couch surfing

We're on the lookout for a new couch. Our couch above is sagging and losing springs and just turning into a pile of mush. I've been surfing craigslist every few days and today found this ad.


Oh my! Is this the couch and chair of my dreams? Is it too fancy be comfortable? It's also more than I'm willing to pay, but....it does include delivery! Hmmmm...

to stain or to paint?

Now that I'm back from holidays, I'm totally into making my apartment feel more like a home. I haven't made up my mind about wall colours yet, so I'm starting small. I bought a dresser at a garage sale for $10...the same one as in the photo above. But mine is painted white. It either needs repainting (I'm thinking teal like in the photo below) but Cornelius might be more inclined with stripping the paint and using a stain like the picture above. Personally, I think it's a bit too staid. For me, painting just seems so much easier and much more fun. Thoughts? Both of these photos came from Apartment Therapy's fall colours contest entries.