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I guess I'm also an interior designer

When a good friend came home from a great time in Vegas, to the negative energy of a breakup, he got in a funk.  I came up with an idea!  Let’s rearrange the place, and change the energy!

I wasn’t asking, and my energy caught on quickly. Within minutes we had a plan:

The master bedroom would be the new office.

The old office would now be my room.

The room that was mine will now get the kingsize bed from the master bedroom.

We quickly disassembled the large furniture, moving it, and quickly the plan took shape.  The entire energy of the house was changing!

When the girl came home in the morning to get more of her stuff, she was floored.  She had forgotten a few items in the drawers of the dresser, and other such places. We had gone through everything, and made sure everything that wasn’t packed… was.

We moved furniture that wasn’t going to be used (dressers and such) into the Garage.  The place no longer felt the same. My buddy felt much better, the energy had in fact shifted.

She got pretty pissed off “Would you stop using that word!” when he said “Awesome!” yet again, after moving another piece of furniture around into a configuration that worked better than it was prior to that move.

We still didn’t know what to do with the living room.  In standard Ori style, I suggested we try something “a little different”, and he was game.

The new layout is St. Bernard friendly

I suggested we open up the futon, and use it as a coffee table, since we weren’t crazy about the existing coffee table.

We tried it, threw on some magazines, and decided it was too crowded.

The dresser needed to be moved into the garage, as did the old coffee table, and the old end-stands.

You may look at this and think that it looks like a big bed right now.  It kind of does.  Remember, this was a test.  Since it passed the test, Craig is getting a Futon Cover.

We looked at covers together, and we both liked each other’s choices… we tried everything from various Hawaiian prints to green-squares and circles, to pop-art, to clouds, and many more… you can find just about any design as a futon cover, apparently.

When we got to leather-looking, this design caught my eye:

Say Hello to Rowdy Tequila

This is Rowdy Tequila!  If we didn’t think the design was awesome as is, the namem definitely got our attention. Rowdy Tequila… just has a fun ring to it, and fun is what it’s all about.

So, posted are the pics of the Futon-Coffee-Table with the dining chairs. While we haven’t discussed what chairs would work, I’m thinking something along these lines:

The fun thing is that you can lay down on the coffee table and read, or sit in a comfy chair.  The armrests are drink holders (trays really), and a tray can be layed down on the table if drinks need to be closer.

Futon at Dog Level

My guitar is part of the living room now

A picture of my roommates - Craig, Bentley, and Spaz

Another cool shot of the roomies

The armrest can hold drinks or beer vortexers

Another shot of our handywork

A shot during the daytime

These are just a few shots of the dog, the cat, the Craig, and the new furniture layout.

More pics to come when Rowdy Tequilla arrives!

Do you need to change up your energy?  Invite a couchsurfer to give you an alternate perspective (and an extra hand to lift the heavy crap with)!

What do you think of this concept?