The Howard Sofa: A Modern Country Classic

<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I recently received this request for help...</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div><h5 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1,"tn":"K"}" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 15.555556297302246px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3,"tn":"K"}" style="line-height: 1.38;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Dear Sarah,</span></span></h5><h5 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1,"tn":"K"}" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 15.555556297302246px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="line-height: 1.38;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">We are at last contemplating buying 2 new sofas and ditching our 19 and 25 year olds! Oh the joy! But what style to go for? Not leather, classic to last another 20 years, but modern to fit in with my dream house, that hopefully we will find in 2014. As yet I haven't found one that features some gorgeous, comfy, but modern country styles! Please help!! Cindyx</span></span></h5></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.38;"><span style="font-size: large;">You're in luck! I know just the ticket....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 1.38;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglS2dLGR8UkGOEfm_06wn1FhhDN-M65M_pcDazCD4jPAyywpfkrmVzh15ExH_ujOvkc07ibmJ6dmoUGH2vYQIRehgRjaMIubkG64uQ7BvknH_FP4He9QWN_hDOfH7OiDk0HgCCP19aIjT/s1600/South+Shore+Decorating+Blog.jpg1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglS2dLGR8UkGOEfm_06wn1FhhDN-M65M_pcDazCD4jPAyywpfkrmVzh15ExH_ujOvkc07ibmJ6dmoUGH2vYQIRehgRjaMIubkG64uQ7BvknH_FP4He9QWN_hDOfH7OiDk0HgCCP19aIjT/s640/South+Shore+Decorating+Blog.jpg1.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.38;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have three words for you, Cindy: The Howard Sofa....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="The Howard Sofa from The Sofa and Chair Company" height="450" src="http://www.theartofbespoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/SofaChair_09.jpg" style="font-size: x-large;" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.38;"><span style="font-size: large;">...uber-stylish but completely timeless; </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Symons Sofa | The White Company" height="640" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/8a/b0/a1/8ab0a11a5102882700a1b5a80755e4e3.jpg" style="font-size: x-large;" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.38;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will never, in a gazillion years, get bored with this look. Mainly because with the Howard sofa, there isn't really one look. By picking carefully with your upholstery fabric, you can go be a thoroughly Modern Miss....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 1.38;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnMzXY0QpD41mChPUkZ-U5xu-K1FKV3T2hnPr2p5kTBIOwOu9ySx4asZ3UR3wDjU7vmHTasRp3-TCMo72cboovHXYDtAJ31sg95513n4F16ldVbQFr7NUAbOwjrvlgAdqredWPTu4w1xR/s1600/00162976.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnMzXY0QpD41mChPUkZ-U5xu-K1FKV3T2hnPr2p5kTBIOwOu9ySx4asZ3UR3wDjU7vmHTasRp3-TCMo72cboovHXYDtAJ31sg95513n4F16ldVbQFr7NUAbOwjrvlgAdqredWPTu4w1xR/s640/00162976.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">or a cosy comfy Country chick...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WxgEX2pzvkySVllwOmm42yNLsxhQN6Eo5QQRFN5uW6tOBlnsdZCvm34ucrt8tabHKVk1Y8dxcIE0gNzBqU9v967dhlWlhVXqYreug_JoI5JCba8oP51_N5LPCT07T1SPY5CBwajBZDFw/s1600/1001600_72dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WxgEX2pzvkySVllwOmm42yNLsxhQN6Eo5QQRFN5uW6tOBlnsdZCvm34ucrt8tabHKVk1Y8dxcIE0gNzBqU9v967dhlWlhVXqYreug_JoI5JCba8oP51_N5LPCT07T1SPY5CBwajBZDFw/s640/1001600_72dpi.