Okay, not the part where my dad and I chopped down 2 ficus trees to clear the way for a new back fence. Or the part where I spent 3 hours raking leaves and pulling weeds. Or the part where I rested from all the back-straining work and read some books.
I bought furniture!
That's right: somewhere between 3 and 8 weeks from yesterday, my house will have actual company-worthy furniture. I bought a couch, 2 living room arm chairs (in 2 completely different styles, from 2 manufacturers--I hope it works as well in practice as it does in my head), and a recliner for my bedroom.
Why a recliner for my bedroom? Well, I've been in physical therapy for back pain for a while now, and I'm thinking that part of the problem is that I don't have a lot of choices when I want to sit and read. I'm allergic to my futon (until I get the smoke smell out), and my computer chair is best for computing. So I spend a lot of my downtime reading (or doing sudoku, or talking on the phone, or whatever) in bed.
Besides, it's a really comfortable (though not entirely esthetically pleasing) chair.
The couch isn't really what I had intended to buy when I went out shopping. I had this idea of getting a simple couch with clean lines and relatively high arms in a contemporary style and (possibly) a striking color.
I ended up with the most comfortable couch of all time, with a traditional shape and dark brown upholstery.
As for the chairs? One has a nice, contemporary look to it, in a somewhat boring color with nice dark accents. The other has a traditional look to match the couch, but in a striking brick color. (I remembered too late that the accent pillows I already own are burgundy. Oh, well. They'll go well with the recliner in the bedroom.)
Now all I need is a rug to put the recliner on so that it doesn't scrape up my laminate floors. But I have 3-8 weeks to work that out.
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