A New Member of the Family

Another beautiful weekend here in the Midwest!  

My weekend started off by welcoming 

a new member to the family:  

A new sectional for the Kitchen Hearth Room.  

What prompted this new addition?  

Well, lots of ideas rattle around in this brain of mine...  

Here is the last look we had at the 

Hearth Room right before 

Miss Beaux's graduation in May.  

The whole room was bothering me!  

I just felt that there was 

too much furniture in the room.  

Or as my BFF said "too many legs".  

Yep!  Too many legs!  

Not to mention that the ottoman fabric 

had seen better days 

and our favorite chair 

had been ripped up by my son's dog.  

So, I took my floor-plan 

and started sketching over it 

with some tracing paper.  

I drew this plan when the house was built.  

It's handy to have 

whenever I am making changes.  

I thought that a sectional 

would be a better alternative 

to neaten up the space, 

especially if we plan 

to sell the house next year.  

I measured the space 

to see how large of a sectional 

I could fit in here.  

I decided that a sectional 

that was 102"X102" 

would be the max that would fit comfortably.  

But even with all of the measuring 

I doubt myself sometimes...

Here is the space with out the seagrass rug.  

Yes, the floor is wet!  

I was mopping before the new furniture arrived.  

I did some pre-shopping on the internet 

before I went out looking.  

I wanted something that would be neutral 

enough to change with the seasons.  

I liked the look of the Pottery Barn 

Slipcovered Sectional, but I sure didn't like the price.  

So I thought I would venture out 

to Nebraska Furniture Mart on Labor Day Weekend 

to see what they had to offer.  

I found a great sectional in the "scratch and dent" 

(well that's what we call it) section of the store.  

It was perfect at 102"X102" 

but I wasn't completely sold on the fabric.  

It was made by Huntington House 

and originally $8,000 marked down to $3,000.  

We asked the saleslady why it was 

in the clearance center and she researched it 

and told us that the people had returned it 

because it was too large for their space.  

THAT IS WHY YOU MEASURE!!!  

I know that they had to pay a restocking fee etc...  

I passed on it because I knew 

that I couldn't return it if I didn't like it.  

On Sunday I found this 

slipcovered sectional at JCPenney.  

I dragged brought Mr. Beaux with me 

to the store that Labor Day Monday 

to check it out.  

I loved the fabric and the size 

so we ordered it with all of our coupons and discounts.  

Of course, like I said, I never trust myself 

so I taped out the measurements on the floor 

to see how much space it would take up.  

It measures 100"X100".  

It looks like the perfect fit.  

I waited and waited on delivery day 

and finally it arrived!

YAY!  It fits perfectly!  

It makes the whole space look so much bigger!  

So now I had to figure out 

what chair I would place with it.  

Mr. Beaux and I dragged every chair up 

to the hearth room to try it out.  

We finally decided on the comfy chair 

and ottoman and we will be recovering it soon.  

Of course you know that I can't let it just sit 

like that with the original pilllows!  

Let's decorate!

I have a million ideas swimming 

around in my head, 

but this will have to do for now.  

I have an upholsterer lined up for this week 

to recover the chair and ottoman.  

I have some fabric picked out too.  

But right now I am just enjoying 

the added space 

and the cozy seating arrangement. 

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves,

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