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 26.399999618530273px;">Howard sofas strike the perfect balance between gorgeous looks and utter practicality. They are large. They are inviting. And they are super-squishy. Perfect for snuggling up on these cold January days, with a blanket, a favourite magazine and a big mug of something delcious.</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOI2AWMNAOQNinUMZA_lK8mm_Y9uemesOktblnbmN_k73n2bOkKgiIbhxeJ-nx_1N91Tr9WQfzZJ3zExHb_HQs6nNtsb2KU4B2yiweXimaPetDVtABdtYQYeYqfB63ayjMF25gvl-4tgzO/s1600/beachcomber26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOI2AWMNAOQNinUMZA_lK8mm_Y9uemesOktblnbmN_k73n2bOkKgiIbhxeJ-nx_1N91Tr9WQfzZJ3zExHb_HQs6nNtsb2KU4B2yiweXimaPetDVtABdtYQYeYqfB63ayjMF25gvl-4tgzO/s640/beachcomber26.jpg" width="456" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Howard sofa manages to embody reassuring chunkiness with curvaceous elegance, making it a Modern Country design classic.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="640" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldqovyKFwr1qepyoc.png" style="font-size: x-large;" width="526" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, do be reassured that it is A. Good. Thing. to be cautious about buying big items. These are pieces that will need to last you for years and years and years. Take the time to get it right and you will be smiling contentedly every time you kick back and flop into the soft, welcoming embrace of your chosen sofa. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Good luck!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Images via: South Shore Decorating, The Sofa and Chair Company, The White Company, unkown, unknown, Beach Comber, Abigail Ahern</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>

The Howard Sofa: A Modern Country Classic

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The Trouser-Cushion Gets a Home!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyf1Ra4IPRre6Lcd94LBqnYcU_OEehYt1zWzxQnBtFJEvqQqLGTE3TH2G82fQYi8oyujtVm-Bk2tYDQ5rRYUtsv-W1PgNMUPEh3nPeTWEj4V4HN1Y9DX26xV_2A4_X02EeIAgquzxhLa6M/s1600/IMG_2451.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyf1Ra4IPRre6Lcd94LBqnYcU_OEehYt1zWzxQnBtFJEvqQqLGTE3TH2G82fQYi8oyujtVm-Bk2tYDQ5rRYUtsv-W1PgNMUPEh3nPeTWEj4V4HN1Y9DX26xV_2A4_X02EeIAgquzxhLa6M/s640/IMG_2451.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What are you doing out there in the cold? Come on in! The kettles just boiled and there's a wodge of chocolate fudge cake if you're interested?....Oh, you are!? Great, then I'll join you.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jl8Gq_8AGXDHXjEYkOV6poWIe-d6ZquiZTG72PC-HUn60_ysL3Dmi8_W-DQ6dYXveQCncilBuuzrI_JsTrQbiS8M3SRkqlVDnQ34GzshGudLPLLM4o5n262S7d8XPizd_XzU1GET1Ws8/s1600/IMG_2464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="480" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jl8Gq_8AGXDHXjEYkOV6poWIe-d6ZquiZTG72PC-HUn60_ysL3Dmi8_W-DQ6dYXveQCncilBuuzrI_JsTrQbiS8M3SRkqlVDnQ34GzshGudLPLLM4o5n262S7d8XPizd_XzU1GET1Ws8/s640/IMG_2464.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'd love to show you where I put my new homemade cushion. It's in our living room. I'm not sure you've been in here much and there's a very good reason for that. It's one of the rooms that we haven't touched yet. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's where the 'leftover' furniture goes. Last Chance Saloon for this stuff...