New Living Room Furniture!

In 1997, Larry, Savannah & I were living in a teeny little apartment in Tyler, TX when we decided it was time for us to purchase our first new furniture together. We'd been married 3 years by that time, but everything we had was hand-me-down stuff from a relative or friend. Wait... his mom bought us our dining table/chairs for a wedding gift, so that we new, but everything else was second hand. We really wanted coordinating living room furniture because we had UGLY stuff that looked about a hundred years old. Off we went to Southside Furniture Co. where we browsed & purchased the cheapest couch & loveseat we could find. I think we paid about $700 for the set. It barely fit into our little apartment, but it's been moved umpteen times since then, lived through 5 kids & has served us well. For a couple years now, we've been eyeballing the ripping cushion seams & the stains and the beat up pillows thinking that it was time for something new. However, a lack of funds has been an issue. (Isn't that always how it goes?)

About a month ago, my parents started talking about getting a new couch & asked us if we'd like to take their couch & loveseat when they found something. We immediately said YES! Sure, it means going back to secondhand stuff, but ya know what......it's FREE and it looks a lot newer & nicer than our stuff!!

Earlier this week, they bought a pretty new couch & let us know that it was 'time'. I listed our stuff on Freecycle & within 24 hours it was spoken for & picked up by the new owners. Today we got our new furniture. I'm so pleased!!!

This is our old living room set:

And the new stuff:

What do you think?