Taylor Made Haven: Fast Forward: We Have Furniture!

We’ve been busy bees shopping for furniture for the basement! It took a little time to find what we were looking for and to have it delivered (granted, we did have some particular criteria), but it was worth the effort and the wait!

Our furniture requirements were:

Functional-We wanted more seating in this space. Most of the “community rooms” in our home are fairly small in scale, so it can get pretty tight when we have family and friends over. More seating was a must so we decided a sectional was in order! Additionally, we wanted leather to make it more durable.
Proportionate-This was a big one for me; I really wanted furniture that fit into the room properly and created an inviting feeling, rather than a sense of claustrophobia. This proved to be quite the challenge! Have you found that a lot of the furniture out there is just HUGE? I know we were looking for a sectional, but I still found the furniture dimensions baffling. Based on this, we spent a lot of time measuring, not only for the sectional, but also for the entertainment center, bar, and ottoman.
Storage-We didn’t quite find everything we wanted in this space, but we did pretty good overall. At one point we looked into building a custom entertainment center, but the cost to have it done was quite hefty and it would have been a bit trickier to DIY due to the sloping floor. We opted for a nice entertainment center that hides the bulk of the electronic units/cords.

We also re-purposed a few items. The armless chairs were previously in our “Man Heaven”, the table the poker top is resting on top of was one of my first furniture purchases, and the mini fridge and other bar essentials were my husband’s. We’re still shifting a few things around, but we’re really happy with how everything came together. We’ve tested out the space for movie watching and we love, love, LOVE it!

Now, it’s just the finishing touches, my favorite! Next week…pillow talk.