Show Me Your Couch!

[Medusa]

Jack and I broke down today and finally replaced our 12-year-old, well-loved set of green velvet couches.

This kinda spurred thinking about people and their couches. (I love to see people's style!) I'm curious! I want to see your couch! Post a pic of it please!!! I love to imagine people sitting in their living room watching TV so seeing a photo of your couch will help me oogle you, non-consensually from afar!


Today we got a couch, 2 of the chair-and-1/2, and a huge ottoman.

This is what the new set looks like:

http://lindysfurniture.com/content/uploads/1/3260123_-_3260108_Burlington_Sienna_chair_half_-_Ott.jpg

[cara]

Beautiful! I don't have a couch. I have a hand-me-down, wooden-frame futon. I keep saying as soon as I find a place to stay put for awhile, I'm going to get grown-up furniture.

Cara

[clay]

Nor do I have a sofa. I do have a hand me down love seat that is a cranberry color, fabric is like a fauz corduroy, sits very low to ground, and is TOTALLY uncomfortable..BUT it is a place to sit. I have a chair and a half rocker recliner, faux chocolate suede, and a hand me down as well...BUT again..is a comfy place to sit...don't know how to download pics (maybe my GF will this weekend when she is here. Everything in here is hand me down, except my BR suite, but all of it was well loved...so is really nice things...and I am very grateful for all of it..grins..nice butchelor pad I have...:hangloose:...
Thanks for a fun thread Medusa!!!

[Scuba]

I seriously need to hire someone to decorate my house...I'm such a freakin butchelor :|

[WingsOnFire]

ohhh my!!! I love it!!! I would love to have a chair and ottoman like that!! In fact.. when I get my pension plan cashed out next month I might just have to look into something like it!! Very beautiful!!

We have all second hand couches... We have talked about eventually buying a new set... first I want a bed though!! Sleeping on an air mattress sucks..

[deedarino]

This is my...um....no, the kitties couch. Lol...don't look into her eyes, she will cast a spell.

http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo238/deedarino/PICT0003.jpg

[Medusa]

This is my...um....no, the kitties couch. Lol...don't look into her eyes, she will cast a spell.

http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo238/deedarino/PICT0003.jpg

YAAAAYYY!!! This is so creepy because I looked at one almost exactly like that. Same shape, same color! The pillows were a tiny bit different.
LOVE it!

And gimme the kitteh!

[blush]

Well, I got a standard maroon comfy couch about 5 years ago. I got a workhorse couch because I had a toddler.

Toddler did no damage. Junebug, my calico, eviscerated the couch. We don't post pictures of the couch.

[LaneyDoll]

http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd424/LaneyDoll/April72012001.jpg

http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd424/LaneyDoll/April72012004.jpg

http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd424/LaneyDoll/April72012005.jpg

:sparklyheart:

[Goofy]

Well, I got a standard maroon comfy couch about 5 years ago. I got a workhorse couch because I had a toddler.

Toddler did no damage. Junebug, my calico, eviscerated the couch. We don't post pictures of the couch.

Hell, we barely sit on the couch.

[blush]

Hell, we barely sit on the couch.

*cough*
:blink:

[puddin']

http://www.targetfurniture.co.nz/lounge/sofa_beds/lb206pus9b-duo-3-seater-pu-bedsettee-with-storage

oy... it won't let me post it as an image, so you'll jus' hafta check da link. i have retro lookin' throw pillows like deedarino, but colour scheme is blues & greens.

me abode is quite minimalist, but cozy as.

(oh, and target hea, ISN'T like target in da states.)

[The JD]

My couch isn't exactly the focus of this video, but it's the best shot of it I could find. There's a story behind it too, one that involves awkward and inappropriate furniture salespeople and bodily fluids: http://uglybass.livejournal.com/4968.html

My living room was recently compared to an IKEA showroom. I wasn't quite sure what to make of that, but I guess it's a step up- only ten years ago it was described as "boys' dormitory".

