The most important piece....

[RogueTrader]

....of furniture in your house?

I am in the middle of buying beds and fridges and microwaves and stuff, so I am curious. For me, the most important piece of furniture is the couch. i have to have a good couch, and also a long one. I'm 6'2" and I need a big couch to lie on and fall asleep...also it has to be one that I can sink right down into....one that I can have someone lie next to me on as well for the rainy winter days when you just lie there watching videos all day.

Lots of people say thay their bed is the most important thing, but I don't spend alot of time there (coz I don't sleep) so its not so important. In alot of ways I am a bit like Mulder on the X-files.....I find it easier to sleep on the couch than the bed....dunno why.

What about you good people?

M

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[takemyhand]

I concur. The couch is the most important, I fall asleep there, watch movies, cuddle, sit crossed leg on Saturday mornings to read the paper, receive foot massages, etc. Needs to be big, comfy and sturdy.

anne

take my hand, not my picture

[yer ardy]

...the loveseat....and all that that implies /images/wink.gif

@>-->----
"...i need ice?.."

[chewdawg]

After sleeping on a couch since July, I gotta say my new comfy bed!


P.S. Guess what I bought today? Great read for a long flight, wouldn't ya say?
thanks :)

[RogueTrader]

Impressing me no end....Hope you enjoy it....have a look at my signature line and see if you recogmise it.

M

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[reallygroovN]

holy guacamoly....is that chewA?????????????????????????????????

/images/smile.gif /images/laugh.gif /images/smile.gif /images/laugh.gif /images/smile.gif /images/laugh.gif

couches are great....so much you can do on one /images/wink.gif

[Orangevdub]

The great big comfy chair.

I recognize the sig line.

"The world is perishing from an orgy of self sacrificing" - H.R.

[bluecow]

i live in a dorm... the furniture consists of a bed, a desk, and a closet... i'd have to go with bed.

[prism]

A big comfy recliner...you know that they make special "big man" recliners now...and you can sleep and do all the things that you can on a couch if the recliner is big enough...or you can get a couch that reclines

[RogueTrader]

I am actually eating my lunch and looking at reclining couches at the moment in a catalog.....I gotta tell you...theyjust look silly....I like a couch to be a couch....it has to behave as a couch behaves.....not like a barcalounger......I think these reclining couches are an afront to the ethic of couchdom.

M

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[prism]

that is why I own a couch and a recliner /images/smile.gif

[RogueTrader]

So you should, Pris....I am proud of you....I am orepared to draw the line in the sand on this one.....NO COUCHES MASQUERADING AS RELINERS!!!!!.........NO RECLINERS MASQUERADING AS COUCHES!!!!!

chant it with me.....

M

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[chewdawg]

yuppity yup, it is chewayyyyy. hey girlie girl!


hey, M. saving it for Tuesday :D will get back to u on that but i think i already know

[jamijams]

the only person here who probably know what this is is baby bowler, since she's local...but i have a big, overstuffed, custom made like, beanbag on steroids that fits two or three ppl (used to have 'em at saturday market bb)...it is filled with the same type of super dense foam as a couch seat cushion, but in small cubes...the exterior is made of hemp (they have lotsa fabrics, but the hemp was organic, durable, and enviro friendly, even though we have to pay bogus money to import hemp bc its from *shriek* a mary seed - whatevah) and then the seat area is blue fabric...you can sit in it, lie in it curled up...lay down (maybe not if your 6'2 /images/crazy.gif) and it sits two ppl totally comfy, you just squish it into whatever shape you want it to be...don't know how to explain it, but it is wonderful to fall asleep on, crash out on, veg, sit next to that person who causes your stomach to be quesy in that good way...its a good laundry pile holder when you're lazy...it kicks ass all the way around...alot more than you thought i could say about my chair, huh? im lonely, what can i say. /images/crazy.gif

You bring about what you think about

[prism]

you called?????

hi there sweet chewy!!!

[prism]

hmmmm....the things that I chant tend to more erotic /images/blush.gif

[chewdawg]

oh my gawd, it's prism!!!!!!!!!!! hey there chickie poo. nice to see my dear friends :D


pass the chips please

[RogueTrader]

I ised to have one of those when i lived in London...onky it was done in a kind of spotted cow cover......I bought it at the Camden Markets from this guy who spent all of his time smiking a joint. Desperately trying to remember his name...

Anyway...i gave to to a friend of mine when i left as i had.....well....ahem....relived her of the burden of her virginity in it and she wanted it as a keep sake....

No chance of ever finding one here in Tokyo, though....

M

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[RogueTrader]

....not moan, babe.

M

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[jamijams]

a greenbean? im looking for their site right now. good keepsake!

You bring about what you think about

[RogueTrader]

I don't think it was Green bag...but it was made of hemp and it had the filling like you described....cost me 200 quid so I was disapponted to loose it, but Josie seemed set on the whole thing......

That's right....the brand name was Gerbil or Gerbil furniture or something.....

M

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[jamijams]

yay! theyre so fucking comfy and cool....i can think of lots of ways to utilize that baby.....hmmmmm

You bring about what you think about

[13throwcenter]

when choosing your decor, the first thing you start with is the rug, then build your room around that..... did you know that? Interior design fundamentals.