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijk4qBVVajidAakpYUDVan-OBCsMNr0ZRWKfgehker6IkfJdnmxlDUfbOWRoBnVOdEeMooYQyruvxcP4qaY-wCthRO9zCa7t_p33Zb5mQiz6jWF02b67U7hsv6X4nqx8t1bKz49_LPa7o-/s1600/IMG_2462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="480" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijk4qBVVajidAakpYUDVan-OBCsMNr0ZRWKfgehker6IkfJdnmxlDUfbOWRoBnVOdEeMooYQyruvxcP4qaY-wCthRO9zCa7t_p33Zb5mQiz6jWF02b67U7hsv6X4nqx8t1bKz49_LPa7o-/s640/IMG_2462.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It seemed crazy to do up this room when our children were quite so little. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">New sofas plus twins? Errr....no.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Om3z9rHXyy3u3WSshkghv0lIgb4At2CKeRHKDKfqveS3H7Qvzhhyphenhyphen-l176qGjM-fxob_ErjT1bUYTXEOzV1onsa7B0jkqBeuiYIiUfgDPv6bNJAQBYi-NsuCx0v0iTuJnRlBi8or6jZ3z/s1600/IMG_2487.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Om3z9rHXyy3u3WSshkghv0lIgb4At2CKeRHKDKfqveS3H7Qvzhhyphenhyphen-l176qGjM-fxob_ErjT1bUYTXEOzV1onsa7B0jkqBeuiYIiUfgDPv6bNJAQBYi-NsuCx0v0iTuJnRlBi8or6jZ3z/s640/IMG_2487.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was so excited to share this project with you. It was one of those moments when I could hear the cogs of my mind working....."I could do this....and I could make THAT"! </span><span style="font-size: large;">I'm so thrilled with how it turned out.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcClMP3Ud3dX4h6UkHxRNL0JjVTLtX3OISsg3LSU3j-mBLsBelbrit3KTBhsoDOiARMBGdur2S6VSvP0MtMqkdxrUqhdWjFQ2stiObEERxZu9qI6Z85kVt-xq1qphQJRESObbn3wdYJDB/s1600/IMG_2458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="480" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcClMP3Ud3dX4h6UkHxRNL0JjVTLtX3OISsg3LSU3j-mBLsBelbrit3KTBhsoDOiARMBGdur2S6VSvP0MtMqkdxrUqhdWjFQ2stiObEERxZu9qI6Z85kVt-xq1qphQJRESObbn3wdYJDB/s640/IMG_2458.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday, I covered one of sofas with the (faux) fur throw that we use on our bed on the cooler summer evenings</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I took off the four large cushion that the sofa came with and added my homemade ones.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was amazed at how different it made the whole room look.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlzTwx21S5NrZkYRFUFN8ky7dM2JcBlPhtaS2csdwn7EEtSMvGJjDgaDHW-FfENghjyXOo4FrwapXaK_N3a1tXiE9oQb3PXQbw-Xf6lBtOac3SPVpxPL962MF3nrR-a8ifLtUvLl2EeNV/s1600/IMG_2483.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="480" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlzTwx21S5NrZkYRFUFN8ky7dM2JcBlPhtaS2csdwn7EEtSMvGJjDgaDHW-FfENghjyXOo4FrwapXaK_N3a1tXiE9oQb3PXQbw-Xf6lBtOac3SPVpxPL962MF3nrR-a8ifLtUvLl2EeNV/s640/IMG_2483.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And how much I wanted to snuggle up on that sofa now.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's so soft and cosy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClJKxwvmAGdcCkKQcOSSQ8rh4lXfNzwX16YGKUj5ibDyuMtlFLdaQr3wtadaEIgQjY3YfWhfV7iYJS1IW8a6ejRskeMAehKQCaOPfsxxN_SOcq03n3e73FAfFfBKih6SJHcYY8sIezkQ5/s1600/IMG_2532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="480" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClJKxwvmAGdcCkKQcOSSQ8rh4lXfNzwX16YGKUj5ibDyuMtlFLdaQr3wtadaEIgQjY3YfWhfV7iYJS1IW8a6ejRskeMAehKQCaOPfsxxN_SOcq03n3e73FAfFfBKih6SJHcYY8sIezkQ5/s640/IMG_2532.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So warm and welcoming.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuUzEdPwX58zGKREI_vV67EtLybp92N1N2P3yDI6Lv8t_z7XU8rfapdjYRzoROWQ1ArpoOnItXMtlbGXX8TadRgt7CNb9BpvyGzRBsiCLjv21ywKvWMlSJyHeGZbMxyzTqR7FiLela4P2/s1600/IMG_2545.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="480" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuUzEdPwX58zGKREI_vV67EtLybp92N1N2P3yDI6Lv8t_z7XU8rfapdjYRzoROWQ1ArpoOnItXMtlbGXX8TadRgt7CNb9BpvyGzRBsiCLjv21ywKvWMlSJyHeGZbMxyzTqR7FiLela4P2/s640/IMG_2545.