White Lounges

Way back here I blogged about wanting new lounges

and how I really really wanted white ones

After lots and lots of lounge hunting expeditions

Many trips to Ikea,

Lots of research

More trips to Ikea

A little bit of pleading and bargaining

A special offer from Ikea for a $25 gift voucher

with every $500 spent

and I finally have my new white lounges.

3 months on and I still love them

and no I don't regret getting white.

Anyway I can always get different covers if I need a change.

Do you spend a long time researching before you make a purchase

or are you a compulsive shopper?

xx

When I ordered my wall decals from Leen the Graphics Queen I had planned on placing them the other way around but it didn't work out the way I wanted (must learn to measure first). So this is what I ended up with.....

I wasn't really happy with the end result and knew that I wanted something on the left hand side of the TV to balance it all out. I was thinking of a narrow side table or small hall table with a large vase and twigs sitting on the very left and then some varying sized items to finish the table scape. Something like this....

Fresh Design

Little Byrd

I shopped around the house to see what I could find that may work but the table I had that I thought may work in this spot was too wide and I didn't have anything else suitable. I tried stacking old apple crates that I have and books with a large vase on top but I wasn't happy with any of it. The room is not very big and I didn't want anything jutting out in front of the TV cabinet. Finally I remembered I had some wall stickers left over from the entry mirror so I decided to give those a go.

What do you think? I like it better than it was but I am not sure if the new decals are too thick for the writing?

Looking at the room overall the decals tie in with the ones on the mirror so it creates continuity.

I would love to hear your opinion, should the decals stay or go?

New Lounge Dilemma

We have been contemplating buying a new lounge setting for our living room. We currently have a hand me down sofa bed in there that is really old and really uncomfortable. Well it's not actually in that room anymore. Since we got the new big TV and we have been using the living room more than the family room for TV watching we moved the lounges around and brought the lounges from the family room into the living room, I just got so sick of sitting on the wooden frame of the old lounge.... anyway we have been browsing furniture stores and testing lounges for the last few months (whenever we have had a chance). Unfortunately we are struggling to agree on a style of lounge we want. It has to be comfortable, we want to be able to sprawl all over it and watch TV so cushioned armrests are a must. We have finally agreed on a three seater and two armchairs. I would really like something like these.....

I love the white slip covered lounges, they look nice and they are comfortable and practical. The slipcovers come off, get thrown in the wash and voila, nice and clean again. I think white or off white is easier to maintain than a coloured fabric because you can soak them if they get stained and hang them out in the sunshine to dry. Colours aren't so easy, the colour fades and can look old and worn quickly.

All of the lounges and armchairs above are from Pottery Barn and unfortunately we don't have a Pottery Barn in Australia. Ikea does have a range of slip covered lounges but they have square arms and aren't as comfortable. I did find a nice set in 1825 Interiors but it seems that I will most likely not get my choice this time.

Anything I have found that is similar and is available in Australia is either very expensive and not in our budget or the size of the lounge and armchair are too big. We don't have a lot of space in our living room and if we opt for a large lounge and arm chairs we will make the room feel very crowded. W.H likes the look and style of these.....

I am not in any rush to buy these so I will see how long I can hold out.....

Decorating for Christmas - Lounge Room