_JlaAXMbP0M

[Parker]

One of my goals, should I be able to move to IL, is to get a matching living room set :)

Right now, I - or I should say, my dogs - have an older blue couch we got off of Craigslist - and I usually have it covered with a couch cover or a blanket, but here it is in its original flavor:

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5345/6946645400_0049057f72_z.jpg


But I spend all of my living room time in my chair - a recliner I got from Wally World a couple of years ago - I have no pics of it, but here's something from the website:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7210/6946645416_f14e59f0c0.jpg

[1QuirkyKiwi]

The humans sit on the floor and the furbabies lounge around on the Leather Sofa with their blankies….. There’s something wrong with that, what?! :blink: LOL!

I always move the Kitties blankies when people come round, so they can sit on a fur free Sofa and get minimal cat hair on their clothes.

Ahem! …Sorry about this! :o Logan just had to do that as I took the photo…! :|

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/earthmonkey1968/Wogs.jpg

Kia Ora looking so cute in the sunshine… :)

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/earthmonkey1968/Kia.jpg

Jiggles relaxing on the Chair after a hard day of playing and looking cute! :)

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/earthmonkey1968/Jigs.jpg

[Miss Scarlett]

Nor do I have a sofa. I do have a hand me down love seat that is a cranberry color, fabric is like a fauz corduroy, sits very low to ground, and is TOTALLY uncomfortable..BUT it is a place to sit. I have a chair and a half rocker recliner, faux chocolate suede, and a hand me down as well...BUT again..is a comfy place to sit...don't know how to download pics (maybe my GF will this weekend when she is here. Everything in here is hand me down, except my BR suite, but all of it was well loved...so is really nice things...and I am very grateful for all of it..grins..nice butchelor pad I have...:hangloose:...
Thanks for a fun thread Medusa!!!

i love your butchelor pad Honey and at least you have the love seat and we've managed to get some snuggling in there...you've been here and know i too am without couch.

When i moved last summer i donated my nearly new recliner sofa to the Knight of Columbus (the chapter my Dad belongs to provides housing for single mothers and always needs furniture) because Dad was going to give me the couch he & Mom had (stepmother doesn't like it). Alas it has yet to find its way to my apartment...so i've got a pair of rather large chairs. Not much good for cuddling but better than sitting on the floor...

Nearly everything in my apartment is either "hand me down" or "hand me sideways"...or as i call it the "early relative" look...LOL

[1QuirkyKiwi]

i love your butchelor pad Honey and at least you have the love seat and we've managed to get some snuggling in there...you've been here and know i too am without couch.

When i moved last summer i donated my nearly new recliner sofa to the Knight of Columbus (the chapter my Dad belongs to provides housing for single mothers and always needs furniture) because Dad was going to give me the couch he & Mom had (stepmother doesn't like it). Alas it has yet to find its way to my apartment...so i've got a pair of rather large chairs. Not much good for cuddling but better than sitting on the floor...

Nearly everything in my apartment is either "hand me down" or "hand me sideways"...or as i call it the "early relative" look...LOL

I have a thing for 'hand me downs/sideways', especially when they are going to get thrown out and there's nothing wrong with them, other than a little loving TLC and restoration. A neighbour was throwing out a hand made wooden round table that separates into a long oval one. The varnish has dulled over time and there was one fairly long scratch on one side. I said I'd have it and offered her money; she gave it to me for nothing.

My cousin sanded it down, French polished the scratch and revarnished it. It looks like new! My neighbour wished she'd known my cousin could do that before she spent £600 on a new dining table and chairs that wasn't solid wood like the handmade one.

She gave me her old solid wooden Coffee table a few months later, which was restored by my cousin.

[RockOn]

Medusa, I cannot show you mine. I am much too shy. ;) LOL!

Okay, I'll be serious now. I do want to say I really like yours and Jack's new furnishings ... Looks very low and supet soft comfy too. Is it as much of a low-rider as it looks?

