Dora Laura Muppet Couch
The Laura as you know from yesterday’s post is our couch. Last year my parents bought Sophia her own couch and it’s pink with Dora the Explorer all over it. We dubbed it The Dora, it’s The Laura’s illegitimate child.
We keep some of Sophia’s toys in the living room. We can mostly push them back and sort of make them blend in. The Dora is not something that blends well. It’s not that we don’t want it to look like we have a kid, we just don’t like making it look like the kid took over the entire house. Dora has lived largely in Sophia’s room. That is, until not-a-nanny (AKA Smarmoofus) came to visit this year.
Kurt and I had talked about covering The Dora so that Sophia could have her couch in the living room but we never got around to doing anything about it. Smarmy dragged me to the fabric store and I found three yards of red upholstery that somewhat matches The Laura and three yards of a mossy color upholstery that somewhat matches The Farris. All of it was on clearance and all for nine dollars.
Smarmoofus and I finished most of it before she left and Kurt and I finally got around to putting the finishing touches on it Sunday.
We figure Sophia will be able to relate to the new Muppet Couch since she has watched all the first season Muppet shows. She’s never seen the Dora the Explorer show, and that’s not a hidden request for Dora videos.
November 10th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
You two did a great job… Except if I was a kid the face would have scared the crap out of me. Now you can tell her the couch will eat little kids who aren’t good little boys and girls
November 10th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
That is brilliant! And I love the Muppet-like touch. Definitely reminds me of a Muppet Show scene.
November 10th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Oh, wow! That face is adorably funny-cute! You guys did a great job finishing it! I’m so impressed with how it turned out… since.. .uhm… I really was talking out of my ass as I helped you start it. *laughing* I’ve never reupholstered anything before! But you guys did a fabulous job. What does Sophia think?
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November 10th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
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Awesome job on the Dora-Laura sofa. BTW…what is your address? I HAVE to send you Dora videos. If I have to suffer with Elmo videos you should as well. I’m all about spreading the wealth. *snicker*
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November 10th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Susan Anderson, don’t bother… I’ve seen what she does with undesired DVDs. *giggle*
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November 11th, 2009 at 5:17 am
Smoofy can be quite persuasive…..
December 4th, 2009 at 7:39 am
So, after I saw the pictures of the “muppet couch”, I was telling The Engineer that it reminded me of something. Something creepy and scary. Something with kittens and masturbation. Found it: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi.....kitten.jpg
Tim Reply:
December 4th, 2009 at 7:40 am
Don’t those little beasties chasing the kitten look like the muppet couch??