couch surfin, i mean searchin

(anthropologie) $1399

we might be in the business of picking up some new couches in the near future. as you may know, i dont make any decision without doing my fair share of google-ing different options and this situation isnt being treated any different. i know exactly what i want, which makes it a little difficult cause that leaves me with no flexibility.

here is a list of my stipulations:

1.) style- antique, vintage, victorian, wooden feet, velvet, tufted. anything with some flare. 

(urban outfitters) $659

(urban outfitters) $749

2.) color- currently our living room colors are earthy warm tones. the couches we have now and tan and brown and ive got a mustard yellow tufted chair that i got last summer at a yard sale. i would like to keep it in the color scheme that we already have going, but the more i think about it, i could change the colors in the living room. i do like grey and yellow together...

(urban outfitters) $749

(dania) $2498

3.) price- heres where things get sticky... used, you can pick up a couch like this off craigslist for as low as $100 bucks. you might have to re-upholster it or it could be covered in dog piss, but hey, it was only $100. new, i have seen them anywhere from $600 to $6000. urban outfitters has some couches that ive been eyeballin, but i just dont know how they would hold up long term and i dont want to buy something just for it to fall apart. i know that i would NEVER spend any more than $1000 on a single couch and a lot of the higher end couches are up there. i would be interested in seeing how much it would be to have a used one re-upholstered. my step-dad has some super great victorian furniture that he had re-done years ago and although i dont love the colors he chose, mauve and emerald green, it works for him and they still look great!

we still have plenty of time before we "need" new seating arrangements. hopefully the most prefect sofa will turn up at a yard sale or at a local consignment shop.