Do You Remember Pee Wee's Playhouse?

Looking Back on the Playhouse

Pee Wee Herman had his hay days throughout the '80s while starring in movies, live shows, and Saturday morning kid's programming. Paul Reubens played a child-like adult who attempted to provide educational, yet entertaining experiences for younger viewers with the show Pee Wee's Playhouse. If you were too old for that show, you may have still seen his similarly named show that aired on HBO that had a bit more adult humor. The two shows shared some of the same characters like Clocky, Pterri the Pterodactyl, and Jambi the Genie. Anyone who watched the children's show, which included a fair amount of adults, may remember things like screaming over the secret word of the day, the phrase "Mika lika hi-mika hieny-ho!" or Cowboy Curtis (played by a young Lawrence Fishburne). All in all, it's popularity allowed the show to run from 1986 to 1991, albeit the last year was reruns. 

Let's Talk about Chairry...

One of the things that stick out in my mind about the show is the blueish-green living chair named Chairry. She was always offputting to me and, as a child, I never really understood why. Now that I look back, a talking chair with a giant set of eyes and mouth who occasionally used her armrests to hug people who sat down on her is absolute nightmare fuel. Just look at the picture above to see how creepy that would be to have a recliner in your house that looked like that. In all honesty, I can't really think of any piece of furniture or appliance that would be fun to have around if it was sentient and could move. Just imagine if you managed to make it angry... next thing you know, its got you by the waist and is opening that huge mouth to devour you. Luckily in the show, Chairry was a very cheerful seat that just wanted to be nice. Still, that's just a huge nope from me. 

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Got a Stain on Your Couch?

Got a Stain on Your Couch?

It's gross, I know, but we all have accidents happen. I'd venture to say that most people don't mean to drop anything on their furniture that can stain it. However, from pets to kids, there is a lot of room for stains to pop up on your couch or recliner. Dealing with the stains can be an ordeal especially if they have sat for a while. When stains have set into any fabric, you might feel like throwing your hands up in the air and giving up. But wait, there could be some hope! 

My Experience with a Stain

A funny (or not so funny) story from my life involves my nephew dumping a bowl of spaghetti on the sofa. You may be asking how I managed to let something like that sit around until it was dry. Well, he decided that it would be better to just flip the cushion and not tell me than to face the possibility that I might be upset. This also happened in what I consider the second living room of my house and I usually don't go in there often unless I have my nephews over. Fast forward a couple weeks later when I am moving the couch and flipping the cushions to vacuum and I find the nasty surprise. By this point, it had not only stained but dried up into the fabric. I just decided to vacuum all the extra bit of noodles and dried tomato skins. I was amazed at how much lighter the stain was already just by taking out the debris. I would highly recommend vacuuming any set stain first. 

Of course, as with any kind of fabric cleaning, check the cleaning instructions on your couch before attempting anything else. If you can't find any instructions, then test out any cleaners in a spot that's inconspicuous.  

Operation Spaghetti Removal

I could use water to clean that fabric, so I used steam to help loosen up the stain. I used an iron since I didn't have an actual steam cleaner at my home. I just hit the steam button and started loosening the bad boy up. After I decided it was good to go, I put a little bit of dish soap in some water and used a sponge to dap and gently wipe the stain. I wasn't really worried about rubbing it too hard and making the stain set in seeing as, well, it was already set. I just didn't want to mat up the fabric by being too rough on it. I repeated this with just water to get the soap out and it had lightened up some. I ended up letting it dry and I still wasn't happy with what it looked like. 

Attempt two: I broke out the Resolve brand cleaner. I sprayed the cleaner on the couch and let it sit for a few moments. I dabbed it off and gently wiped just like with the dish soap mixture. When I was done with it and it dried, I was pretty much convinced that stain was there for good. Fast forward through one more attempt with the Resolve about two days later and it came out. If you are looking for the spot, you can see it, but only because you can tell the fabric is slightly pilled because of my efforts, not because there is a greasy orange-ish stain. 

Of course, this is my personal experience and it may not work for everyone. Some people have other methods they swear by and they may be better. But if you have been in the same situation, I feel your pain. 

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Memories of the Plastic Covered Couch

Remembering Grandma's

When I was significantly younger, I would visit my grandparents and there are five distinct memories from those days that stick out in my mind. The first memory and the least fun is when my grandpa died. I was too young to understand and other than fish or a cat, I had never experienced death. As I age, I think about what a relationship with him would have been like. 

Now that the sad stuff is out of the way, the next memory is of all the candy my grandma had at her house. From peppermint and butterscotch discs to M&Ms and Hershey's Kisses, my grandma kept all kinds of candy. Most of the time, they were in jars on the counter. I will never forget the time I thought I would be sneaky and try to open a jar and get candy without anyone knowing. I dropped the jar and got scolded, not for breaking the jar, but, for not asking first. 

Another memory I have is how she would take us to the Dairy Queen for some ice cream. Not to date myself, but they didn't serve blizzards at that point, so it was always my choice to get a dip cone. The reason this sticks out in my mind is that we would always go for a drive afterward and listen to some music. It was the only time I would hear my grandma sing outside of a church.  

The last two memories go hand in hand with each other. I will never forget spending any time in her house during the summer season. She had all her couches in her home covered in a plastic protective cover and it was utter misery to sit on those things with any skin exposed. If you spent any amount of time on that couch while you were wearing shorts, you knew you were going to have to peel yourself off of it. I am pretty sure that I left a few layers of skin on those sofas anytime I visited during the warmer months. I understand wanting to take care of your couches and try to make them last longer, but why plastic? There will never be a logical reason, to me other than making sure guests didn't overstay their welcome. 

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If you are like me and you just let life happen to your furniture, you may end up replacing it more often that you would want. Luckily, if you live in the Lubbock, TX, area, you can do your furniture shopping at The House of Furniture. Truly discounted.,  furniture is available to everyone and with a wide variety, you are sure to find what you need.