Crafty Cadence

I can’t think of anything harder to shop for than a sofa. They are expensive and not easily swapped out if you don’t like it without losing a lot of money. Harder to shop for than a car, I’d say. I need sofas. Badly. All I have right now are a couple of black leather Danish style recliners that were my mothers. They are okay, but they’re not my style, nor are they really comfortable.

I’ve had all kinds of sofas. Microfiber. Floral. Overstuffed. Understuffed. Hand-me-downs. Brand new from a department store. The only thing I haven’t had is leather. With my cats and grandkids, I kind of think I want the easy clean of leather. Plus, my mom has leather sofas that she and my father bought in the mid 1980s and they are still okay. They could use a new zipper to hold on a cushion here and there, but otherwise, they’re fine.

There are a few other criteria that I want:

• Back cushions that stay firm. Not the floppy pillow kind. Cats tend to like to sleep on them and then they look old, tattered, and frumpy.
• Seat cushions that stay in place. The last sofa my daughter bought was so cheap (quality, not price) that the manufacturer didn’t even line up the Velcro strips right. The department store said they’d stand by it and fix it, but they never did. Now, a year later, it’s probably too late to do anything about it. I kind of like the single seat cushion look.
• Neutral color. I’ve done the moss green (loved it, but then it grew old and dirty) and the floral (couldn’t match my decorations to it – too limiting). Now I just want a timeless color that will be a background color to my cushions and curtains and rugs, and other fun stuff I want to decorate with.
• Comfortable. I probably should have put this one first. It needs to be comfy for my back, but not so comfy that it’s hard to get out of and off my butt.
• Elegant and welcoming. I want my home to be welcoming, traditional, and elegant, but not stuffy and where people are afraid to sit down.

So, I’m window shopping. Here are a few of the looks I like, with none of the prices I like.

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This one meets the back criteria and neutral color, but not the seat cushion look. I like the style. I wonder if I could get it in leather?

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I really, really like this one. But not the price. At a whopping $1,599 I’ll have to save for a year. And of course, I wouldn’t choose white. Not so sure about those back cushions though.

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This is a really nice, classic one. I can definitely see this one working. Except this is in fabric. And, the website doesn’t put the price on it, so likely it’s out of my league.

Anyway, I continue to shop. I may be sitting on black chairs for a long time.

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