― Kris, Tuesday, 6 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Ed, Tuesday, 6 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Ally C, Tuesday, 6 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Dan Perry, Tuesday, 6 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
A lot of my other furniture has been found on skips (I learned dumpster diving off my mum, who's got a PhD in it), such as the great op-art side table I found this summer; and there was a really good Victorian armoire outside this weekend but someone else swooped before I could organise a foot patrol. I've also inherited shelving and cupboards from Nick before his New York move but NO IKEA WINGNUT to tighten them with. Gaaah!
― suzy, Tuesday, 6 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― ethan, Tuesday, 6 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― maryann, Tuesday, 6 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Sarah, Wednesday, 7 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― mark s, Wednesday, 7 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
(And are you implying you do have Richard E Grant and Meat Loaf?)
― Graham, Wednesday, 7 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
then i saw meat loaf with that tramp wavy gravy and all R torn up
― Samantha, Wednesday, 7 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― anthony, Wednesday, 7 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 7 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
And that record wall is the coolest thing I've ever seen.
― Kim, Wednesday, 7 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― jel -- (jel), Saturday, 22 March 2003 23:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Millar (Millar), Saturday, 22 March 2003 23:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Millar (Millar), Saturday, 22 March 2003 23:23 (twenty-one years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Saturday, 22 March 2003 23:34 (twenty-one years ago) link
― j.lu (j.lu), Sunday, 23 March 2003 06:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― ron (ron), Sunday, 23 March 2003 07:58 (twenty-one years ago) link
Huge sofa: 140 eurosLittle chaise / desk: 30 eurosKitchen table: 30 eurosTwo wooden school chairs: 15 euros eachTwo other assorted chairs: 10 euros each
Photo: http://www.demon.co.uk/momus/dailyphoto170303.html
The previous resident had wall-to-wall Ikea and the flat looked beige'n'bland. Now I feel (especially with the addition of an inflatable igloo) it has some character.
― Momus (Momus), Sunday, 23 March 2003 09:51 (twenty-one years ago) link
that's a beautiful apt.
― ron (ron), Sunday, 23 March 2003 10:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Millar (Millar), Sunday, 23 March 2003 10:04 (twenty-one years ago) link
― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 23 March 2003 10:05 (twenty-one years ago) link
― erik, Sunday, 23 March 2003 10:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
― erik, Sunday, 23 March 2003 10:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
http://www.jahsonic.com/Memphis.jpg
― Jan Geerinck (jahsonic), Sunday, 23 March 2003 10:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
― gaz (gaz), Sunday, 23 March 2003 10:48 (twenty-one years ago) link
http://www.le-champignon.net/misc_graphics/journal/20010121_desk.jpg
I think.
― erik, Sunday, 23 March 2003 10:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Millar (Millar), Sunday, 23 March 2003 11:16 (twenty-one years ago) link
― erik, Sunday, 23 March 2003 11:21 (twenty-one years ago) link
The plastic smell goes away after a couple of weeks. After that it smells of whatever you do in there.
― Momus (Momus), Sunday, 23 March 2003 15:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
― suzy (suzy), Sunday, 23 March 2003 15:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
I'm sure you could have a quiet word with yr friend Donald Rumsfeld, Millar, about 'bringing democracy' to my apartment after he's finished in Iraq.
― Momus (Momus), Sunday, 23 March 2003 15:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
I covet Herman Miller.
― Mary (Mary), Sunday, 23 March 2003 16:32 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Momus (Momus), Sunday, 23 March 2003 16:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
bought.
― teeny (teeny), Friday, 10 March 2006 00:37 (eighteen years ago) link
I was thinking about buying the Eileen Grey adjustable side table. http://www.espacio.co.uk/cgi-bin/products/images/classics/eileen_gray_table.jpg
but maybe not considering it's 'featured on Big Brother' O_o
― wilter, Monday, 19 May 2008 06:07 (fifteen years ago) link
I watched a doco on her recently, she's awesome!
― wilter, Monday, 19 May 2008 06:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Making your own furniture: seems like a great idea but probably is harder/more expensive than it seems. Anyone ever do this?
― Tonight I Dine on Turtle Soup (EDB), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 01:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Where should I get a couch from. I have an IKEA one that is... vile. But comfortable, I guess! 3-people wide is about the max that my APT can handle and I am not really in need of a fold-out, but I guess at this point in my life I have enough friends visiting me that it could prove useful. Would rather not get IKEA; am interested in something reasonably long lasting. Leather is gross.
