What Ana Does

I've been completely procrastinating on this front porch project, but I made some progress. First, I finished recovering the cushions on the outdoor sofa. Isn't it cute? It just occurred to me that the pattern almost looks wicker. Also, I washed the floor and rearranged the furniture slightly. That table makes more sense in the corner. But really what I learned is that I need to replace that green floral outdoor rug. It's simply ruining EVERYTHING. I think what I dislike about it most is the background is the same color as the concrete. Blah. Also, how easy is it to install a hanging porch light? Like this ? There's a can light in there now, I can just swap that out, right? Related Posts: Front Porch BEFORE pictures Painted concrete?  All Front Porch posts

We finally got delivery on the new sofa last week. Hooray! After 10 years of service, it was time to wave goodbye to this old lumpy friend. Lumpy I changed diapers on that chaise, and snuggled babies and watched hours of movies with my growing family here. We ate ice cream. And Alice memorably vomited electric blue Tylenol on one of the cushions. (It cleaned off pretty well.) This sofa was a pretty big deal when we purchased it from Room & Board in SoHo ... our first major, non-Ikea sofa. The Family Room with the Sofa Pushed Back The new sofa is firm and velvety-soft. We'll enjoy the job of breaking it in. It's a little taller and a smidgen longer than the old one, too. The ottoman has blanket storage. (!!) We're calling it Teddy.  New Sofa In Its Place Happy ending ... I had put the old sofa up on Craigs List with a very honest ad. "Well-Loved, Lumpy Sofa for Sale!" And I even got a few emails of interest, but nothing panned out. S...

Early Look! It was a successful weekend for sofa shopping -- as we found our next family room couch on the showroom at Macy's Furniture. Yippee! In brief: For the last year we've been searching for a sofa to replace the old and tired one in our family room that has been with us for nearly a decade. More details to come as we order, wait and wait and finally get the new sofa delivered. Patience.