We're way excited about our furniture

Over the last few months we have been plotting ways to get more comfortable furniture in our living room, without adding to our debt or hindering our path to clearing that same debt. Thanks to Aaron working some extra hours and getting his yearly bonus, we found a way. Our course to pay off school debt is still right on schedule and we were extremely successful in finding really comfortable furniture at a really inexpensive price. Go, us.

We had heard about Levin's President's Day Sale last week so we headed there first on Saturday, just to check out the scene. Our living room is not conducive at all to arranging furniture as it has a strange layout to it, so we just had in mind to find a nice comfy sectional that would be placed in one spot and probably stay there for it's entire life. My criteria included deep and soft, with fabric that won't scratch from kitty claws and would be fairly easy to clean. Aaron just wanted a sectional to make for easier cuddling/tv watching.

After about an hour we had narrowed down 3 sectionals and at my insistence, a non-sectional set including a sofa, a "person and a half" chair, and an ottoman. I liked the set immediately upon brushing my fingers over the fabric. It felt like micro-fleece, and it didn't leave hand-prints in it like the suede sectionals we'd lounged on throughout the store. Eventually we had one sectional in mind and the micro-fleece set. To clear our heads, we left for a bit and went next door to Sam's Club, another item on our checklist for the weekend. When we returned, it took us another two hours to discuss and eventually decide on the micro-fleece set. We decided a sectional was the wrong choice, for the exact reasoning that it had seemed the right choice before: it would just set up shop in one spot and leave us absolutely no room for maneuverability, and make our small living room look overwhelmingly tiny. So, the set we decided on:

In the above photo you can't see the "person and half" chair (teaser to the left, peeking into the photo) and we did not buy the loveseat that is straight ahead to the left. Our set (arriving on Saturday) includes the sofa, the chair, and the ottoman. We would not have been able to fit the loveseat into our living room but the larger chair combined with ottoman will more than make up the extra seating and leg support.

Here are pictures from Aaron's phone, from the show room floor.

Notice the price tags hanging from this furniture, bragging 50% off. The President's Day Sale was 50% the "compare at price." When it came time to place the order, Aaron worked his magic and got an extra 5% off, plus a $50 gift card that they were supposedly giving away to the first 50 customers in the store last weekend. If we were one of those, they definitely did not have as great an event as they anticipated, as we were there late afternoon/early evening. I think the salesperson must have really wanted to make a sale.

Here is our new "person and a half" chair, which we both sat in for quite awhile comfortably.

We won't suggest any guests in our home share the chair (unless they want to) but we definitely love it for its wide seat. Hey, we're still newlyweds.

And the ottoman:

As if you can't tell, we are very pleased with ourselves for our bargain shopping at the end of a successful search. We've been very choosy with our financial decisions because our priority is to pay attention to debt and take care of our house, and save, save, save for a rainy day.

Our furniture delivers this Saturday. I'll make sure to post before and after photos for your viewing enjoyment.

Much love to all who read this!