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"Banty" <Banty_member@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:e7ejhd01ac@drn.newsguy.com...
> In article <6eAmg.8058$VF.5735@trndny03>, Donna says...
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> >"M Berger" <berger@shout.net> wrote in message
> >news:e7eakp$oah$2@roundup.shout.net...
> >> Donna sounds like a great candidate for Ikea and particle
> >> board furniture. Some of us have well-behaved pets and kids,
> >> and like quality items that feel substantial and hold up forever.
> >
> >You expect a sofa to hold up forever? A SOFA? That's a bit unrealistic.
> >
> >Tables, sure. Buffet for the dining room? Absolutely. Spend good money
on
> >something that will last fifty years and treasure it. But a sofa,
really,
> >any fabric/upholstered item is something that is generally replaced after
a
> >decade or so. Buy something that you won't feel screwed about having to
> >replace relatively frequently. Imho it's silly to throw a lot of money
> >away on what is essentially a disposable item, regardless of how much
money
> >you have. Spend money on stuff that you will keep lifelong.
> >
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> See, I do not see a sofa as a disposable item. Methinks you may be
thinking
> circularly - you get sofas that are throwaway, then throw them away, then
say to
> yourself "see, this is a throwaway item", get a throwaway low-qualify
sofa, then
> throw it away...
>
For the last year, I've been looking off and on for a couch for the (so
far unused) front living room for this place. Because of allergies, I'm
looking for a wood couch frame with removable cushions, that I could launder
or replace without throwing the whole thing out. Doesn't appear to exist any
more, at least here in flyover country. (Think Danish Modern or the
wood-frame 'traditional' sofas of the 60s and 70s.) Other than the Big
Overstuffed things that are currently popular (which are way to massive for
this 1960-scale living room anyway), the closest I can find are the
so-called Mission Style futon frames. The affordable ones are stapled
together- I already have one of those here in the back living room, that I
had to rebuild with drywall screws after the first couple of years. The
'premium' futon also turned into a prison mattress and got tossed- I had to
have cushions custom made, but they used cheap foam, so they aren't good for
much than short-term sitting. The local Amish furniture place has some nice
stuff, but I do not wanna have to take out a second mortgage.
I've reluctantly concluded that non-rich people cannot get new real
furniture anymore. It is all marshmallows or chipboard junk. Unless I trip
across some at an estate or garage sale, methinks I'm SOL.
aem sends....
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Re: Sectional sofa shopping advice (long)
