New Sofa . . . and Chair

My husband is hard on sofas

I am envious whenever I hear of people who have their sofas for twenty years

Two is our average

And so in the almost 30 years at Linderhof

we've had a lot of sofas

And we've got another!

It's a paisley by Moussard

which we found was a very good brand

selling at Neiman Marcus and Horchows

So they're not cheap!

It's a color that goes well in our living room

And when we bought the sofa, we also bought . . . 

A chair!

It's a good brand, too, CR Laine,

so "exclusive" that all of the sellers on line say

"call for quote"

It replaces  . . . 

This sofa

Which although nice looking in this picture

was not worth the $800 we paid for it

For it didn't even last a year

Before it broke down in the middle

(and you could reach behind the cushion and touch the floor)

And then the leather started coming off the seats

(Unfortunately, the company we bought it from is no longer in business)

And the chair . . . 

A consistent store find 1 1/2 years ago -- it had started to wear in the front 

where my legs rub against the cushion

Not bad but I was thinking that I would have to get it reupholstered next

year . . . but, now I don't!

The living room with the old sofa

And the living room with the new one

Actually, I think it looks better than the "old" one --

the lighter color just goes better in the room with the rest of our furniture and curtains.

The pattern, too, adds a little bit of texture

And as seen as you come down the stairs -- chair on the right

and sofa on the left

I won't say we were actually looking for a sofa and I definitely was not looking for a chair

But those things are always in the back of your mind --

 the fact that we would soon be needing a sofa

And Husband Jim enjoys thrifting and is always on the lookout . . . 

We were in the city last week --

I had a meeting while he shopped

He went to lunch with his friends

While I had lunch somewhere else with a friend

We got together after

And he was so excited --

he had found the sofa

at a Thrift Shop

I was a bit skeptical because often the bones of Thrift Shop sofas are good

but the upholstery doesn't always fit

But if it's cheap enough, one can always reupholster

We walked in and I was grateful it wasn't the red, blue and green plaid one that I first saw

Then he showed me 

this one.

I liked the color, the style is classic, I noticed the label said "Moussard"

And the price was certainly right.

Next to it was 

I've always liked this style and the price was certainly right

Much less than what it would cost to reupholster my current chair

It's brand was CR Laine

The store wouldn't hold them for us, even if we paid for them

We took a chance and next day Jim borrowed a truck and went to get them

Luckily they were still there

I haven't been this excited about furniture in a long time

They fit at Linderhof

As though we went to one expensive showroom and selected the pieces and upholstery

Are you curious as to what we paid for them?

Less than $50 for both pieces!

If the sofa doesn't last a year, the cost per year for the sofa is a lot less than the last one!

But I'm thinking the quality may be there

And this may be our "forever" sofa

And that's something I always wanted --

A "forever" sofa

Good enough to reupholster every 10 years or so!

We'll see . . .