Whew, that was a marathon. I've launched the big project I had on my plate. More on that when I'm allowed to announce it. It turned out pretty well. Bug fixes and other clients now loom. LA trip next week.
Sorry for journaling here; I know that's a pretty boring read. Truth is, outside of the Slint show last night, things have been unfortunately work-related lately. I'm hoping to scale back a bit and concentrate on the clothes and the apartment, which is still a pile of boxes.
Speaking of which, lazyweb request: anyone have tips on finding nice sofas that don't cost an arm and a leg? I need both a love seat and a proper sofa. Regular cloth style, fluffy, sorta traditional couches are what I'm looking for. No leather stuff and all that rot. I've peeped IKEA, but their color selection leaves a bit to be desired. And it's IKEA. I haven't bought any grown-up furniture in a while. Suggestions?
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These are both in Corte Madera...both pretty good on the cost scale. (My wife used to do the interior design at Z-Gallerie, now she at West Elm...that's how I know this stuff...)
http://www.westelm.com/ - Step up from IKEA, very modern stuff. Nice.
http://www.zgallerie.com - Less modern , but higher quality, meaning higher price.
Posted by Chris | March 12, 2005 3:25 PM
Posted on March 12, 2005 15:25
BK - check out Room & Board. High-quality, good style.
http://www.roomandboard.com
Posted by Gregg | March 13, 2005 12:44 PM
Posted on March 13, 2005 12:44
Go to Room Service on 3rd St in Los Angeles, they custom-build nice modernist furniture for reasonable money and ship it to you -- not the janky mass-produced shit you get from mall stores
Posted by tha man | March 13, 2005 1:10 PM
Posted on March 13, 2005 13:10
Storehouse is OK, too:
http://www.storehouse.com/store/home.asp
You pick the style and the fabric, and they build it a factory somewhere in the U.S. and ship it to your door. (Used to be called Home Elements.)
Looks like their prices have gone up a bit since I bought my bigass purple sofa there, but their stuff is rock solid, with good warranties and all that.
(And the documentation for the fabric notes that it repels both vomit and semen.)
Posted by JW | March 14, 2005 4:32 PM
Posted on March 14, 2005 16:32
Dearest, don't forget it also repels feces. Aside from that, decent sofa it's starting to show its wear thru the flattened/worn down cushions, but a decent purchase all around.
Posted by kw | March 15, 2005 10:15 AM
Posted on March 15, 2005 10:15