Hello, Sunshine! It’s been so exciting to have a home we can decorate and make our own. For the past few years all of my pictures and decorations have been packed away in boxes in my garage. We had two strong and sturdy couches that have been well-loved by our family, but the brown leather has slowly began to peel away after years of moving. I’ve been searching for the perfect gray sectional. I really wanted a gray leather one, but the price tag for the ones I liked were way out of our budget. I’ve saved forever for a couch and was determined to not buy on a credit card.
Cindy Crawford Metropolis Slate Sectional
Photo: Rooms 2 Go
I had the not so brilliant idea of taking all three of kids sofa shopping. They became bored quickly and the temptation to try out every single item in all of the furniture stores was way too tempting for them. Next time, I’ll probably go alone and save an hour at each store.
Because Rooms-2-Go is always having a sale, we went there on one of our initial shopping trips. I liked the family friendliness of the Cindy Crawford Metropolis Slate Sectional Couch, but there was a couple laying on the couch when we were in the store. The kids and I awkwardly tried to check it out, but it was so uncomfortable with the sprawled out couple. They didn’t budge a bit when we were trying to look. We left the store without a good idea of what the sectional had to offer.
Ashley Furniture Kittredge Sectional
Photo: Ashley Furniture
Every time I go into Ashley furniture, I always have the same sales guy who follows me around in the store. Every single time, friends. Sir, let me look. I promise if I find something I like I’ll inform you. I have a dining room table from Ashley’s that I adore and they have a good selection of modern and affordable furniture.
I looked online before we walked into the store hoping to speed up the experience for the kids. I really liked the contemporary look of Ashley’s Kittredge Sectional. The gray had nice contrast between light and dark, but I wasn’t sure if the fabric was soft enough. I found this on their website for $1350, but when we went into the store, the larger sized sectional was no longer listed and just the smaller one was available. There went my negotiation leverage.
CC’s expression sums up kid’s opinions of furniture shopping.
Haverty’s Cory Sectional
Haverty’s was our final stop on the sectional sofa tour. I initially didn’t want to go into the store because their prices are slightly more expensive than the other stores that I visited, but we decided to give it a shot. Haverty’s sofas are available in a variety of colors. I knew that gray was the color I wanted, leather or not, so I was excited to have several options to choose from. I liked three different sofas at Haverty’s and the charcoal gray of the Cory won me over.
CC, Gracie and Lulu were so excited to be finished with this experience! While I was checking out, I watched Gracie try to sell Lulu a table, mattress and chair. Gracie has sales skills.
I love our new Cory sectional! It’s so comfortable and fits perfectly in our living room.
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