Thursday, March 24, 2011

Patchwork Leather Furniture

As part of a simplification process we are trying to go through, we are decluttering the house. Clutter isn’t necessarily junk, or even bad stuff, but the stuff that just fills up a room but has no purpose. As a side note, decorations have the purpose of making a room look nice so don’t go thinking I live in empty rooms to keep it simple.

When we got married we went out and bought a nice futon. That may seem like an oxymoron, but it was a nice wooden frame, and the mattress had real springs and all that jazz.

When we moved last July into a much smaller place, we just tossed it in the living room, after all that is where a piece of furniture like that belongs.

While the futon did have the purpose of a place to sit, we thought there must be a way to have seating in the living room, but have it take up less space.(The futon took up 1/3 of the room all by itself. And so the furniture hunt began.

Given that we have 2 young boys, and Duncan, we figured that leather was a good route. It is easy to clean, and comes in all shapes and sizes.

One of my favorite quotes came from Conan O’Brien when talking to his audience. He was going to give them all a gift and then said “I don’t make Oprah scratch” basically meaning the gift wouldn’t be a new car or anything.

Well after deciding to go with leather, I realized, I don’t make Oprah scratch, which apparently you need to to buy leather furniture, So as always when I am looking for something good at less than the standard price I asked my friend Craig if he had anything.

We are an artsy family with a knack for things a little out of the ordinary, but when Craig showed me a matching patchwork leather chair and sofa, I was in awe. At first thinking it was tacky, then realizing in the right setting, it was really cool, AND all real leather.

Not 2 days later I was jamming the new set into my Hyundai Tucson, it fit, kinda…. But I did get it home, and it now sits in our living room, simple, and clutter free!













What became of the futon you ask, well it now lives in the office, and serves as seating in that room which is a larger room and makes more sense. We have rearranged it a few times to make it more practical, but let me say, I am a big fan of our new furniture.

13 comments:

  1. that is an awesome set, can't find anything like that in the department store now a days thats for sure!

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  2. I googled it, and I cant find anything like it ANYWHERE, I need to look underneath and see if it has a company name on it.

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  3. I've never seen anything like it! It's almost like the leather chair/sofa and the knitted blanket (or quilt) that rested over-top somehow melded together! What a truly unique discovery, and the set looks perfect in your living room:)

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  4. Wow that is awesome! You're so lucky! You're like the only person in the world with a leather patchwork couch :-P

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  5. Wowza! That might be the coolest leather furniture I have ever seen...

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  7. I have the matching chair in my basement, (any chance you want another?) I was looking to see if I could find anything close to what we have, and I find out there is a matching couch!

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    1. I just acquired a set exactly like this. A sofa and chair that both rock? Did you ever find out the manufacturer and what is a set like this worth? Do you still own yours?

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  8. Did you ever find out anything about this couch? I have a set exactly like this that is a love seat rocker, couch and reclining chair. Can't find any info on it at all. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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    1. Did you ever find out anything.on this set. I have just got one and wanted to find out more information

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  9. Did you ever find out anything about this couch? I have a set exactly like this that is a love seat rocker, couch and reclining chair. Can't find any info on it at all. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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  11. We had one of those chairs growing up!! I don’t know what ever happened to it, but I loved that chair! I would love to find another one like it. Did you ever find out anything about the manufacturer, date of manufacture, designer, etc.

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