― Waxahachie Swap (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 20 October 2011 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
I sat in these on Sunday, they were AMAZING.
http://makingitlovely.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/MademoiselleChair.jpg
― WE DO NOT HAVE "SECRET" "MEETINGS." I DO NOT HAVE A SECOND (Laurel), Thursday, 20 October 2011 18:53 (twelve years ago) link
Search: Southern Motion Furniture
http://www.southernmotion.com/services/ImageGen.ashx?image=705gm_122_14.jpg&class=mainGroupL
― Martyr McFly (WmC), Thursday, 20 October 2011 19:00 (twelve years ago) link
Crate and Barrel has some fairly nice-looking couches.
― o. nate, Thursday, 20 October 2011 19:18 (twelve years ago) link
I mean how long does one keep a couch these days? I feel like mine is about 6 years old @ this point.
― Waxahachie Swap (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 20 October 2011 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
Pottery barn is apparently for old divorcees, aesthetically
― Waxahachie Swap (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 20 October 2011 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
CB2 seems fun, but it doesn't seem to far removed from ikea, and at 2x the price. I am suspicious of the 'young yuppie' dollar-value situation
― Waxahachie Swap (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 20 October 2011 20:53 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-jPKPkvnzw
― oder doch?, Wednesday, 4 October 2017 12:58 (six years ago) link
I now get tons of facebook ads for all these nu-furniture companies like Article, BluDot, Haworth, Dims, Inside Weather, Icons of New York, there seems to be a new one I've never even heard of every other day. Sometimes the stuff looks very nice and sleek and modern but I have no idea about the quality. How do I learn more about these? Is there some reliable publication that reviews them?
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 17:08 (three years ago) link
there's many things that I don't know how to find a good version of though: furniture, cobblers, anything to do with the selling and servicing of motor vehicles
― Temporary Erogenous Zone (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 17:22 (three years ago) link
Artifox
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 17:31 (three years ago) link
xp - Article seems to be one of the more popular/better known of these brands, so there are some reviews out there. I have read some quality complaints -- I don't know if it's like "built for life" furniture but seems like maybe better in both quality and design than Ikea and of course pricier.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 17:32 (three years ago) link
article has a huge warehouse/office in my neighbourhood so maybe that makes it more tangible/legit seeming to me
― Temporary Erogenous Zone (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 17:34 (three years ago) link
This is a nice desk with some cool design features, and it's also $1290. Would I eventually drop that much on a desk? Maybe, if it was something I planned to use for 15 or 20 years. But am I going to spend that much on a desk I can't see in person and know nothing about?
https://theartifox.com/collections/artifacts/products/desk-02-oak?variant=30724554385
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 17:38 (three years ago) link
not to mention its best features are really built for today's tech and who knows if they'll be of any use in a decade
Industry West -- they just keep coming
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 17:46 (three years ago) link
joybird
kardiel
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 18:47 (three years ago) link
Artifox at least seems to be trying to riff on Artifort. Shame they don’t see to want to rip off the artifort design aesthetic.
One of these came through the accelerator I mentor at a few years ago, BROSA, it’s a supply chain play. Minimal inventory, all digital sales, bundle up enough orders the fill containers and eventually you end up with a showroom as well. Quality seems fine at the price although the materials are questionable. Design looks like it was done by tensorflow that was fed instagram, Pinterest and Houzz and produces nothing that I’d want in my house but I’m not the target market.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 20:31 (three years ago) link
joybird had a showroom in downtown Brooklyn, stuff seemed very stylish, comfortable, and good build quality (maybe?).
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 13 August 2020 11:56 (three years ago) link
Thanks for the heads up on Artifort; pricing info seems obscure. More suggestions for mid-century modern/modern furniture are welcome.
