Monday, July 19, 2010

avoidance

in my best effort to turn my thoughts away from thursday. i'm posting about couches. most of you know, that i love couches. and i've been on the hunt now for a new one for a while. but i have high standards. it must be comfy and roomy, but it must be aesthetically pleasing, mainly to me because i have to look at it daily. anyhow, my dream couch looks like "mod-vintage-chic", and it's been tough to find a couch that meets these criteria, until now. i found these beauties last weekend and took mr. b to look at them yesterday, he agrees that they are indeed comfy, but is partial to the first one, and i am partial to the second one. so, what to do, what to do?

this is from crate & barrel. it's 100% eco friendly materials (huge selling point!) and it comes in a beautiful color called graphite. not to mention, it has the narrow arms of mod-type furniture. it measures, 93" w, 46"d. and b LOVES it. the custom color would make delivery time a bit longer. the only thing i don't like about this sofa is the fact that it isn't "open" at the bottom.

this is from z gallerie and this is my favorite. it meets the mod-vintage-chic look, but it is super comfy as well! it measures 96"w, 40" D and the stock color is perfect, so we wouldn't have to wait longer to actually get the sofa.
so you see my dilemma, right? i mean the first one is more warm and great for family and kids, the second one while super comfy may not seem as inviting as the first one. i'm open to any thoughts and suggestions.

5 comments:

  1. Oooh, I like the second one! It's really pretty! As long as it's comfy though. It just seems to "go with" the rest of your living room.

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  2. Ah...the second one! Gorgeous. I want to put my hands on it right this instant. heheh. And the first one is nice, too, but it's just not a "wow" couch, and you, my friend, are a "wow" couch kind of gal! Might I suggest rock-paper-scissors to decide?

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  3. no contest---the second one is just that much doper. hope it's comfers to boot!

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  4. the first one looks comfier, but the second one has more pizazz. i say go with the second one because it stands out more, especially if it's comfy.

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  5. Quite the conundrum! I love the look of the second. LOVE IT. Although I must say that I can't stand that my couch is open at the bottom. Every single thing gets lost under there. It drives me batty. But I have little ones rolling balls and cars under there all day long. But that second one has so much personality and is really unique. I am no help. Obviously. :P

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