Specifically, TV units. To put a TV on / in. And a DVD player. And a PS2. And maybe other stuff. That are funky. Where would you look for one?
Wider than TV units, though; what kind of furniture do you like, where do you get it from, what do you consider to be good value?
― Scik Mouthy, Monday, 2 June 2008 10:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
There's an ILVA in M/cr, which I got a low tv bench from last year that I'm very happy with - plenty of storage for tat in side cupboards and takes telly, amp, dvd, wii and other bits just fine. They don't seem to do the exact one now, but latest catalogue is at www.ilva.co.uk. Only problem I had with ILVA is that their delivery time was *well* off (took 4 months to arrive!). Paid about £250 for this and whilst for that money it's glorified flatpack it does look good.
Otherwise, I know IKEA gets ragged on but they do some staple items (like bookcases) brilliantly. Dwell also has nice stuff, as does Heals, although the latter often feels blatantly overpriced.
Well worth checking eBay too, my favourite furniture in our house (1960s extending dining table and chairs) was £75 from a bloke 5 miles away! The quality is exponentially better than anything I'd pay for "new" and the design is beautiful.
― Bill A, Monday, 2 June 2008 11:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
I wanna invest in some Danish modern type of things and I've seen a few things on ebay but I have no clue as to what constitutes a "good price" for these items
― baaderonixx, Monday, 2 June 2008 14:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
TV units are tricky. this system from ikea is VG and quite high-end looking for them. it's one of their more expensive lines.
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/categories/range/10364/11713/
― jed_, Monday, 2 June 2008 15:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
we recently put our lcd on the wall. convenient.
the only furniture that really does anything for me: modular couches, large square wood dining tables, those egg chairs that you sit inside.
oh and punky brewsters bed was pretty cool, iirc.
― sunny successor, Monday, 2 June 2008 15:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
there's a habitat equivalent to that system i just posted. it's about 2.5 times the price and it comes in white red and black powdered steel. the red one is particularly nice. the range is called influence. i think about furniture all the time, part of the job.
http://www.habitat.co.uk/fcp/categorylist/browse/living-and-storage/shelving-units/
― jed_, Monday, 2 June 2008 15:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
how do you buy a bed? like in a way that the shipping costs are not overwhelming. order online or go to a local place somewhere? i need a mattress too.
― blobfish russian (harbl), Friday, 31 July 2009 23:52 (3 months ago) Permalink
what a vague question but i'm lost, i've never bought real furniture before!
its difficult. PP and I have been trying to buy nightstands for a year now. its too hard
― Hillary had Everest in his veins (sunny successor), Saturday, 1 August 2009 00:05 (3 months ago) Permalink
i'm not usually picky but ikea beds look really weird to me
― blobfish russian (harbl), Saturday, 1 August 2009 00:21 (3 months ago) Permalink
We have a full futon mattress & frame from either Futon Company or Futon World, but we both like dead hard beds.
― I can't make my face turn into a heart (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 1 August 2009 07:14 (3 months ago) Permalink
Furniture has no say in life,It was made to be used by people.How many times have you felt like a bookcaseSitting in living room gathering dust
― torta suggestbana (dan m), Saturday, 1 August 2009 07:20 (3 months ago) Permalink
re original thread question
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombot64/3685094459/
don't ask how much. just don't.
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 1 August 2009 07:56 (3 months ago) Permalink
note leftover instructions and hardware packet at lower left, lol
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 1 August 2009 07:57 (3 months ago) Permalink
http://www.gizmodo.fr/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/504x_inflate.jpgI want to buy that inflatable sofa so much, but I'm a bit scared my cat would ruin it.
― J4mi3 H4rl3y (Snowballing), Saturday, 1 August 2009 08:00 (3 months ago) Permalink
Here's the website where you can buy it :http://blofield.com/default2.aspx
― J4mi3 H4rl3y (Snowballing), Saturday, 1 August 2009 08:02 (3 months ago) Permalink
i had a futon for the past 5 years but i was done with it. i need a hard mattress.
― blobfish russian (harbl), Saturday, 1 August 2009 13:04 (3 months ago) Permalink
yeah fuck a futon
tombot i cant tell what going in that photo. is it a frame against the wall with shelves sticking out?
i was going to say to the original question tvs go on walls, not furniture.
