Sunday, December 12, 2010

Furniture selections for parents with boys

About 4 years ago my husband and I ventured out to purchase new living room furniture. My old set had already suffered through 2 other kids and it was time for an upgrade. Luckily we choose black leather.
I love leather furniture, car seats, purses, shoes, etc. Black, preferably. Luxury? No. Because I can easily wipe of puke, pee, poop, food, drink, drool, milk, etc etc etc with just a baby wipe.
The reason I decided to write this today is because my almost 4 year old, Thijs, just LOVES writing his name now. T-H-I-J-S on anything and everything. His "S" is more of a squiggly line that resembles a slinky but the rest is mostly legible. So as he was sitting quietly on the sofa "watching TV" I discovered his name clearly written in large font several times in ink all over the top and bottom of the sofa. Thank you Huggies for creating multiple uses for baby wipes.
Do I condition the leather every 3-4 months to keep it in brand new condition? nah. Waste of time. These boys will ruin anything and everything especially if you pretend to really like that particular piece of furniture.
We even found his name scrolled across the back of his grandmothers favorite chair while visiting recently. It was velour and was not washable. We also didn't mention it because her vision just isn't what it used to be.

So if you are in the market for a new living room stlye, don't bother with cotton, chenille, wicker or vinyl. Stick with 100% leather and you will be much happier and you will thank me later!

3 comments:

  1. That is very savvy, I will definitely be using leather furniture because my kids spill food on our furniture on a regular basis!

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  2. Haha! Thanks! We recently bought a new car but was dumb enough to buy tan leather. I guess this will be ruined soon enough uggghhh

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