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state of the living room
As you may have guessed from my ravings over Eames rockers, I think I’m going through a nesting phase. I went through one last spring, and it resulted in a single purchase of a very, very expensive -sofa (although I did get it on sale). I really agree with the concept that you should buy things that
a) you love
b) are the very best quality
c) you desperately need
So, even though I could have gone to Ikea and bought a whole household of things for the same price, I knew I would be much, much happier in the long run if I bought that couch and so far I have been (when I’m not foiling the cats best attempts to destroy it). It’s going to last forever, and it will be simple to re-cover.
The problem being, of course, that the rest of my apartment kinda pales in comparison. Pretty much everything else came from cleaning out my grandfather’s house.
So this is going to be the year of fixing that problem, I think.
Some of the inheritance will stay – my grandparents had pretty funky taste. They were cocktail grandparents, with an sixties/oriental/hollywood-regency style. Much of their furniture came from auctions and estate sales and their many travels. Todd Oldham and Jonathan Adler would have LOVED them.
Which is cool by me, cause I love Todd Oldham and Jonathan Adler.
Right now my living room is warm white and grey with touches of rich Moroccan colours – paprika, turquoise and olive. So I’m thinking some Moroccan pouffes like these (in pale turquoise, or maybe white) could be added. They have multiple uses – footstool, additional seating, cat perch. I’ve found them for a really good price on Ebay, and they ship cheaply too, as they can come to you un-stuffed. Ideal, right?
Plus pouffe is a fun word to say.
Pouffe pouffe pouffe.
Other than that I’m thinking the following for my living room:
- Paint the walls very pale turquoise
- Procure an Eames rocker (preferably in dark grey to match the couch)
- Pick up yet another inheritance from my parents – a small secretary – and re-finish it and my thonet chairs (can’t decide what colour – Dark walnut? Black? White?)
- Find white area rug (I would love shag, but I think it’s too much to ask with cats – cheap and washable cotton is more like it)
- Figure out a better solution for the TV than the cheap Ikea thing it is currently sitting on (ideally I’d like a Danish credenza, but I doubt I’ll find a nice one anytime soon)
That is all.
Pouffe.
Now that’s a nice couch.
I completely agree with your buying guide, though I occasionally suffer from option d), which is “can’t afford it, this’ll have to do.”
Sigh.
Oh, don’t worry, I have often suffered from option d). When I first moved out (into the house where I met Liam). I slept on a twin mattress on the floor for a few months. Our previous couches included a twin matress with some throw pillows, followed by a hand-me-down sofa bed that functioned as neither a sofa nor a bed. We’ve done much sighing. And I’m not nearly as disciplined as I’d like to be. There is plenty of Ikea in this apartment.