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Custom Sofas

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When moving into a new apartment, there are a few options for your seating situation:

Buy a brand new sofa. This will cost a shit-ton of dough.
Dumpster diving. Beware of bed bugs.
Thrift store/ garage sale. You could probably find something good, but transportation will be annoying.

Or you can go to Home Reserve and order a custom made sofa:

Posted Dec 02 2008, 04:28 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments

Filed under: furniture, DIY, sofa, custom

Sitting Back To Back

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Things I Enjoy Indulging In Back-to-Back:

double features
dinner & dessert
a boogie-down Jackson 5 song followed by a Ben Folds ballad
episodes of House and So You Think You Can Dance
this sofa:

Posted Nov 06 2008, 06:04 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments

Filed under: furniture, seating, design, sofa, living room, couch, back to back

Chaise Lounge Is One Hot Tamale: 2

burgundy chaise lounge

Just yesterday, I posted about a burgundy chaise lounge with a lot of personality. (A lot.) How to build a room around such a strong piece of furniture? After the jump, some pink accent pieces, and some darker pieces of furniture to offset the overwhelming brightness:

Posted Oct 31 2008, 04:15 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: sofa, couch, decorate, chaise, chaise lounge

Chaise Lounge Is One Hot Tamale

Apartment Therapy is asking readers whether this pink chaise lounge is hot or not. I think there's no question. This lounge obviously has a first-class ticket on the hot tamale train. The only question left? How do you decorate a room around such a distinctive piece of furniture?

Posted Oct 30 2008, 02:24 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments

Filed under: sofa, couches, decorate, chaise

This Sofa Will Have You Climbing The Wall

No, not from aggravation. Because it looks like this:

Posted Aug 08 2008, 09:06 AM by Alex Zalben with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: concepts, sofa

Double Take: Long and Shapely

I found something long, soft, and shapely for you to snuggle up to:

Posted Aug 01 2008, 10:09 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments

Filed under: furniture, sofa, living room, couches

A Gorgeous Present For You

My love. Please. Look inside this case, as I have a absolutely stunning present for you, my bella. I have spent many hours thinking of this present, and I know it is something you truly love. So open it, my principessa, and see what is inside:

Posted Jul 17 2008, 10:30 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: concepts, sofa

Party At My Place: The Perfect Sectional For Your Next Orgy

This is what my sectional looks like from up above. The only differences? The color (mine is the color of oatmeal) and the fact that mine was purchased at Bob's Discount Furniture while this one was designed by the awesome Ligne Roset.

If you have more money than I do, the possibilities are even greater:

Posted Jul 03 2008, 09:30 AM by Steph Auteri with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: furniture, sofa, living room, couch

Sofa: Perfect for Round-Robin Games of Patty-Cake

[$16,200, PlushPod]

This sofa could also be used for seances. Or family meetings. Or extreme footsie.

Posted Mar 11 2008, 03:00 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments

Filed under: furniture, sofa, living room

Multitasking: Sofa/Bed?

[$4,800, PlushPod]

Okay. This is almost as cool as that time my almost-husband and I went to IKEA and we found this bed with an armrest in the middle and I suggested that we buy it for our new condo because it would be nice to be able to put a barrier down between us when he wanted to "get with me" and I was tired and, heck, I don't like sharing a bed anyways, and then he yelled at me and said we would never purchase such a bed. Ever. (He was against the bunkbeds, too.)

Posted Mar 10 2008, 01:00 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments

Filed under: furniture, sofa, living room

A Sofa Fit For a Queen (Or For That Spoiled Little Princess You Always Knew You Were)

[$1,949, High Fashion Home]

It's so difficult to find a couch that is both smooshy and in keeping with your stunning design sensibilities. And I have no idea if the couch above is smooshy. But it's definitely attractive. With its button-tufted, roll-armed, Old English look, you could probably convince passing strangers that you're wealthy just by having it in your living room. Or sitting room. Or library. Or whatever it is you stinking rich people call it nowadays. This particular style is also available in a deep mahogany hue.

Posted Feb 19 2008, 09:30 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments

Filed under: furniture, sofa, living room

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Wendy Atterberry is a recent transplant to New York City via Chicago. You can often find her at some karaoke dive bar singing her repertoire, which includes "Midnight Train to Georgia," "Daniel," and most recently, "Sweet Dreams." Don't expect her to always hit the right notes. She lives in Manhattan with her boyfriend and two cats, and has a blog like everyone else.

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Steph Auteri is a freelance writer and proofreader who has been published in Publishers Weekly, New York Press, Playgirl, and other bastions of fine writing. She maintains a professional site http://www.stephiswrite.com, and also blogs about freelancing over at Freelancedom. You can keep up on her day-to-day by visiting her Twitter page.

Diana Vilibert is a freelance writer, among other things. Born in Lithuania, she now lives in New Jersey, where she doesn't have to walk to work ten miles in the snow, barefoot, uphill both ways. Diana cannot afford most of the products she writes about because she buys too many pairs of heels to make up for her shoeless childhood. She's written for MarieClaire.com, Janemag.com, and CosmoGIRL!.

Shaun Seneviratne is a dude just like anyone else. Just your average guy that raps Bone Thugs-n-Harmony to strangers on the subway at 4 a.m., doesn't chew his food because he believes it's a waste of time, and sleeps next to a scale replica of the Ghostbusters headquarters. He can rest easy knowing Egon, Peter, Ray, and Winston have his back. He currently lives in northern New Jersey, plays bass in Rapid Cities, and recently started a tumblr.