Things I Want to Make

I haven't shown you some of the things I've recently added to my "Things to Make" list. Here's some eye-candy and inspiration for you:

This tool storage solution from Pregnant with Power Tools is so cool! And it would work in our creepy, low-ceiling, dirty basement.

Is this wreath not the cutest thing ever? We don't have anything hanging on our front door and we totally should.

I don't think my sewing skills are up to par (ha!) for this golf club cover from Positively Splendid, but maybe it will be a birthday present for my dad. And then I'll buy him one when this doesn't turn out.

I want to make this t-shirt hat from At Second Street so badly. I attempted, but one of my old t-shirts wasn't big enough to cut out the circle head piece. And I throw away all of Zac's old t-shirts because I'm organized like that. Hmm... on the look-out for large t-shirts I'll never wear!

We love this desk from West Elm, but since we can't afford to pay hundreds for it, we're going to build the Knock-Off Wood version for our living room. As soon as we find the time!

That's some of the stuff I've been wanting to tackle - what's on your "to-make," "to-redecorate," "to-build" or "to-do" list?

My affair with Value City Furniture

The title of this post should actually read "My love hate love ok-with affair with Value City Furniture."

I bought this couch from VCF with my college graduation money.  It was great in our house in Lexington, but when we moved to Cincinnati, we didn't have enough room for it in the condo, so we sold it.  When we bought our new house, the couch went on serious sale, and we thought it would be a great idea to buy it again for the new house.  Admittedly, sort of weird.

We were supposed to pick it up in the morning that we moved, and stick it in the truck with the rest of our stuff. Three days before, VCF called and told me that the couch wouldn't be available on Friday because it was back-ordered until mid-May.  I'm sorry - what?!?

After my initial shock gave way to blinding rage, I tweeted about my current feelings and my unhappiness with VCF.  Within 10 minutes, someone from their corporate office saw my tweet and sent me a message asking what they could to help.  Nice!

The corporate customer service people were really helpful, and long story short, we got to choose a new couch that cost more and got it delivered for free, all without paying any more money.  Not a bad deal!

Moral of the story - the corporate customer service people at Value City Furniture are AWESOME.  The staff at the Covington store are not so awesome, and while I would definitely shop at VCF again, I probably won't go to the NKY store again. 

So... here is a picture of the new couch, which, coincidentally, gives you a sneak preview of the living room!

Couch color is great, but doesn't go well with the walls, so they'll be repainted at some point....