After nearly three months of not liking the living room in my new "bachelor pad", I decided it was time to do something about it. Up until now, the room was equipped with a Chair And A Half and an end table from the marriage. Neither piece of furniture I really cared for or had much say in when we got them. The Chair And A Half....at nearly 4 1/2 feet wide....was a superbly crafted piece of furniture and super comfy...but not to my liking at all.
So....out I went this past Sunday about bought a nice arm chair from the local thrift store. Great classic lines, right size for my living room, very comfortable....just kind of ugly due to the fabric on it....but for $40, the chair was a great buy and can be easily reupholstered (not by me, will take it to a shop and have it done) in a nice mid-tone leather with antiqued bronze hob nails.
Monday evening I went out and bought a 9-hole cubby storage/display system and a few vintage themed decor pieces. Tuesday and Wednesday I went back to the same store and bought some vintage themed framed artwork. This morning I went out and blew almost my entire paycheck on a super comfy, dark chocolate brown sofa that has an ottoman and one really long cushion that work like a chaise lounge. Will be picking up the couch in the next few hours....bud from work is swinging by with his nice shiny Chevy 4X4 and helping me get it home.
The Chair And A Half now has a new home with a young gal from work and the end table with either be given to another co-worker or put out in the front yard with a FREE sign taped to it.
Yeah...my bank account took a beating this week...to the tune of about 560 dollars...but that's cheap for a total living room make over (and part of that money bought 10 polished stainless steel drawer pulls that will go into the make over of my western oak bedroom dresser and two pedestal fans).
Once I get my new living room set up, I will take some pics and get them posted to my Photobucket account so you can all check out my MAN CAVE....along with some pics of my Vintage Tractor/Truck themed kitchen. It rocks!
Tim
Oh...the theme of the living room.....Vintage English Pub meets Vintage Cigar Room meets Vintage Pilot/Explorer lounge. The room will simply ooze with testosterone.....and will be complete with a genuine hand-made red felt fez...from the city of Marrikech, Marocco....and a tin bi-plane that I will repaint into something nicer than the red, white and blue Americana theme it came in..shooting for a more realistic color scheme.
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