Shopping for home furnishings is a challenge. The stores always have everything set up in the most attractive way with all the decorations and accessories. You sit in the show room imagining your house will look just as grand if only it had furniture like this. But always when you get the furniture home, it never looks as great as it did at the store. That’s what I used to think! I recently bought a new couch, to replace my old and hard to care for leather ones. They were just too hard to keep clean and we always worried they would get damaged. They never did look as good in the house as they did at the store and I’ve never really been happy with them. So, we decided to find new couches. I searched everywhere. Every furniture store and discount warehouse I could find. They all looked great! How could I ever decide on which one to get? Would it look as great at home? Well, we finally settled on a white striped cloth couch which not only looks better in my house then it did at the store but one I can actually wear shorts in now!! So, lesson learned. Furniture shopping is a pain and you are never sure it is going to look as great when you get it home. But when you hit the jackpot and bring home that perfect piece of furniture, it will change your whole life. Never before has my living room felt… well, so livable!