That's what my neighbors were thinking last Saturday.
So, we have this couch and she's a khaki colored denim fabric. I really love this couch, but I bought her way before I had any inkling that I would be bringing 2 boys into this world.
The slipcovers on the cushions are removable, so they have seen many trips to the washing machine, but the rest of the couch is definitely not washable. I was "smart" enough to have a stain resistant coating put on the couch when I bought it, but apparently this means that any time it is spot cleaned, even with just water, it leaves a bleach spot. So, after many spills and paw prints and spot cleanings, we were left with a nasty looking splotchy couch that was very discolored and just not pretty.
We thought about getting a new leather couch, but I love this couch and she has been such a good couch for the last 6 years, so here was my solution:
I dragged that baby out into the front yard and put the hose, some oxiclean and Jackson to work. I figured I had nothing to lose since my neighbors already think we're crazy, and it actually worked! I can tell she's proud to be back in our living room and I saved Alex a couple of thousand dollars that he can spend on useful things like chickens.
So, we have this couch and she's a khaki colored denim fabric. I really love this couch, but I bought her way before I had any inkling that I would be bringing 2 boys into this world.
The slipcovers on the cushions are removable, so they have seen many trips to the washing machine, but the rest of the couch is definitely not washable. I was "smart" enough to have a stain resistant coating put on the couch when I bought it, but apparently this means that any time it is spot cleaned, even with just water, it leaves a bleach spot. So, after many spills and paw prints and spot cleanings, we were left with a nasty looking splotchy couch that was very discolored and just not pretty.
We thought about getting a new leather couch, but I love this couch and she has been such a good couch for the last 6 years, so here was my solution:
I dragged that baby out into the front yard and put the hose, some oxiclean and Jackson to work. I figured I had nothing to lose since my neighbors already think we're crazy, and it actually worked! I can tell she's proud to be back in our living room and I saved Alex a couple of thousand dollars that he can spend on useful things like chickens.
6 comments:
Thanks for testing out that method for us - since we have almost exactly the same couch, we're sure we'll be dragging ours out there at some point in the future too. :-)
-Chris & Jess
I love the crazy stuff you guys come up with!
Any chicken update?
Chris, ya'll are way too normal to do something like that! Besides, your house and couch are immaculate :)
Yeah. Nice try perfect neighbors.
Ellie is right. It is about time for a chicken update.
Need more Chickens!
I just wanted to say that when I check your blog at work it shows up as New Haven, IN and/or Cincinnati, OH.
Did you know your internet connection actually gets faster if you bounce it around to a couple different servers first? It's what all the cool employers are doing these days.
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