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our kittens LOVE it!  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREaWmEQtGJsygLBTC23qxfrQSIahwKlm8HRU6wE57iqikspfgdIiMFrHqKXx-l2fLV038NUampZMQTouUAirV5w8vd32RvaHxDjBRqntOY-gwz3jEUECqYyIbS0JPy6yfYYdteuY9qq41/s1600/IMG_2514.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREaWmEQtGJsygLBTC23qxfrQSIahwKlm8HRU6wE57iqikspfgdIiMFrHqKXx-l2fLV038NUampZMQTouUAirV5w8vd32RvaHxDjBRqntOY-gwz3jEUECqYyIbS0JPy6yfYYdteuY9qq41/s400/IMG_2514.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think they love the softness of the fur on their little tummies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HsF7LjGohdR-1iIwI8XnF6GB9eBj13P2_ZnfbAv4cuwTqhtK8qgvRmJNY6twGCWIKYwnk5WgZ6aumH60zJZ8FSW38iUGb5airuBldHZsT1zrQu2OEUExFenFofU_5BQCEaRK3dyF9qNg/s1600/IMG_2527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="480" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HsF7LjGohdR-1iIwI8XnF6GB9eBj13P2_ZnfbAv4cuwTqhtK8qgvRmJNY6twGCWIKYwnk5WgZ6aumH60zJZ8FSW38iUGb5airuBldHZsT1zrQu2OEUExFenFofU_5BQCEaRK3dyF9qNg/s640/IMG_2527.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The cushions all tie in together colour-wise.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I know what you're thinking....I like my bits and bobs of redness, don't I?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I like their different textures.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgts9Nw-0Zdiqr0rqdeWAooK1S1wZSDu6PGUftuOS626JE6NWPazUBAdqAmXonb3BUS5XtpGdeMGvDUScz-uFNiy523Mdf-Paq1rSWqQalrgQsOq7s7IKvcd57kM9C_xMjtu9BqrjUb2bYo/s1600/IMG_2555.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgts9Nw-0Zdiqr0rqdeWAooK1S1wZSDu6PGUftuOS626JE6NWPazUBAdqAmXonb3BUS5XtpGdeMGvDUScz-uFNiy523Mdf-Paq1rSWqQalrgQsOq7s7IKvcd57kM9C_xMjtu9BqrjUb2bYo/s640/IMG_2555.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There's the warm, snuggly wool of the cushions I upcycled from a cardigan (<a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2010/07/home-made-snuggly-cushion.html">1</a>,<a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2010/07/another-home-made-snuggly-cushion.html">2</a> and <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2010/08/i-started-so-ill-finish-honest.html">3</a>), the crisps linen of the smaller cushion, the firm softness of the felt heart cushion and the cool smoothness of my <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2010/11/well-whaddayaknow-tea-towel-school.html">new cotton cushion</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you so much for your lovely commenting yesterday. Every time one of you says 'pants' for trousers, I have a little chuckle to myself. In England, 'pants' means underwear, you see.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, I have the sense of humour of a three-year old, I know.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiah7_bTMLieijuZw5Ni0C7dmrNl4F3UV4srN_zKG7uOUZGuKrceyd2Vej-Pt1i9pa4L4hP1TdLWuwyiSD2fHbJMwb_FJ1vhQHOeLhGFY8J1xseFjsluoyBt3fSGPSUgGY-oebCo3uFqieA/s1600/IMG_2520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="480" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiah7_bTMLieijuZw5Ni0C7dmrNl4F3UV4srN_zKG7uOUZGuKrceyd2Vej-Pt1i9pa4L4hP1TdLWuwyiSD2fHbJMwb_FJ1vhQHOeLhGFY8J1xseFjsluoyBt3fSGPSUgGY-oebCo3uFqieA/s640/IMG_2520.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you have the most BRILLIANT day. It's been so lovely to have you round once again. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Warm hug*</span></div>

The Trouser-Cushion Gets a Home!

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