Pictures of my newly furnished living room

[alee_grrl]

My sister and nephew came up yesterday afternoon and helped me go pick up my new-to-me furniture and move it into my apartment. I then treated them to dinner because if someone helps you move stuff then you ought to at least feed them. :) Plus dinner gave me more time to visit, which is always fun. Lots of lively discussion happened, and I managed to make plans to go see the new Avengers movie on Sunday with nephew and maybe sister and brother-in-law (nephew is 16 and a lot of fun to hang out with).

I will note that it's been a long time since I've driven anything larger than a small SUV, so driving the U-haul cargo van was both terrifying and fun.

Anyway, I promised some photos when I got the chance. I haven't decorated much yet, so the walls are a bit bare. Both couch and chair will be getting slip covers. A dark red cover for the chair to make it look a little less retro, and a dark tan cover for the sofa to try to protect the pretty cream sofa from inevitable stains. I also got three small wooden bar stools as they make the best portable coffee tables/laptop stands (and are the perfect height for most chairs and couches).

Comments

[sperrywink]

Nice set-up! And yes, those stools are the right height.

Have fun at the movies! Sounds like a great group to see it with. :-)

[alee_grrl]

Thanks! I'm pretty pleased with how things are shaping up. And totally pleased with my furniture finds. :)

Hope you have fun at the movies this weekend too!

[vintagewitch]

All the colors are so pretty together! It looks great!

[alee_grrl]

Thanks! It's very cozy, which I love.

[calissa]

Those stools are an awesome idea! It's all looking lovely.

[alee_grrl]

Thank you! My law school flat came already furnished and it had a couple of stools like these. They were meant to go with a little island thing that could turn into table but sitting on them is just not comfortable, but one day I realized they were the perfect height for sitting on the couch with a laptop. I had tried one of those standing tv trays, but that was too tall. And I dislike sitting with the laptop actually on my lap. :D

[lynnoconnacht]

Ooooh, looks lovely! <3

[alee_grrl]

Thank you!

[sulien]

Pardon my being late to the party here, I somehow managed to miss Dreamwidth's notification of your post. The furniture looks great! And the stools are a fabulous idea for providing surfaces at just the right height, I never would have thought of that.

[alee_grrl]

No worries on a late response. :) I would never have thought about using the stools that way if I hadn't had a couple of stools at my apartment when I was in law school (the apartment came furnished).