Comments | labricoleuse: [OT] Props/Furniture: Couch-in-a-Box!

labricoleuse

[OT] Props/Furniture: Couch-in-a-Box!

Feb 05, 2007 10:04

I realize that this post is off-topic for this blog, technically speaking. I'm justifying it because frequently the line blurs between props and costumes ("propstumes," anyone?), and because when it does, it's the crafts artisans who build those pieces, and because the subject is just plain really super duper cool, IMO ( Read more... )

props, off-topic

Comments 14

trystbat February 5 2007, 16:24:47 UTC

Ok, why didn't I learn about that years ago, before I went thru 3 second-hand, heavy-as-hell ordinary couches? Each one was free, so, yay for the price, but boo for being impossible to move w/out an army of ppl I had to bribe w/pizza & beer!

librarianofdoom February 5 2007, 16:42:17 UTC

I'm actually in the market for a couch right now, but I'm also looking at the possibility of moving in another six months, so I'd be interested in hearing what you think of your couch once it's been lived in a little bit. Is it actually comfy?

labricoleuse February 5 2007, 18:01:31 UTC

Granted i have now only had it for two days, but at present it is extremely comfortable. The seat cushions and arm rests are high-density foam, whereas the backrest cushions are proper pillows (i.e., sack of fabric full of polyfil or similar stuffing).

One thing i really love about it is the seat height--it's not so much a concern for me, but my parents are in their 60s and it's harder to get up from a low squishy sofa seat the older you get, so i'm glad to have a couch that they will have no problems hauling themselves out of when they visit.

ardoise_vide February 5 2007, 17:22:26 UTC

holy crap! i think i might move from slipping slip-cover not-quite-long-enough loveseat thinger to real couch! i like the monroe couch in Milky Way Black Laquer... helllooooo tax refund!

labricoleuse February 5 2007, 18:06:06 UTC

That would be like, a Tim Burton couch! If you get it, you have to post a photograph of it in situ. :D

mama2jude February 5 2007, 17:51:11 UTC

After my two pieces of nice, "real" furniture were systematically destroyed by my kiddos, I vowed to only buy "furniture that comes in a box" until they are significantly older; this is right up my alley! Thanks for the link--we will be in the market for new sofa/s soon!

aceofkittens February 5 2007, 20:45:06 UTC

My cat wants to come over and take over your new couch! :)