Our First Piece of Furniture

As apartment dwellers we have never really invested much into our furniture. We have a futon, an inexpensive dining room set, some IKEA bookcases and desks, and the bedroom set I had as a kid growing up. Now that we are finally moving into our first house, we decided to buy our first, real item of furniture.

I've seen the ads and flyers that come in the mail about “Full Living Room Sets from $899!!!” and all that but I'm not really one to go out and speedily fill my house with cheap furniture just to have a full house. Ahu and I are going about this one room at a time, one piece at a time. The room we look forward to using the most with friends and family is the family room. We have a really nice fireplace and we're anticipating lots of great conversations around the fire. But we need a place for them to sit. Hence, the first piece we are buying is a sofa.

Normally we shop around for awhile but I saw this sofa at the Vernon Hills Thomasville store and knew instantly that sofa was meant for us. We did shop around for a good price but still ended up getting it at the Thomasville store (Schaumburg location, though). We chose the Benjamin Sectional in Double Fudge leather. It's 10 feet long on each side – long enough for one person to lie down on each side without touching. It fits perfectly in the family room.

The only downside is that it takes 4-6 weeks for delivery. That seems crazy to me considering that our house only took about 12 weeks to frame and finish. We'll be anxiously awaiting its arrival.