bargain hunting

This weekend Michael and I were quite the bargain hunters.  We were searching for living furniture for cheap.  Since our wedding over 3 and half years ago, the only furniture that we have bought was our bedroom suite.  Other than that we haven't really bought much.  (I take that back, we got a $10 coffee table at a thrift store.)  We went around to come liquidation and resale shops.  We saw some things, but nothing that really screamed BUY ME. However, I started trollng Craigslist and we really lucked out.  First, we found a brown wingback chair for $40!  I have been wanting a wingback chair for a long time.  The trouble is that they are SOO expensive.  This one is barely used.  I woouldn't have picked this color, but I'm going to make it work for a while.  A colorful pillow, different wall color, a new ottoman, and colorful curtains will help it out a lot.  I figured, it's brown, so it's going to match a lot of colors.  Someday I may get it recovered, but for now I'm loving the find!  Here's what it looks like in our living room currently.

We got the chair Saturday.  Then today I happened to get on Craigslist again and found another great buy.  It's a gray-brown sofa!  I had actually already found this exact sofa at a local store and told Michael about it.  It's a great color and comfortable.  The owner bought it about a year ago and then moved in with her boyfriend who already had a couch.  It's barely used as well.  We got it for half price! I'm hoping it looks good with the chair. (If not, we will get creative.... we can also move the chair to another room.) Here's a picture of it from the website.  We won't get it until this weekend, so it's not in the house currently.

Source: roomstogo.com via Michelle on Pinterest

What we still have to buy for the living room:

TV

TV stand

pillows

curtains

wall paint

entry table

wall art

ottoman

Hopefully we can find some deals for those too!