Friday, November 29, 2019

Living Room in Transition

When we moved to our new condo in northern Virginia seven months ago, we took most of the furniture with us. We always had Persian carpets in our homes. But the large tribal carpet was now too big for the space, and the couch and chair seemed too dark. So when we visited Milwaukee in September, we met with our favorite Ethan Allen designer to help us figure out what we could do. He literally redid every room in our Milwaukee house, and we were always happy with the results. So we got a call that half of the furniture we ordered was ready for delivery. Luckily we got the huge carpet pulled out from under the tv/bookcase a couple of weeks ago. And I edited the bookcase and got rid of stuff to clean it up. The carpet, along with the couch, chair/ottoman, and recliner were being donated to a new family arriving from Afghanistan. That furniture was picked up on Tuesday. Since we needed something to sit on, we brought in our patio furniture for a day - talk about uncomfortable! On Wednesday, the sleeper sofa that is eventually going to the den, my husband’s new leather recliner, and carpet were delivered. It’s so different from what we are used to! Luckily we now had furniture to sit on for our family Thanksgiving dinner yesterday, but we are still waiting on the real living room couch and the accent chair to arrive some time in December. We have gone from red Persian carpets and dark fabrics to a seafoam carpet and very light furniture to match the glass tables and and vases throughout the house - and away from a very ethnic vibe but still retaining key features. It’s been a couple of days and it is beginning to look like it’s supposed to, but there’s a long way to go. Suddenly it feels like a new home - something we have thought about for quite some time. It makes the old tv/bookcase and dining room look new again. Thanks so much Glenn for your help. 























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