When I moved into my apartment, I purchased roughly one billion things that I absolutely needed and did not purchase the one thing I really needed at the time, which was a new sofa. The sofa that came with my apartment was comfortable at first, if only because it was different than the couch I used to have—an old IKEA number, model unknown, that was so wretched that anything else was a vast improvement. But after one full winter spent with my body enmeshed in the couch, it was clear that I needed another. But the decision to purchase a big-ticket furniture item of this nature is not one to be taken lightly.\n
When I moved into my apartment, I purchased roughly one billion things that I absolutely needed and did not purchase the one thing Ineeded at the time, which was a new sofa. The sofa that came with my apartment was comfortable at first, if only because it was different than the couch I used to have—an old IKEA number, model unknown, that was so wretched that anything else was a vast improvement.
nearly impossible to make a decision. Mid-century modernism’s chokehold on the affordable furniture market means that it is that much harder to find a couch that does not make my living room like like a dentist’s office. If I had unlimited resources, the couch of my dreams would be this from Leanne Ford’s Crate and Barrel collection, which is too big for my living room and also a magnet for cat hair. Yes, I understand this isn’texpensive, as sofas can cost an arm and a leg, but I like my things to be free ninety-nine at most. This sofa communicates the kind of vibe I want my house to inhabit—comfortable, cozy, and rich, like the guest house in a lesser-known Nancy Meyers movie.
I’ve never liked the idea of spending big money on furniture, not because it seems like a waste, but because I don’t like spending big money. But a couch is a worthy investment because I sit on it all the time, and also, it is the one piece of furniture that I will have bought new, which means that it is the item that is the most representative of my taste. Therefore it had to be perfect, or as close to perfection as I could achieve for under $1,000.
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