― Hillary had Everest in his veins (sunny successor), Saturday, 1 August 2009 13:38 (3 months ago) Permalink
harbl, first decide what size mattress you want. If you think you will be moving around to different places over the next 5-8 years, you might skip getting a king-size b/c they are hellacious to get into some spaces. Queen-size box springs can also be problematic. You don't have to buy the mattress/box spring at the same place you buy the bedframe. And you can just buy a mattress to start with and sleep with it on the floor or on a basic set of rails (if you get a box spring too) or a basic low platform. Go to some stores determined just to do research and not cave to the high pressure mattress sales guys. Take off your shoes and lie down on all the beds. If you want to get rid of your futon, make sure the place you buy your mattress from will haul off your futon for cheap or free. When you look at bedframes, look for something that is straightforward to take apart and put together if you think you'll be moving around. Platform style frames with central rails are sturdier than frames than those that just support the edges of a box spring, and you can use them with box springs as well as just a mattress.
― Jaq, Saturday, 1 August 2009 15:44 (3 months ago) Permalink
nah i left the futon for my neighbor when i moved, she wanted it and i didn't want to move it. i'm subletting now so i have a bed to sleep on but i'm moving to a new place aug 15. i don't know if i really want a box spring because they're huge and i don't mind if the bed is low, just a platform would be ok. and i don't need a king size for sure. it's just me. (and the occasional guest, if i'm lucky). springs vs. foam vs. latex though?
― blobfish russian (harbl), Saturday, 1 August 2009 16:13 (3 months ago) Permalink
springs vs. foam vs. latex though?
this is why you have to go lie on the demos, so much personal preference. I hated the feeling of sleeping on latex, foam wasn't bad, ended up with some zoned spring w/foam top deal (Mr. Jaq is a sleep-thrasher and it limited the transfer of movement to my side of the bed).
― Jaq, Saturday, 1 August 2009 16:21 (3 months ago) Permalink
ok!
― blobfish russian (harbl), Saturday, 1 August 2009 16:28 (3 months ago) Permalink
Ikea has these lift up storage bed bases in the US now (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10098893) - I think jesse from the Chicago threads posted about it a few years back. I'm thinking about getting 2 of the 1/2 king ones, but twin mattresses are too short for them? I don't want a king mattress b/c it's been tough getting the queen one into some of the places we've lived.
― Jaq, Saturday, 1 August 2009 16:43 (3 months ago) Permalink
i just spent 1.5 hours assembling a desk chair. i can not get the back secured because the screws won't match up. this is worse than ikea!a;weldkjggggggggggggggg
― tehresa, Saturday, 7 November 2009 06:18 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Furniture is the greatest!
― I DIED, Saturday, 7 November 2009 06:23 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
grrrrrrr.
― tehresa, Saturday, 7 November 2009 06:24 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
re bed discussion upthread, pretty sure this was the one i bought, and i've been happy with it for the past year.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10152213
― the tamiflu show (get bent), Saturday, 7 November 2009 06:27 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
i got this queen size pillow top in june and it is seriously the best bed i have ever had in my life. i love that thing.
― tehresa, Saturday, 7 November 2009 06:33 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
this chair, though. really making me angry.
― tehresa, Saturday, 7 November 2009 06:38 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
pp's parents just bought us this. hope it fits in the smallish space we have for a dining table.
― Hillary had Everest in his veins (sunny successor), Tuesday, 10 November 2009 06:37 (1 week ago) Permalink
that's beautiful! too bad the room doesn't come with it.
― the tamiflu show (get bent), Tuesday, 10 November 2009 07:15 (1 week ago) Permalink
are you getting the bench, too? or chairs all around?
― tehresa, Tuesday, 10 November 2009 07:17 (1 week ago) Permalink
bench on one side. definitely need the room.
― Hillary had Everest in his veins (sunny successor), Tuesday, 10 November 2009 07:24 (1 week ago) Permalink
that's very nice indeed.
― Bill A, Tuesday, 10 November 2009 08:29 (1 week ago) Permalink