tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post7030256273330577515..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: Playing With FurnitureMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-37574857761227672302012-02-08T04:27:05.689-06:002012-02-08T04:27:05.689-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Richard E. Lalibertehttp://www.dcgstores.com/sofas.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-89677382152616269022012-01-23T19:09:31.106-06:002012-01-23T19:09:31.106-06:00Sylvia - After hearing your praises sung by Susan,...Sylvia - After hearing your praises sung by Susan, I may have to consider having you flown here to Minnie-soda to help me with what feels like an impossible situation!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-60788698203107649842012-01-23T18:28:37.412-06:002012-01-23T18:28:37.412-06:00My LR is an odd shape and hard to get a good seati...My LR is an odd shape and hard to get a good seating area. Several year's ago I bought a chair and a half with an ottoman which was great and could take care of three people. I sympathize with you as I constantly move furniture and then find the original situation was the right one!Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270655053090690689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-58327896758654983492012-01-23T17:15:18.100-06:002012-01-23T17:15:18.100-06:00Karen L. - I do get kinda upset with companies tha...Karen L. - I do get kinda upset with companies that seem to send out a catalog every week. It's often the very same pages but just a different cover! I tear out pictures of quilts I like in the quilt catalogs and put them in a three-ring binder for ideas later on.<br /><br />Patty - Thanks, Patty. It is really hard to make a comfortable arrangement of furniture in a living room! Dang it. I keep thinking if the room was big enough, it would be a cinch. But maybe not.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-11863214820652613872012-01-23T15:08:21.256-06:002012-01-23T15:08:21.256-06:00Our living room has the same issue, and it is sort...Our living room has the same issue, and it is sort of aggravating. It's long and narrow, and there's only one way to arrange things that will work. I really dislike this since I'm one of those people who would like to rearrange things monthly. I hope you find all the perfect furniture to create a space that works for you and makes you smile! :)Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153751759157433693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-25405214613362828792012-01-23T14:24:15.502-06:002012-01-23T14:24:15.502-06:00Oh my, catalogs!!! They seem to multiply like hang...Oh my, catalogs!!! They seem to multiply like hangers. And I find it impossible to get rid of the quilt catalogs because of all the photos of great quilts in them. I drool over LL Bean catalogs for weeks and then recycle them. I could pick out something from practically every page to buy ..... if it weren't for the darn budget!Karen L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11803082902611080914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-47278549346760923202012-01-23T13:13:33.398-06:002012-01-23T13:13:33.398-06:00Erin - I got through about half my stack of magazi...Erin - I got through about half my stack of magazines/catalogs yesterday but couldn't honestly cross the item off my list because of the pile still left.<br /><br />I love rearranging furniture but our new living room just doesn't offer enough space to do so. Once I get some furniture to fit in there, I think that's gonna be it for the next 100 years!<br /><br />Sparkless - I sure wouldn't know what to do with some of the spacious layouts of living rooms you see in magazines, but when we added this room on we should definitely have made it bigger. Dumb, dumb, dumb.<br /><br />Jen - My stack of catalogs was so big I had 2-3 copies of some of the same ones, so you can bet all but the latest copy went straight to the recycling box!<br /><br />Desert Threads - Good idea but we live in a very small and remote area so have no freecycle.org or such around. But our local Internet provider has a great "bulletin board" for sale or wanted section that is heavily used.<br /><br />Lori - I've used that trick before of at the end of the day doing a couple of things on my list that take just a few minutes! Also, I've been known to add something to my list just so I can cross it off! Oh my, how we fool ourselves. ;o}<br /><br />Susan - Oh believe me, I was thinking of both Sylvia and Erin yesterday and trying to figure out what they would do!<br /><br />"M" - Fortunately, we don't have that issue to deal with in our house! My hubby NEVER watches TV, uses it only to watch the occasional DVD. At present our old, ancient, honkin' BIG TV (big as in bulky unit but not screen!) is in our bedroom (ish!) and we have plans for getting a small to medium size flat screen to put in the living room. We'll dump this thing that's presently in the bed room and no longer have to sit on the bed to watch a DVD!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-63351458846182834592012-01-23T10:37:55.231-06:002012-01-23T10:37:55.231-06:00How much bigger and manageble my living room would...How much bigger and manageble my living room would be if I could convince my hubby to remove that big ugly, scary "eyeball" staring at us--aka the tv. Unfortunately, the TV has replaced the hearth in most American households. As my mother says, "Choose your battles wisely". Therefore, the TV issue just isn't worth my losing the domestic peace! ;) "M"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-76739551022705678362012-01-23T10:29:16.936-06:002012-01-23T10:29:16.936-06:00It's amazing how a little rearranging can take...It's amazing how a little rearranging can take over your life! I should beam Sylvie up to your place - she's the Whiz Kid of decorating! I'm still shaking my head in amazement at my living room.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-47869115285087450892012-01-23T09:27:55.707-06:002012-01-23T09:27:55.707-06:00Maybe you should add exercise to your list of to-d...Maybe you should add exercise to your list of to-do's yesterday, and then cross it off. At least then you would have accomplished something that was on your list!! Oh, and then quick, quick, clip your nails! Viola! Two things done!<br />~~LoriDirt Loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09218959840456660541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-21604316289751712282012-01-23T09:10:39.061-06:002012-01-23T09:10:39.061-06:00Check to see if you have a freecycle.org near you....Check to see if you have a freecycle.org near you. Anything you want to get rid of, put on there and you can get rid of it in no time. You can also ask for things you want.....all free.Desert Threadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795059955897385589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-90990318873568079772012-01-23T04:44:59.529-06:002012-01-23T04:44:59.529-06:00I feel your furniture-arrangement pain! Our living...I feel your furniture-arrangement pain! Our living room has many restrictions on how things can be arranged to fit and yet I don't just want it to be a circle of chairs. It's not like we ever have anyone over, but still...<br /><br />(Pssst - I say just recycle the catalogs and start fresh. There will always be more!)Jenyfer Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769550148821002722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-89027570277662479312012-01-23T02:07:51.552-06:002012-01-23T02:07:51.552-06:00That is a very nice couch. Unfortunately we can o...That is a very nice couch. Unfortunately we can only configure our furniture in one way. With a gas fireplace on one wall and the couch on the other. I don't get to have fun moving things around. I've kind of given up trying to make the house look good due to it being so small and crowded. Moving things just takes too much effort and time.Sparklesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806553694200529082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-67622442458973822632012-01-22T21:34:58.287-06:002012-01-22T21:34:58.287-06:00As someone who shuffles her furniture around weekl...As someone who shuffles her furniture around weekly I sympathize LOL! We actually have what's called an "apartment size" couch now and it's much easier to deal with. I was laughing as soon as I saw "go through catalogs" on your list - that stack has been on my list too for several weeks now :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-15049273896836862592012-01-22T20:27:54.762-06:002012-01-22T20:27:54.762-06:00Stephanie - Well, the way the living room looks no...Stephanie - Well, the way the living room looks now, it's nothing to write home about (nothing to blog about?) . . . but I'll show it in all its crowded glory!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-33034830090415689252012-01-22T20:03:38.759-06:002012-01-22T20:03:38.759-06:00I do that too...think something will look better h...I do that too...think something will look better here, or there. By the time I am done my kids want to strangle me lol. Can't wait to see the pictures:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com