We Gave In... and New Project

I think this says it all...

Thank you to all of you who told us not to get white on our new sofa because we would probably end up letting Tripp on the sofa...well we gave in (the sofa in the picture is our old one...don't worry...our new one is going to be a tan-ish color). We had let him sit in our laps on the sofa before, but this weekend he learned how to jump up there by himself and it was just so cute that I couldn't tell him no. I walked in the living room yesterday and found him laying up there against the pillows and realized there was no going back. He's just too adorable.

Another project we worked on last week was this church pew. A local contractor that I work with some in my job asked me a few months ago if I wanted an old church pew from First Baptist Opelika (our church for the last 7 years). They remodeled the sanctuary last year and somehow he had come across some of the old ones. We have loved FBCO so much and are so sad to leave all of the wonderful friends we have made there. I loved the idea of having something from it in our home. I didn't think to take a before picture, but it was off-white and stained. We painted it black because it had been sanded down so much that we couldn't leave it the way it was.

We are planning to use it in the kitchen in the bay window...I'll post more pictures once it is in place. We had a great time with my sister and brother in law this weekend! Sad that they live so far away!