Show and Tell Friday

You remember a couple of weeks ago on Show and Tell that I asked you to help me decide whether to buy new or re-upholster my living room sofa and my husband's chair.

And you may know you said "Get New!"

So we bought a sofa two weeks ago and I showed it to you. Now we bought a recliner for my husband last Saturday at Lazy-Boy.

My husband finds it very comfortable and I like the design very much. I'm not sure whether I want the material this dark but I do want a green. I really wanted leather but friends of ours said leather gets hot after you've sat in it for a while and is cold in the winter. So no leather.

We won't be getting any of the furniture for 6-8 weeks. But of course I'll show you the room when it's all set up. I thank you all again for participating and helping me decide what to do. I can't wait!

I want to show you a couple of artifacts that I keep in my living room in which I'm putting the new furniture.

Below is a Chinese set (dish and egg) given to me years ago by my nephew. It sits on my fireplace mantel in the center. I love it!

This is a decorated Chinese roof tile. I bought it at the Museum Store many years ago. It depicts 3 Buddhas. It sits to the left of the fireplace on the hearth.

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theteach

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Sunday, January 13, 2007: I've written an UPDATE in the comments.

HELP! HELP! HELP!

Take a close look at the photos above. My couch and my husband's (Vinny's) chair and ottoman. Both sit in my living room. As you can tell they are in real terrible condition (no kidding!) I've let them go for much too long. They need to be re-upholstered or replaced (No kidding, again!).

The couch is probably 12 years old and the chair is 41 years old. What? I've had the chair re-upholstered twice. It was part of a set that I have since thrown out. The couch wasn't expensive - I got it at IKEA.

Vinny and I watch TV sitting on this furniture. I sit in the far corner of the couch with my feet stretched out on the rest of the couch and Vinny sits with his feet on the ottoman. Both pieces are pretty comfortable.

WILL YOU HELP ME MAKE A DECISION?

IF YOU COMMENT, WILL YOU SUGGEST WHAT I SHOULD DO?

RE-UPHOLSTER OR REPLACE?

I would really appreciate your opinion. I promise to let you know what I decide...

theteach

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(I've chosen to do "Show and Tell Friday" on this blog instead of "Answers to the Questions" my other blog.)