Comments on: What Do Your Possessions Say About You?

By: Ms Life

Ms Life — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:19:56 +0000

My stuff in my previous home said ‘tasteful’ but now my household furniture screams “IKEA!!” – not that I mind.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:06:54 +0000

In reply to Pam. Oh ugly countertops! Love that one! We have some pretty awful countertops too! But as you said they are functional, so we keep them. Plus I don't feel so guilty if I put a hot pot on them or use a knife without a cutting board :-)

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:05:56 +0000

In reply to Beth. I love your suggestions about our cat. The trouble is our cat claws at all of the furniture not just a specific spot on one. I'd have to buy eight cat scratchers to keep him away from it. Actually, I should clarify he doesn't scratch on it. He stretches on it. I wonder if that was the same for you. He grabs it up high and then stretches. As he stretches his cats rip the fabric. This is different behavior then when he uses the scratcher. He actually scratches on that. It's good advice though and something I would definitely try in the future.

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:53:36 +0000

We have really AWFUL carpet in most of our house, but we have a much-beloved cat who pukes a lot. I have no intention of replacing carpet with new that will end up in the same shape. We also have harvest gold countertops and a cooktop that are original to the house. Why? Because they still work! I hate the color, but can’t justify in my head replacing them. Life goes on.

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:17:07 +0000

That’s so funny that you said that about the cat! Our couches were the same way! Cat scratches everywhere! And our recliner was almost the same color, but not as the couches. My husband has been wanting new couches for awhile. We got ours when we got our house, and spent about $300 for brand new couch, loveseat AND recliner. It was cheap, but we needed it to sit on, so we didn’t splurge. Now that we’re ina far better place, and he wants the couches that recline we started looking. I did the numbers and he did the sitting and researching that way lol. I told him in no way were we getting new stuff UNTIL our cat stopped scratching the furniture! Why would I spend a ton of money on something she would scratch? So, back in the summer, I got some of those cat scratcher things. We had some in the past and gave them away b/c our cat wanted no part of it. I also got the double sided tape and put it where she scratched the couches. I also put the one post directly in front of the one she loved to scratch…so now she was blocked from it. Then after a week or so, I moved the scratcher a few feet away. Then the following week, kept moving it. Until it was on the other side of the room. I also got one for the bedroom as she loved scratching our molding on the doors. I also put the tape there. she now LOVES the posts and we got her the big house thingy with the posts on it and little cubes she can sleep in. We got our new couches in December, and she doesn’t scratch…so you can teach an old cat to do tricks 🙂

OH, and DH’s friend took our furniture for his house and said ‘Wow, your furniture is in great shape’ EVEN after seeing all the scratches…guess his dog did a number on his furniture!