This is the couch. It's big. It started to smell. The cushions are almost destroyed. See those large, square pillows on the sides? They came with the couch. They are pretty ugly, and also pretty lumpy.
I started to loathe this couch.
But, new couches are a lot of money, and not a practical purchase right now, so this summer I set out to fix this smelly, lumpy beast.
First, I discovered that washing the cushion covers is super easy. Completely ignoring the little tag on the inside that says, "Cushion casings SHOULD NOT be removed, laundered, or dry cleaned," I put the covers in the washing machine and then hung them up to dry. No problem. Smelly couch gone.
Next, I threw those square, ugly pillows aside. I found some pillows similar to this one at Target:
They were blue instead of brown, but they had the same kind of embroidered design. I ended up taking them back because they looked too small on the massive couch.
THEN, on a random trip to Home Goods, when I wasn't even looking for pillows, I found these:
Turquoise? Check. Brown, to match the couch? Check. Feathers, that cannot be squished to oblivion? Check. Giant? Check. They were perfect. They came home to live with me on my big, not-stinky-anymore couch.
They look like they were made for this couch. I like how the fringe on the edge matches the brown in the couch, and I really like how the yellow and the turquoise crewel work looks.
Do you see those pictures hanging above the couch? After re-doing the couch, I was inspired to frame some new pictures. More on those later...
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| He Came With the Couch by David Slonim |