I have fallen in love with a Hickory Chair brand club chair with ottoman. In fact, I intend to get the accompanying sofa and loveseat too once my two bully mixes get a little more mature. This group is short seated and sits very, very low. These diminsions are difficult to locate.

Secret: I have tremendous issue with the fact that the majority of furniture is built for the comfort of an average size male and it really pisses me off. My 5'5" frame cannot get comfortable in something constructed for someone 6' tall. I'll try and get a link to this group and come back, post it.

Thanks for sharing photos of your new stuff. Again, very nice! Congrats to you and Jack. :)

[~ocean]

I'll show u my couch .... if u show me yours first ...

[RockOn]

Medusa, I cannot show you mine. I am much too shy. ;) LOL!

Okay, I'll be serious now. I do want to say I really like yours and Jack's new furnishings ... Looks very low and super soft comfy too. Is it as much of a low-rider as it looks?

I have fallen in love with a Hickory Chair brand club chair with ottoman. In fact, I intend to get the accompanying sofa and loveseat too once my two bully mixes get a little more mature. This group is short seated and sits very, very low. I find it difficult to locate these diminsions. Furniture is something we normally have for many years and can be quite an investment.

Secret: I have tremendous issue with the fact that the majority of furniture is built for the comfort of an average size male and it really pisses me off. My 5'5" frame cannot get comfortable in something constructed for someone 6' tall. I'll try and get a link to this group and come back, post it.

Thanks for sharing photos of your new stuff. Again, very nice! Congrats to you and Jack. :)

[JustJo]

LOL...love this! :)

Okay, here is my couch (and no, this is a pic from a website....my own house is not that tidy).....

http://sofaoutlet.smugmug.com/Floor-Samples/Floor-Samples/DSC00083/554926112_W36nj-L.jpg

Now, imagine it covered with a sprawling teenage boy with dirty feet, 2 dogs and lots of loose dog hair, a few extra pillows, maybe a cat....and a lizard underneath that we can't persuade to move.

Yep, that's my couch! :cheesy:

[Sparkle]

this is my current "sofa" by normal people size standards it probably doesn't qualify in the sofa-class...
http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa371/careysparkle/IMG_1330.jpg

but it fits a me sized human (5'nearly1") or two ginormous cats
http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa371/careysparkle/IMG_1044-1.jpg
photo by KP

the ginger-bastards have shredded the side of it and lining underneath it, I'm terribly happy it was a craigslist find.

In my Sparkle Dream Home (a world without shedding & shredding beasts) this might be my sofa
http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa371/careysparkle/MA10265_1.jpg
or possibly this
http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa371/careysparkle/roomandboard.jpg

[-Red-Flag-]

The couch ... The 'COD' -couch of doom- in my house.... It's tan soft squishy...it sucks you in ... Once you sit you go ... Uhmygod this is so nice.... Anyone that knows me knows I have a love affair with it ...

I know there's one person on this site that can attest to its awesomeness!!

I'll post a picture of it later ...

Signed-
Owner of the 'cod'

[Dude]

I'm still looking for a free one that does not stink :|

[tantalizingfemme]

This is the furniture that I like but Dapper hates. Both of us are on the taller side (5'9") and hy likes stretching out... I like to lay with my knees up. The deal has been made that when we move in together, we MUST get a regular sized couch. So for now, I continue to enjoy my "sofa" and hy gets to continue to gripe. :)

http://i769.photobucket.com/albums/xx338/clearle/2012-04-1908_40_09.jpg


Holy crap... I'm trying to resize...really

[Queerasfck]

https://www.elitesportsmemorabilia.com/store/product_images/i/pubsteelerssm__03677.jpg

What's wrong?

[Glenn]

I bought a 16 ft long antique oak church pew with a custom made velvet cushion for my furkids because I finially got sick of cleaning or replacing their couches.

[~ocean]

that's soo wromg dude .. in sooo many ways ~ lol

[LaneyDoll]

LOL...love this! :)

Okay, here is my couch (and no, this is a pic from a website....my own house is not that tidy).....

