Another BIG Surprise

Not to be outdone by my big surprise, The Boy had a Big Surprise of his own waiting on me...new-to-us furniture for the library/family room!



These weren't here when I left for work!



A colleague of his was unsuccessful at selling some furniture on Craigslist. Instead of paying $200 for used furniture, The Boy was able to get it for free!

He's good, that one.

While I was downtown at an event, The Boy collected the furniture, unloaded it at home and rearranged the sitting room. All by himself.

Like I said - he's good, that one.

So now our previously-practically-empty sitting room has a new couch:

And a new wingback chair:

And a new coffee table:

As with any new-to-us furniture, this lot definitely needs a bit of work. The couch and the wingback chair will certainly not remain the same. They are ubercomfortable, but not exactly our style color-wise. I'm thinking about making my own custom slipcovers. Something like this: 

As for the coffee table...do I have to tell you that I'm planning to paint it? I'm thinking something neutral but slightly shiny, like a blue-grey. My inspiration is the lampshade from my new office lamp in the same room:

Won't that look amazing? Now to find some time for new projects and someone who will let me borrow a sewing machine for a month or so!