After being in the our house for 9 months now, we FINALLY have living room furniture. It’s been a long process and a lot of should we/should we not with various furniture, but in the end we found what we loved and went with it. We took our semi-annual trip to Belfort Furniture for their warehouse sale. It’s where we have found most of our furniture for a great price. In their showroom, we had been eyeing a couch and chair for a while, that was in white, and our big hold back was getting white furniture. This time, however, they had the same set, but in a light blue, and we loved it. We decided that now would be the best time to hunker down and move forward…and that’s what we did. Before the unveil here, first let’s take a quick look at how the room was when we first moved in, shall we.
Love the carpet and red curtains, the full wall to the left. Ugly. And here’s what it looks like now….wait for it….
Drastic difference. Obviously the paint, the floors and the curtains make a bold statement, but it’s nice to see some furniture in there. I will admit that we almost sent the cahir back because we thought it was too cluttered, but after our friend Kim convinced us that it wasn’t and that it was perfect, we slept on it and decided to keep it. We also bought a rug, which will be delivered to us this week, so once we have that in, I’ll be sure to update the photos.
We got really lucky with the curtains, for two reasons. First, the dark brown matched the dark brown in the pillows and the blue dotted swirls perfectly matched the furniture. Second, and more important, we got them from Bed, Bath and Beyond. Why was this important, well, because we saved our 20% off coupons for a long time, and you can use one per item and as many as you have items (did you know that?). So, we had to buy six panels and three rods. We had six 20% off coupons, and three $5 off coupons giving us a savings of over $60. Nice catch! The rods are actually double rods, as we plan on buying some sheer white curtains to go behind the brown ones, but we thought it was just a bit too much for this trip (plus we’ll wait until we accumulate more coupons). For now, we’re really REALLY happy with how the room looks. Oh, and in case you didn’t notice, MC put yet another Christmas tree in the room. That makes three in the house (so far).
About Matt and MC
We just recently bought our first home, and we decided to share our story of our adventures with you. The ups and downs of home ownership, and all the fun we'll have in between. Ignore the typos and just have fun, that's what we're here for. 
