:: lovin' those complimentary colors on the color wheel ::

Couch shopping was FUN! A bit too much fun, perhaps. We went with a strict budget in mind and left with a red couch and a nonmatching chair. It was one of those pieces that just sings to your heart, and while the perfectly-matching sensible pale green couch was nice, it just wasn't as comfortable as the cinnamon red couch we had found earlier.

Here are pictures of the couch and chair, along with some Photoshopped pillows similar to the ones we bought today. I typically have a hard time relating to salespeople's personalties, but the guy who helped us was just great. Explained how to get pen and pee and dog hair off our new couch- was all-around helpful and friendly without smothering us, made silly jokes when appropriate. When Brandon and I were talking about getting the chair, too- since we need one but had intended on only getting a couch- I mentioned something about liking colorful, non-matching things. You see this combo in nature all the time, so I thought- hmm, maybe we could make this work? I said something about my style being "things don't really match" anyway and the guy immediately said, "Hey- I like her!" He must have said it again no less than 4 times and I guess it WAS probably refreshing in comparison to the people who come in with a cushion from their couch and wander around the 4-mile square mazelike showroom for 6 hours hoping to find THE perfectly-matching chair.

The chair is more dull in this photo than in real life- it really does match the crazy green (fake) pillows on the couch. Our couch is on backorder so we won't have it until next month, but I can't wait. Our first grownup pieces of furniture! And colorful, to boot. I feel like the inspiration-o-meter in our house is going to go way up in about a month.