I live by this theory.... have nothing in your home that you do not find to be useful or believe to be beautiful.... i have remembered this for about 8 years now, and it seems to help me remain true to my efforts towards minimalism.

[Ger]

Where one sleeps has to be the most important piece, I think. Your nest...your pillow...your body's sanctuary...preferably shared...

I love jamijam's idea of the beanbag couch for whatever activities may take place...so adaptable & malleable...hmmm...

I personally never understood the idea of show furniture in a home. I think I would want to fully use everything in my home -- LIVE in it for heaven's sake! Live with love & joy, every day.

Dang....off on a tangent there....

LyingDownWithLove,
Ger



"my eyes"

[RogueTrader]

In Wallpaper magazine (the march 99 one I think) there was an interesting article disecting the method of room decoration....they mentioned the idea of buiding the room around the rug. There was another one that mentioned building a room around a function (ie watching the tube) or a feature (ie, a window or something). The way my new apartment is set up, there is this sun room thing and wall of windows which dominates the Southern wall of the livoing room.....it looks like a good place for plants and stuff and I think that i will try to maximise that...i like light, but I also have wooden floors, so maybe I will start with the rug....but i need somewhere to sit....

I try to be minimalist, but I am a hoarder.....

M

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[13throwcenter]

you can't be both.... give up the hoarding.... what do you *really* need to live and be happy anyway?

[RogueTrader]

It all has to be about comfort, I think. The purpose of the place is correct....it must make you feel happy when you walk through the door.

M

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[RogueTrader]

Stuff......

It's more magazines and books that I hoarde.....i have Thousands of books....and electrical equipment......I have about 4 computers at the moment.

M

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[prism]

and why not both??? ...don't you like it when a girl chants your name or somethin dirty???

[Ger]

Happy homes develop from the feelings about them. Got a lot of love for life or someone special? It translates easily to your surroundings, infuses it with energy & great vibes.

I will shortly be moving house too. A huge challenge, but an exciting one. Argh! Books & magazines -- I'm up to my eyeballs in them! Trying to maintain minimalism, good point.

My own home would always want to be warm, old-fashioned, bright, woody (ahem), & naturally crisp & clean. A throwback to childhood, no doubt...simplicity. & I MUST have a fireplace.

How are you tonight, M?

G

"my eyes"

[quintastic]

chairs. i love chairs. you might say i collect them, but due to lack of space (living in a dorm) i don't have too many. but i do have four chairs in a room that i live in by myself and other people rarely enter. i only sit in one of them. the rest are just for decoration. i do intend to get more, though. while it's nice for the chair to be comfortable, the most important part to me is how it looks. few things make me as happy as finding an old chair that i can paint in fun new ways. of course, other types of furniture works for that purpose too. i paint anything i come across that's not valuable enough not to mess with.

"my body's nobody's body but mine, you run your own body, let me run mine" -ev

[RogueTrader]

Actually...i prefer to keep things non specific.....I much prefer if she is shouting 'Oh fuck stick your huge cock in and ride me!!!!!' to 'Oh Michael stick your huge cock in and ride me'

dunno why.....

M

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[vitolochica]

I agree Ger...it's all about my comfy bed....my down sheets, my down comforter, my down pillows....I don't know HOW I get out of bed in the morning. :)

y para ser más franca nadie piensa en ti como lo hago yo aunque te dé lo mismo...

[Ger]

Cool deal! I love chairs.. I had an artist friend who photographed chairs all over the place for like a year. She would take home chairs out of garbage heaps on the road, take photos. It was so cool. She created this great collection of photos of chairs & it evolved into quite a statement, thinking about all the bums that had graced the seat's presence, the things that might have been done in those armchairs, the good times or the fights at the kitchen table while sitting on that chair...the people that no longer exist that sat there. It was such a great project.

I'll just be over here.

Ger

"my eyes"

[Ger]

I'll keep that in mind...

"my eyes"

[13throwcenter]

won't a simple "Fuck Me" do? It's all about minimalism... except when it comes to panties /images/tongue.gif

[RogueTrader]

true.....I am trying to create a place that people will be willing to come to to chill out. The most fun i have had before was the last place I lived in in London....people would just come by and drop and vege and talk and watch the box and hang out and then we would do stuff. i always had a guest or two....it was nice. This place may end up like this, coz it's right in the middle of a trendy young area with lots of cool bars and restaurants and clubs. It is in a nexus of travel for all of the people I know too....a central location....

Cant wait

M

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[RogueTrader]

you do that.....you do that.....

M

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[RogueTrader]

I just can't get thses chicks to shut up....I mean the shit they come out with...I swear, one time one was speaking in tongues....and another time, I am sure one girl shouted out the formulae for cold fusion......

i don't know what it is.....

M

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[prism]

must be that male fear of commitment thing ... i suppose using your name would be to intimate...leave it to me to try to over analyze

[Ger]

What about if a guy is on about something totally non-sexual & you get yer rocks off in a most intense way anyhow?

