls, doors, and one small bedroom painted.  I will have a painting crew come and paint everything.  The last time our house was painted in those areas was in 2009.  The paint company claims that it will all be painted in three days.  When that time comes I will have to prepare everything before it all gets painted.  Then put everything back to normal again.  I will be busy picking out paint colors and so on.  I may not be posting or be around that much whenever we get this project done.  Wish me luck! 

Have you made any changes to your house lately?


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Julie



15 comments

  1. Julie, it looks so pretty and fresh! I love the look of two different couches. Like you, I had my practically my entire house furnished by Ethan Allen 18 years ago. My taste has changed dramatically I'd love to dump most of it and start fresh, but it's unlikely. Good luck with the painting - it's a gigantic task, but will be so nice when it's done. My dog will be 13 - it would be nice to teach her a few new tricks! HB to Bosco!

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  2. What a beautiful refresh of your living space. Ha Ha little Bosco is going to want to sleep and curl up and be cozy on the new couches. Buddy is the same way. Have a good week. xoxo

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  3. Your new furniture looks beautiful!! Best of luck with the large painting job.

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  4. If it isn't one thing it's another. We used our stimulus check for a new sofa, and we waited 7 months before it came...and I'm still trying to decide on other changes. As I'm typing, hubby is sanding the walls around the new living room windows---yes, it is dominos- to get everything updated. Luckily we still have paint and I won't have to make that decision until next Spring! Hope everything you have planned works out---and the couches look great, Hugs, Sandi

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    1. I wish you a lot of luck Sandi with all of your work you are having done in your house. Yes, it is like a domino effect and it's good to keep everything updated. Thanks for your sweet comment on my new couches. I hope you have a nice week Sandi.

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  5. Great job on the furniture selection, Julie, and I like the two different pieces. I had the inside of my home painted back in May, but I went with the same color that I had. Good luck in choosing your paint colors.

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  6. Julie, I love the new furniture. It looks great!! Your new project sounds exciting! I can't wait to see it.

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  7. Oh I love these sofas and think it looks better not to be so matchy matchy! The pillows are neat too. You did great finding these. And it is nice to get things done around the house. We have some projects on the wish list too! Hugs!

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  8. How nice, Julie! The new sofas are wonderful and work so well with the rug.
    Amalia
    xo

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  9. Julie, it looks fantastic! I love how you've set up and decorated the couch and the love seat! Last year we remodelled the kitchen - it was my hubs who organized everything with a company while I was on holiday in our lake house and was meant to be a surprise for me. And it really was! Not to mention that I didn't have to move a finger :)

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  10. The sofas are just beautiful Julie! Nice job, it looks so revived and refreshed!

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  11. Here is comment left from Our Life in a Click:
    Julie this is such a great modern update! I love the new furniture and I don't think things need to be matched sets anymore. You did an awesome job! Your painting project will be a lot of work to clean up beforehand but so worth it. We just had new wood floors installed and we have a huge project going on now (not planned but will be nice)! Have a great weekend!

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  12. Gorgeous new look Julie. It all looks so crisp and fresh. Lovely pillows too. Projects keep us busy. Happy weekend.

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  13. Your new furniture looks great! Enjoy - and I love the coffee table. In the market for a new one and will have to check this out at our Raymour and Flannigan. My sister just ordered sofas from there and was pleased that they are in stock....as opposed to waiting 7 months !!!

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    1. Thank you Ann. I like the furniture and the coffee table is nice. Good luck with picking out a new coffee table. R & F has a huge selection of furniture and coffee tables. Yes, I was so happy to get the furniture delivered in one week. Have a nice week and thanks for the blog visit.

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