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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
#36 I Didn't Register for China
It's true, I didn't register for China, I knew I wouldn't use it. But I love dishes and serve ware and have been wanting a china cabinet. I was planning on getting rid of my childhood book case, when I realized I could fix it up and use it for a china cabinet. Then, I realized, it was a china cabinet. I didn't think of it that way, since it was my book case for as long as I could remember. Anyway, here it is!
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A Year of Things
Well, one year ago today I embarked on my 36 Things journey. Check out my year of blogging to see what I've done!
#35 A Room for Living
So excited about our "new" living room!
This is what it used to look like. Of course, this is a picture from when we moved in, that's why there are still boxes in the corner and minus some updates I'd done since then. But, basically, you can see the three cabinets on the far wall, the papazan on the left by the window, the couch angled from right.
In efforts to instill some Apartment Therapy in my living room, I moved the couch, storage bench, papazan chair, bookshelf, side table, and sewing machine table (which we use as an entry table). It was so much nicer. But, Christmas came, and we needed a place to keep the tree. So things got moved again.
After Christmas, we realized our need for more seating. We like to have people over, but there's never enough comfy seating. People are always standing, or sitting on our hard dining room chairs. So....we got another couch! I was able to find this beauty on craigslist for $100.
We had a hard time getting it. The guy demanded we come get it at a specific time, or he would offer it to others. Understandable. But, it didn't work out for us to get it. The weather was bad for the next few days and then I found the couch re-listed for $150. What?! So we gave up. We had only wanted to pay $70 in the first place. He contacted us few days later and asked if we wanted to come get it. We paid $100.
So, I moved stuff around again!
I still need some more pillows and a cover for the old couch and papazan, but it's so cozy and there's plenty of room, now!
In efforts to instill some Apartment Therapy in my living room, I moved the couch, storage bench, papazan chair, bookshelf, side table, and sewing machine table (which we use as an entry table). It was so much nicer. But, Christmas came, and we needed a place to keep the tree. So things got moved again.
After Christmas, we realized our need for more seating. We like to have people over, but there's never enough comfy seating. People are always standing, or sitting on our hard dining room chairs. So....we got another couch! I was able to find this beauty on craigslist for $100.
We had a hard time getting it. The guy demanded we come get it at a specific time, or he would offer it to others. Understandable. But, it didn't work out for us to get it. The weather was bad for the next few days and then I found the couch re-listed for $150. What?! So we gave up. We had only wanted to pay $70 in the first place. He contacted us few days later and asked if we wanted to come get it. We paid $100.
So, I moved stuff around again!
I added the table and lamp that I got at Ikea to improve my reading nook.
I still need some more pillows and a cover for the old couch and papazan, but it's so cozy and there's plenty of room, now!
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