{the transformation}

I have this thing about sofas they have to be comfy, casual and cotton.   The problem with them is that they don't last long when they are in grand central station with 2 dogs, 2 kids, 2 adults and just 1 cat.   This is the couch we have now and I wish I had a picture of it rather then this one from the gallery.  Just imagine different pillows. It works perfect with our leather armchair and the  bench recovered with a zebra quilt.    The  problem started when the ever lovely Lulu our spoiled greyhound tore the fabric digging for a comfy spot.  (on a side note she did not get in trouble, she had a rough life before taking over our home)  

I have this wonderful seamstress my Mom, who I have roped in to recovering the sofa.   She detests working on furniture, but she agreed.   To make it a bit easier we are going to reuse.   She reminded me of the denim slipcover I ordered from Pottery Barn, it was used two sofas ago.  Its a bit big for the couch so she is going to tailor to make a better fit and to add a more custom look.   We are then going to recover the seat and back pillows with another fabric.  So it has been a challenge to find exactly what I was looking for.   I fell in love with this chair in a recent Country Living and wanted to find something similar.

These are some choices I have found from http://www.fabric.com/ , they have a great selection.

I can hardly wait to see the finished product~

New Road

Well after working for the past 18 years in my career I made a change all for the better.   I was working way to much out of the house by 5:30am not back in until 5:30p that night and then in bed by 8p.   The one who was suffering the most was my eight year old son.  After much debate and thought my husband and I came to the realization that I would take a break for a bit.  So as of yesterday my break began.  I did not get a lot done.   I took my Mom's advice to take it easy this week before I jumped into a million new projects.   I have a tendency to do that I guess with the fact that I was either on vacation or just a day off.   So now my mind is going in fifty directions how to get my self started on my list of things to do.   They include organizing my house top to bottom, get rid of some weight and back into shape, start home projects and start my little internet biz back up.  This all comes after taking care if the eight year old who needs me the most.