What's wrong with ME?? I mean, he could be talking about -- well, give me a topic, JFK or marine biology or maybe the schematics for his fave guitarist's amp setup -- if I'm turned on, it doesn't matter what he's saying...but that's just me...

Hmmm...just got a flashback....

G

"Who's got the brain of JFK, what's it mean to us now.....whole world will be different....."

"my eyes"

[RogueTrader]

interesting.....

Jim Dunlop Wah Wah pedel.
Marshall stack
fender tube amp
Schechter PT
dual humbucker in the bridge position
tortex .66 picks....

how ya feeling?

M

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[Ger]

ohmyfuckinggoooooooooooodddddddd..............

give me some sound now.......
what's the equalizer say.....
sub woofer reads.....
turn up the reverb......

ungh......you're a demon...

"my eyes"

[RogueTrader]

I know what the girls like.....A girl I know is like this when it comes to lanuages....like Italian and French.....I have to learn the former I think.

M

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[MonkeyBrains]

furniture..
But you got to have a good bath, long and deep and super cool.. it's all in the bath my friends..

J

If God is the dealer why do we never win??

[RogueTrader]

...to throw a spanner into the works......

An interesting thought......do you mean like one of those big jaccuzzi jobbies? Maybe a sauna?......ooooh...that would be good.....sauna...sweat....heat.....cool.....

Where have you been all day, babe? I have been shouldering the burden of smut all by myself...

M

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[MonkeyBrains]

Never one to conform..

Nope nothing as specky as that, just a big ol' bath.. Love them..

I've been at home on the Mermaid tail thingo.. 2 down 3 to go and then I'm hitting the sunny sunny beaches to do my thing.. Jeremy's super excited and I'm about as excited about the whole thing and it's all YAY!!

J

If God is the dealer why do we never win??

[RogueTrader]

make sure you include me on the distribution list for these ones. i am dying to see the mermaid tail.

M

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[bluecow]

that sounds so comfy! i want one!

at the Warhol museum they have this huge ass couch thing that's just a giant piece of foam with weird crevaces (ummm... yeah, you know what word i mean)... cut out of it and a parachute thing over it... it's really cool, and comfy... i almost fell asleep on it once when we were on an art class field trip.

[jamijams]

I was bummed, I couldn't find a website with a picture last nite /images/frown.gif...but is *is* so comfy! /images/smile.gif

You bring about what you think about

[csmooth24]

i just need a tv...i can lay on the floor...

/images/cool.gifchris/images/cool.gif
"elvis isn't dead, he's just on vacation with jim morrison"

[jamijams]

well then you better have a good vaccuum smoothie! /images/wink.gif

You bring about what you think about

[csmooth24]

as long as it *sucks*!

/images/cool.gifchris/images/cool.gif
"elvis isn't dead, he's just on vacation with jim morrison"

[bluecow]

one of my friends a long time ago had these like huge ass freak pillows that were like 6 ft by 3 ft and you'd just sit on them on the floor. they were really comfy.

[jamijams]

my vaccuum has a first name, it's
_ _ _ _ _ (fill in the blanks smoothie!)

/images/wink.gif

You bring about what you think about

[csmooth24]

o s c a r ???

/images/cool.gifchris/images/cool.gif
"elvis isn't dead, he's just on vacation with jim morrison"

[jamijams]

doh! /images/shocked.gif i thought you would pick a girl name, but to each his own smoothie, to each his own! /images/wink.gif

You bring about what you think about

[csmooth24]

i was gonna put in "j a m i j" cause you gave only five spaces...but then i thought you were looking for something else...

my vacuum has a second name its...

j j a m s /images/wink.gif

/images/cool.gifchris/images/cool.gif
"elvis isn't dead, he's just on vacation with jim morrison"

[jamijams]

are you gonna plug me in and turn me on smoothie? /images/wink.gif
**vaccuum / sucking noise** /images/cool.gif

You bring about what you think about

[csmooth24]

you are always plugged in! /images/tongue.gif

leave it to me to direct you where to *clean*


/images/cool.gifchris/images/cool.gif
"elvis isn't dead, he's just on vacation with jim morrison"

[jamijams]

well as we know, I'm a clean freak - VERY thorough /images/tongue.gif /images/wink.gif

You bring about what you think about

[csmooth24]

woo hoo! /images/wink.gif

/images/cool.gifchris/images/cool.gif
"elvis isn't dead, he's just on vacation with jim morrison"

[meaningless]

Didn't you like that episode of X Files with Michael McKeon, and he and Mulder switched bodies, and he got a waterbed and a mirror on the ceiling in Mulder's apt (Michael as mulder...)? That was great.

I can't contribute to this thread cuz I don't really have furniture right now either, and i'm about to move and get rid of whatever I *do* have. The only furniture I own in my room anyway are two shelf things. Heh. Oh I do have this one chair... chairs seem to be a hot item... Yeah cuz this chair isn't comfy but it looks cool and I got it for $1. I don't think i'll be able to take it with me, tho, across the country when i move. In a month. "if i ever get out of here... thought of givin it all away... to a registered charity..."

Later,
Nicole

"if just once... i could feel love... oh stare back at me, yeah..."