Our New Sectional

My dreams of a white sectional are over. I’m so excited to share our new sectional with you today.

Okay, okay, I know what some of you are thinking. Is Dani crazy????

She has two dogs that shed.

Two boys that are messy.

But hang on, keep reading and I’ll share why we decided to go with this couch after careful thought and deliberation.

We found this beauty over the weekend after searching and sitting on couches and sectionals for a year.

You may remember our Chesterfield. Of course you do. I dreamed of finding one and then miraculously one popped up one night when I did a Craigslist search. I searched “tufted sofa” and voila the couch was there. You can read more about it here. In case this is your first visit, here’s how it was looking last week when I took a few fall photos.

I LOVED everything about that couch. I loved the warm brown hue, the tufted finish, the gorgeous nailhead trim and I love how it made our living room feel like England. This couch was amazing, BUT our boys are growing and aren’t so little anymore. We love to watch movies together on Friday nights and hang out in here but there wasn’t enough room for everyone on the couch. Someone would have to sit on the rocking chair or our wingback chair in the corner.

May will mark 5 years in our home and over time I’ve come to understand that a home is about the quality time we spend in it. Sometimes I have ideas that maybe aren’t the most practical or didn’t function well for our family. Around Christmas time last year, I took a hard look at our home and how we were using it and I decided I wanted to enjoy our home and use EVERY room. So the first thing we changed was the dining room and Luke built a beautiful farmhouse table that we can all fit around. It’s beautiful but also practical.

We decided as a family that we wanted a sectional that was deep, that we could sink back into and that had rolled arms. We considered two couches but we realized we just didn’t have enough room. We took the boys to many, many stores just to look and sit and ponder which one to choose.

I also thought it would be good to experiment with photoshop to try some changes to the room without spending any money. I took Layla and Rachel’s photoshop class at Haven and updated our living room with a white couch, painted brick on the fireplace and painted the cabinet blue. I wish DIY was that easy! Here’s how my inspiration image came out:

I’m so glad I did this because it confirmed that a white couch would make our living room look bigger and brighter.

We saved up enough money and took the boys with us to buy a couch. We went to one store and were a little disappointed so went to Boston Interiors. This post is not sponsored or affiliated with Boston Interiors. We had previously seen a couch there but it was very big. The one we liked it the showroom was 145 x 145 and, um, our room isn’t that wide. We decided the absolute widest we could do was 115 x 115. We knew wanted rolled arms and a washable slipcover. In the Stoughton, MA location they have a showroom and a Clearance Center. I really didn’t think I’d find a white section in the clearance section, but guess what??????

The boys ran down to not one but two white sectionals saying, “Mommy, we found the couch!!!!”

The couch was 100 x 100.

I couldn’t believe our luck! We ended up saving $1300 by buying the clearance couch. Yay! If you’ve been following along on Facebook or Instagram you maybe have seen some peeks of the couch and also our selling the Chesterfield. I’m happy to report that Chesterfield went home with the loveliest couple in Wakefield. She follows my blog and contacted me via Instagram. Yay! The couch arrived yesterday and I need to give a huge shout out for wonderful delivery service. The guys even put  on white gloves.

We went with the Sonoma Two Piece Sectional by Rowe it has feathersoft cushions. The white cotton slipcover is washable and preshrunk. I think this is discontinued but I called Boston Interiors to find out what would be similar for you guys and they said the Fairbanks Sectional. The difference is that our sectional is slightly deeper with a higher back and is a brighter white.

Okay, now I’m gonna inundated you with photos. I couldn’t help myself.

You guys, this sectional is the most comfortable couch I’ve ever sat on. You sink into the pillows and it’s deep enough to sit waaaaayyyy back. As I type this we’re gonna watch recordings of This is Us tonight and I’m just so excited for TV time on the couch.

Our coffee table is too big so I moved it out of shot. I’m selling it if anyone is interested. You can see the table here. I’m thinking about an old trunk or maybe a round coffee table. What do you guys think?

Some of the pillows were delivered with the couch, like these blue ones and white ones. I was surprised about that. The pink also came but they kind of clash with our rug.

The lighthouse pillow is from my Society6 shop (affiliate link).

Here’s a wider shot, but I had to put the blinds down because of how the light was coming in the windows:

I still plan on painting that cabinet but I might move it too.

This new white sectional feels so much more coastal to me. Lighter, airier, brighter. Do you agree?

While we were at it we moved some furniture in the other part of the room too. Here’s how that space is looking, the view from our front hall into the living room:

The two white chairs are from Ikea and used to be in front of the windows. The gray couch was from Target & used to be up in Luke’s office. I love that we now have two sitting areas and it’s so cozy in here 😉

You may remember that we created this faux galvanized table.

I’m already thinking about where the Christmas tree will go….

I know this room is in progress, but wanted to share our new sectional and also wanted to share the plans. Fingers crossed I find the perfect coffee table that fits the space. I’ve banned ALL food from the living room and we’ll be eating all meals either in the kitchen or our dining room.

The boys were so excited to try it out. They’re fighting over the corner spot. Snapped this with phone when they got home from school.

What do you think of our new couch?