― Mom jokes are his way of showing affection (to your mom) (PBKR), Thursday, 13 August 2020 12:40 (three years ago) link
Vintage artifort stuff comes up fairly regularly on Pamono, the prices will make your eyes water but cheaper than buying it new. Keep an eye on estate sales and you might get lucky.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Thursday, 13 August 2020 12:43 (three years ago) link
We have good friends who did all the wrong things and bought a big new house thinking that their mother/mil would be living with them but then, quickly, discovered that no, she was pretty much impossible to live with. Of course, they had already put a ton of money into their big house, above and beyond any recommended rehab, but you should probably pace that shit out, since it takes a long time for it to pay for itself in added value, if it ever even does. Anyway, it didn't, because they suddenly found themselves with too much house and decided to downsize. Of course, they picked a terrible time to do it, but the house eventually sold a few weeks ago, apparently at a huge loss. Now they're between houses (which is to say, essentially homeless) but are selling some of the stuff they accumulated and/or upgraded to for their premature "forever" home. One item was an absolutely gorgeous solid cherry custom queen-sized bed that they had designed and built for them in the (old) new house. We've been meaning to change out our furniture ourselves, and this bed seemed like a great first step, and it was, not least because our friends sold it to us for $250, which was ... nuts. Still, something nagged at me, so when we were moving it into the van last week I asked our friend, out of curiosity, why are you selling this gorgeous custom bed? Won't you, you know, need a bed when you finally find a house? Wouldn't it make more sense to pay not much to keep it in storage for a couple of months? Oh, he told me, we wanted to upgrade to a kingsize bed, he told me.
And these are not big people.
The tl;dr version is that some people just never learn and are super frivolous/irresponsible with their money, but we at least got a beautiful bed out of it, because they sold us their custom cherry-wood queen for no good reason for less than the cost of a PS4.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 13 August 2020 13:27 (three years ago) link
Need help ID'ing this chair (or style of chair)!
https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/84jdczg9z4k.jpeg
This was the most comfortable chair, but I broke it many years ago doing a flying bodyslam into it, which was my preferred seating entry method.The underlying seat and back supports seemed to be stretched canvas where you'd normally expect wooden slats.
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 1 April 2021 16:37 (three years ago) link
Are these one and the same of the chairs that are in every college dorm common era ever?
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Friday, 2 April 2021 01:46 (three years ago) link
sorry for extra words. Said chairs were always either blue or maroon
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Friday, 2 April 2021 01:47 (three years ago) link
ah no I should have looked more carefully. Dorm common area chairs were all wood frame, more-or-less-indestructible woven cushions. In blue or maroon.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Friday, 2 April 2021 01:48 (three years ago) link
It's like a type of sling chair?
― Yerac, Friday, 2 April 2021 16:43 (three years ago) link
It must have been some type of sling chair but it was very sturdy and must have had a bar where the seat meets the back. So there must have been two separate canvas components to allow for give, but not too much deformation.
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 2 April 2021 17:55 (three years ago) link
Stickley Morris Chair?
https://daltons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/spi-1.jpg
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 2 April 2021 18:22 (three years ago) link
That's far too dignified! The chair I remember was more squattish, yard-sale midcentury modern. I did find pics of the cushion!
tophttps://cdn.imgchest.com/files/b49zckabdyw.jpeg
undersidehttps://cdn.imgchest.com/files/l4necoem34m.jpeg
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 2 April 2021 18:37 (three years ago) link
Oof, this is tough. There are so, so many midcentury-ish chairs out there. I don't suppose you have any photos where the chair is visible, even if it's not the subject?
― this honking's on a bobo (Doctor Casino), Friday, 2 April 2021 18:45 (three years ago) link
The chair unfortunately exists only in my spotty memory.RIP ugly but comfortable chair
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 2 April 2021 19:10 (three years ago) link
If this thread doesn't come through, maybe look for a furniture-specific forum? I feel like this is an answerable question, but you might need some REAL furniture nerds, retired dealers, etc, to say "oh yeah used to stock this one back in the day, lot of QC issues, never did get a build that could take a body-slam," etc.
― this honking's on a bobo (Doctor Casino), Friday, 2 April 2021 21:27 (three years ago) link
it's more this style? (scroll to the bottom, the grid of 6 chairs)
https://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/blog/the-unexpected-2020-design-trend
― Yerac, Saturday, 3 April 2021 02:30 (three years ago) link
Way too classy! But chunky is a good descriptor.What are the most comfortable but aesthetically challenged chairs of youse all's memories?
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 7 April 2021 05:35 (three years ago) link
so much "suburban parent" furniture is sadly in that category. huge overstuffed recliners just waiting for me to flop into them, as I wish I could afford and had the space for an Eames lounge chair + ottoman to get the same effect in a form I like.
― sgt. pepper's one-and-only bobo honkin' band (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 7 April 2021 12:15 (three years ago) link
Sadly my vote is the giant overstuffed easy chairs that Barnes & Noble made popular. Very cushy and womblike with room to sit sideways. They're enormous and ugly but you can really nest in them.
― Ima Gardener (in orbit), Wednesday, 7 April 2021 13:11 (three years ago) link