New Additions.

Soooo if you haven't noticed I've been kind of obsessed with getting new couches (sectional to be exact) since we got married aka almost three years...guess what? After LOTS of saving and time spent debating we finally pulled the trigger on the most amazing, comfortable, best sectional EVERR! We decided to go with the PB Comfort Square L-shaped sectional from Pottery Barn. I mean could Pottery Barn ever lead you a stray? no. Totally loving the new addition to Casa Rod.

First off, it is slipcovered which means I can take the slipcovers off and wash them easily since my little munchkin (Lilly) is a maj shedder and lets be honest ill never not let her get on the couch. We decided to go with the Twill fabric since it is so durable and we are planning on having this sectional for a long time so its needs to survive dogs, moves across the country, and babies (like no time soon but you catch my drift...we will have this investment piece for a while). Not only is it made out of hardy  fabric but it is the most comfortable thing you've ever sat on...like literally Pottery Barn was so spot on with naming it the PB Comfort. OMG. Soooo comfortable. We debated on colors but went with the Parchment color which is neutral enough but not too light as to look like a hot mess from stains, etc. Ideally, I would have loved a cream color but cream colored couches would just not be functional for us....in a magazine=lovely, in my house=not so much/chaos/dogs/etc.

One of the only downsides is that since it is a custom order it takes 6-8 weeks for delivery....meaning our new addition won't be here until December 4th. sigh. At least this gives me something to look forward to/cheer me up during finals...I'll anxiously be anticipating its arrival...maybe ill even do a little studying on it! Getting new furniture meant we had to find something to do with ours so we decided to spread the word and create a Craigslist post to sell our current couches. Can I just say how much Craigslist creeps me out? While I was creating the post for our couches I couldn't help but think about the Craigslist killer and that one time I found the most darling Cavalier for sale on Craigslist that I thought about buying just to turn over to the Dallas chapter of Cavalier Rescue because who sells a cavy on craigslist for $300 in Oak Cliff? they probably stole the poor thing because lets be honest a cavy isn't the typical kind of dog you would find in Oak Cliff.... The listing was only up for about a week with no responses and I was already having nightmares about ending up with two sets of living room furniture in December (hello Type A personality)...thankfully I was able to sell them through someone at the law firm so problem solved! Only downside to that is that we will be without couches for about 3 weeks since they will be picking ours up in mid-November but that's fine...gives me the opportunity to do a deep cleaning in the living room since I NEVER move the couches to vacuum under them...oops. sorry not sorry.

Part of getting a new couch is training Bo to not get on the couches when the new one arrives. Our current loveseat is basically Bo's lounge area...literally. it is his. At first we would try to get him off but since we knew we wouldn't have these couches forever and they were covered with slipcovers we really didn't care but now that we made such a big investment with our new sectional Bo's "lounge area" days are numbered. He will NOT be allowed on the new couch which I can already tell will be a huge issue for him since little Lilly will. We've been trying to start to teach him that he can't get on the couches but he will just BARK BARK BARK nonstop until we are so annoyed we cave. Is this a peek into our future parenting style? I hope not because otherwise our children will rule us and we will have no control. I foresee the purchase of a bark collar in the near future...I am usually not a fan of these because it is a little cruel but there is no way our 85lb hunting dog that sheds like cray is going to be lounging on our new sectional. Sorry buddy...enjoy your limited lounging days.

The second addition to Casa Rod that I am totally loving is the gem of a bar cart I found at Target. Bar carts have been catching my eye on Pinterest and all the blogs I follow...its the cutest new trend in home décor and obvi had to have one not only because its presh but because I really wanted to move our current bar furniture (a mirrored nightstand from Z Gallerie) into our bedroom to make it my bedside table and move my current bedside table into the guest bedroom since we only had one bedside table in the guest room and needed another. Confusing but basically I just wanted to do some maj furniture rearranging...what's new?! I had my eye on this lovely gold and faux bamboo bar cart from Society Social which totally rocks but if you're on a budget or just purchased a mucho expensive sectional (us.) then the Threshold for Target bar cart is for you!

 How darling is this Society Social Bar Cart?! They have tons of different kinds all so cute but this was my fav.

Our Target bar cart. not bad for $120. I purchased a matching wine rack to put on the bottom level and hold bottles. I totally love it. Bar carts are what you make them...its all in how you "style" your bar cart. Flowers, coasters, cute cocktail stirrers, a bar cart print, some adorb cocktail recipe books, and of course having a stocked bar cart makes it fab. Target you win again. you always do.

The third and last addition to Casa Rod...for now. No really, I swear I think I'm done decorating. maybe. Is a cowhide rug layered over a jute rug. Swoon. I love the look and its taken me forever to convince Lucas that we should get the look. He wasn't a huge fan of the cowhide because he said it reminded him of when he was young and didn't like it then? weird. But I've been warming him up to the idea aka just being annoying about it for like the past year so when I found one for a great price on Joss and Main (side note if you don't know what Joss and Main is and you are looking for pieces to decorate your home you're missing out...its like Gilt Groupe but for home décor! Similar to One Kings Lane but a little cheaper in my opinion.obsessed.) I snatched it up!

Cant wait for it to get here! So once I had the cowhide I obvi had to get the jute rug to go underneath it for the layering look so I searched Amazon, Overstock, and Wayfair (another great website for home décor) for the perfect one at the best price...success.

 

Love the layering look. We already have a rug in our living room that matches  perfect/would look weird under the dining room table so switching them around really isn't an option but I think the look will be just as fab under the dining room table where I'm planning on putting it!

 

On the wish list:

 

 

possible new Z Gallerie pillows once the sectional arrives to replace the ones we currently have on Bo's lounging love seat since they are looking pretty rough...they are either give aways or throw aways sadly. I've drycleaned them numerous times and they just don't look the same but this is a wait and see what the sectional looks like/maybe more pillows aren't necessary purchase?

 

 

Hermes Avalon Throw. swoon. this is a when I'm officially an attorney way down the road not anytime soon purchase. So lovely though.

 

Something about fall just makes me want to decorate our home and make it cozy...especially on rainy days like today! Here's to inspired home décor and making your homes lovely & cozy!

xoxo