The Sectional of My Dreams!

I finally found the PERFECT sectional and I am so excited to show you today!! When I tell you I have been looking for YEARS, I am not exaggerating. I think I have been looking for at least 4 years now, and now I’m happy to say I found it and it is dreamy!

It was delivered several months ago, and we did have to wait a bit (and I actually forgot about it when I got a delivery date confirmation!) so that was a happy surprise. :)

When I was shopping around for sectionals, I had a few requirements that had to be met:

1. the bottom of it could not be high off the ground (which I’ll explain more why later)
2. it needed to be BIG to fill up our living room.
3. it needed to be firmer and not plush.
4. it needed to be heavy so it doesn’t move when you run and jump on it (kids)
5. it needed to be a good price.

This sectional checked all those boxes!

The only other sectional that I once came close to ordering would have been twice the price to get the size we needed, and it would have been a custom order which would have taken even longer. When I went back to the local furniture store, they aren’t even taking custom orders any longer because of covid!

Here is a full room shot so you can see it all.

Isn’t it perfect in this space?!

Let me show you what it looked like before….brace yourself.

Obviously a very un-staged photo. ;)

So a few things wrong which I probably don’t need to point out but I will.

• the light grey leather sofa is way too small in this room. It is also very light, and moves around too easily. It now lives in the gameroom/school room upstairs.
• the charcoal sofa on the right was destroyed by our cats. (hence the reason our new sofa had to be low to the ground so they couldn’t get up underneath and make their kitty holes again. I have no idea where it lives now. Probably the dump.
• there just wasn’t enough seating in this room for all of us to sit or lay down comfortably. I had dreams of us all being able to chill on the sofa and watch a movie together.

But now….we can!!! And it’s the absolute best.

This sectional is from Macy’s, and it’s the Radley 5-piece sectional. I’m not going to link it here, because the price listed now is more than half of what we paid. It goes on 50% off sale all the time so be watching for it if you are looking! Just google “Macy’s Radley 5-piece sectional” and you’ll find it! I got ours in the color Heavenly Chrome Beige and I love it! I went to our Macy’s store to see it in person and test it out 2 times before I ordered with them. I did also get the warranty since it covers anything, even pet damage. And well, cats are crazy and unpredictable y’all.

That chaise is amazing and so comfy, and also the big corner in the center! I love cozying up in both of those spots.

We do still have the oval grey ottoman, but I did scoot it out of here when I took pictures because it is also trashed haha. I’m on the hunt for a new one or a coffee table, I’m not exactly sure what I want yet!

It’s held up really well so far, and I do flip the cushions every other week or so to keep things even.

We’ve been trying to keep the cats off of it with sticky tape and foil. ;)

Here is a view of it from upstairs so you can see how it fits in the living room better.

And yep, my husband has a recliner now too! The reason why is a story for another day, but it still goes well in here. :)

I’m so thankful I finally found THE one, and it makes me so happy. The room now definitely feels more proportionate and substantial with a sofa that actually fills the space.

If you’ve been around for a while, you’ll notice I redid the gallery wall too. That happened during lockdown at some point haha. For the how-to of the paneled wall in the living room, you can see this post. I still love it!

I think that’s about it! Let me know what you think of the new sectional! Or tell me if you’ve been looking around for one too. They are not easy to find!

~Emily