Something we have loved about this house since we moved in is the nicely finished basement. Being able to pull off a decent finished basement in a 1915 house is no small feat. The PO did a nice enough job with the basement, putting craftsman-esque six inch trim around the built-out glass block windows, etc. The basement is where we watch TV and use the computer. Yet since we moved in, our only upholstered furniture was a futon with hard wooden arms. Since we don't have a lot of money right now, we looked at craigslist forever, we even looked at a couple of couches in person. We just couldn't find anything at all. So yesterday we headed to ikea and bought a kivik sofa plus chaise in orange. The upholstery is removable and can be dry-cleaned or replaced. A nice feature what with the cats and kids.At $900, it definitely works for the basement space.
Im not a huge fan of Craigslist. Ive listed a few things and have had some of the strangest people call back :)
ReplyDeleteThat said, when we redid our bathroom last year, I found a $3000 old style bathtub made in Europe (most are from China now) on sale for $600. It was a deal I could not pass up and its the focal point of our only bathroom.