I have been trying to get rid of this sofa for years.
It has been a great sofa but we've had it for 14 years and before that it was owned by some friends who gave it to us when they moved away. It has seen better times. At first it was just dirty and I scrubbed it with carpet shampoo and a scrub brush. It passed inspection. Then it started bursting out of its seams and stuffing was coming up here and there. I approached Tetsu about it but he suggested a slip cover. Ok. A few more years went by and we had an old dog who lived out its days sleeping on the sofa. Not good for the smell and the dog wore diapers, which leaked... so you know what state the sofa was in. Tetsu and I took it out in the yard and washed it with the garden hose. Great except that the sofa didn't dry and molded instead! I sprayed it with fabric freshener. Again, I talked about a new sofa. Not with the old dog sleeping on it, Tetsu reasoned. True. Ok. We'll make due while the dog owns it.
The dog passed on three years ago but we still have the old sofa (new slip covers). Last week I noticed that it sagged to the floor when I sat on it! A spring broken! Yeah! It is finally time for a new sofa! I have students parents sitting on this sofa so I couldn't expect them to sag to the floor even though Tetsu didn't seem to mind. "Tetsu. This time I insist we buy a new sofa!" Maybe this weekend we'll go look?.......
Nope. Woke up yesterday morning and during the night Tetsu has turned the thing over, worked with wire and pliers and rope and tied and wired the whole thing back so that it no longer sags! He's so proud and of course I told him he's wonderful! Saved us a good $1000! Such a handy husband! My hero! But....
I guess I'm living with this thing for a couple more years.....sigh.
3 comments:
Oh, what a nice post ! Thank God, I'm not alone in the world ! LOL It made me smile, reading it, because I could see myself and Hubby... and I guess many others will ! I guess some men are "allergic" to any change... So, when you sit on your sofa, just think that I'm with you !.......
Smiles !
Enjoy your quilting !
NADINE
Make do and mend is only ok for so long - there comes a time when you have to bite the bullet and put your hands in your pocket - I think you're about there! :o)
Reading about your sofa made me chuckle. It's like it's there to stay!!! I'm with you, a girl needs a new soft every now & then! But then, I still have the one we bought in 1988. I shouldn't complain because it still looks like new. (Until recently it was in a 'formal' living room and rarely was used.) Now that we have it in our family room, I keep it covered all the time with an old Target store quilt so the grandkids can sit on it but not get it ruined with their shoes or snacks. It's really quite pretty but it's rattan with pastel fabrics and doesn't go with this house. Sorry, I've rambled again... :)
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