VanHook & Co.: Midcentury Modern Sofa and...new business cards

Oh me oh my...you just never know what treasures you'll find when you look at online auctions..

Recently I spotted this sofa on one that we frequently check and no one was bidding. So I did-- thinking it would go pretty cheap, and it would be a great first piece to reupholster. I have been wanting something this style for awhile now but most of them are already "redone" and way out of our price range.

Here she is in the bed of the truck when we brought her home...

But the photos online weren't that great. And at the end someone started bidding against me. What!?!?!? Which extends the auction by 5 minutes. So it was going alot higher than I anticipated but in my mind I had already redone it and--I can admit it-- I was emotionally attached. After 3 extensions on the time I finally won my sofa...only I was worried I was going to be sorry how much I'd spent....$140. But when we picked her up...

I was thrilled--she is in incredible shape!

It has these cast metal legs---one of which was broken (in the back) so I used the same legs I used on the shelf I turned into an entertainment center. They're about $4 apiece at Lowe's.

And I gotta admit I am really digging the leopard print on this sofa :) now I'm taking my time picking out what fabric I'm going to buy to make a slipcover....I just can't reupholster it...

And my orange pillow cushions don't look half bad on there either...

This sofa is awesome. Whoever it belonged to probably rarely used it...the cushions are like new...

So I rented the steamer from Lowe's and cleaned it GOOD.

And our carpets are shockingly clean now...

This little folding metal table came from the same auction site, and you can see the replacement legs in the back of the sofa in this photo too...

She's got personality to spare...

I'm pretty sure I have a paint color picked out for the walls...I've been looking at it for about a week now making sure it's what I really want. That's coming soon too and long overdue...