New to me, anyway. My dear friend, Mindy, is moving and needed to get rid of this hand-me-down. It was me or Goodwill.
So I asked Evan and his friend to pick it up on Sunday. When they brought it home for me, they were both confounded.
Evan: You really wanted this? It’s so ugly!
Craig: At least you can recover it. Is that what you were thinking?
Um…
Evan: Did you know it was this color? You like it?
Um. Yes.
Evan: Oh. Well. At least we have a sleeper sofa now.
Yeah! We really needed a guest bed.
The truth is, I like this weird little loveseat. I like it a lot. If I have to, I’ll put it in the garage and build a space around it just for me. Just so I can enjoy my vintage, pea-colored, velvety seat and be judged if I must.
Welcome home. :)
January 13th, 2009 at 8:58 am
very cute! I love the pea green velvet! This would make a great photo backdrop for the babes!
January 13th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Those boys are funny. I love the couch. I had Nathan get my brother’s old poop yellow recliner for the nursery. He was disgusted, but I think it has character. :)
January 13th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Lol @ you Kristena. You are a braver soul than I am! I know you can make it wonderful wherever it goes.
January 13th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
I love it! Its very cute and has quite nice design lines :) Boys have no taste.
January 13th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
I love you so much :)
January 13th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
I think it’s awesome. 100% completely awesome.
My husband would be the same way about it, though. He might have even called me from the pickup just to confirm it before bringing it home.
January 13th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
I truly love this couch. It’s beautiful!!
Sometimes I bring weird stuff into this house. My husband turns his nose up initially. After a while he sees sense. :)
January 13th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
That love seat reminds me of one that used to be at Grammie’s house when I was little. I love it!
January 13th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
This is Craig Speaking now. If this couch were mine, I would make a personal area for it just outside my garage, amongst the thorns and weeds next to my broken washing machine in the backyard, and “be judge if I must.”
January 13th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Ohhhhhhh…I like it so much! The velvet, the color, the lines…sigh…
January 14th, 2009 at 8:01 am
I’m in your camp….I love it. Cool find!
January 14th, 2009 at 9:19 am
My grandmother had a chair in that olive green color…that brings back good memories.
January 14th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
What? How could you not like this? It’s all velvety and picket-fencey/honey-comby! Heart.
January 14th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
I love your pea green couch! I would have given it a home too.
January 15th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Oh, I love it!
January 19th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
I love it, too. It reminds me of my green Goodwill chair ($10.00). http://www.flickr.com/photos/shouldbeworking/2983501210/in/set-72157607656903423/
I am picturing a blue and white patch quilt hanging over it at some point. :)
January 25th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
i’ve been scouring thrift stores in our area for any kind of seating that is pea green and velvet. and i really need a sleeper sofa. so seeing that you acquired one gives me hope that one day i’ll find my own. it’s fabulous.
January 26th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
I love it!
January 27th, 2009 at 11:28 am
I love it.
I have exactly the same type of conversations with my fiance. Most of the time he proclaims that the item in question is hideous only to announce a few weeks later. “You’re right you know, it works perfectly.”
Lovely blog :)
March 2nd, 2009 at 10:14 pm
So the whole call of duty painting thing reminds me or Tim and I. Right now is is stuck playing street fighter 4. That is so lovely to listen to! lol Love you!! MUAH
April 3rd, 2009 at 11:21 am
i love your couch. i wish i could find cool things like that around here.
xox