Now, imagine it covered with a sprawling teenage boy with dirty feet, 2 dogs and lots of loose dog hair, a few extra pillows, maybe a cat....and a lizard underneath that we can't persuade to move.

Yep, that's my couch! :cheesy:

My sprawling teenage boy was laying on mine to get a pic of himself laying down. He wanted a pic of him laying on the FB logo so I actually have about 5 pics of his laying on the couch, in various poses. But it worked, the FB pic looks great!

:sparklyheart:

[Queerasfck]

There is awesome consignment shop near us and they have two huge floors of furniture. About two months ago apretty found a vintage couch in great condition (that doesn't stink) for cheap!!! It seriously looks like it's straight outta Mad Men or my Nonnie's apartment in Mount Vernon, NY (on the Consolazio side). It's pretty cool. This is not the exact one below, but similar.

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktp62eOSjk1qzzfgmo1_500.jpg

[Chancie]

I have a small house with a small living room, and

I have two loveseats that face each other.

They are pretty and comfortable but

It's a tight fit for two middle aged queers and one little dog.

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa317/xchanciex/bella1.jpg

[wolfsgirl]

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ATxJ8HrT1i4/Tjnh46hcRvI/AAAAAAAADoY/eCt8BHASuvc/s640/IMG_1978.JPG

I love our couch. The first piece of furniture in the new house.

I do need to do something about those pillows though.

[UofMfan]

This is my "couch". I traded it for a board game. For many years I did not have a couch, so this was quite a step up.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j269/translator08/Couch.jpg


This is may be my couch if I were to start a new home.

http://www.furnitureinteriorsale.com/images_products/narra_ala_set.jpg

[RockOn]

Sorry for double post early this morning ... just one of the many joys of using cell phone for Internet :(

[Kelt]

Actual couch in actual living room, though things were a bit tossed about that day for painting.

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb338/kompass1/P1010975-2.jpg

[WolfyOne]

I don't have a couch
I have a hand me down love seat that is wood with cushions and my cats use it
I never use the living room, it belongs to them :|
Someday I won't have all these rescues and a hand me down couch would be a great start for me if I was to ever use a living room

I would also need a decorator should I ever find a permanent home
My no frills style kind of sucks

[LaneyDoll]

I don't have a couch
I have a hand me down love seat that is wood with cushions and my cats use it
I never use the living room, it belongs to them :|
Someday I won't have all these rescues and a hand me down couch would be a great start for me if I was to ever use a living room

I would also need a decorator should I ever find a permanent home
My no frills style kind of sucks

After reading the thread and seeing the comments about needing a decorator, I am now thinking of starting a new business that specializes in decorating for butches.

:sparklyheart:

[WolfyOne]

I am seriously thinking of starting a new business that specializes in decorating for butches.

:sparklyheart:


I wasn't looking to pay someone, but I suppose it could be a going business, lol

I actually have a vision, but I would probably be the only one who would like it :blink:

[LaneyDoll]

I wasn't looking to pay someone, but I suppose it could be a going business, lol

I actually have a vision, but I would probably be the only one who would like it :blink:


Well I enjoy spending someone else's money so the shopping alone might be worth it.

:sparklyheart:

[girl_dee]

We don't have a couch, no couch potatoes either!

[PinkieLee]

We got this couch, chair & ottoman a couple of years ago and I love it!

http://www.ashleyfurniture.com/Graphics/Web/Large/5800121_KO.gif

http://www.ashleyfurniture.com/Graphics/Web/Large/5800138_KO.gif

We've already found a sectional for D's mancave at the new house...pure comfort with electric recliners!

http://www.homefurn.com/cart_image.php?version=l&productID=1912

[durrrrrrrr]

PinkieLee lies

she really has this in her home

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRsguBDjcxX_zLL8acirsHNSKdtPvGMr wZk6DTgCKJ_0pNUuN2L

[PinkieLee]

PinkieLee lies

she really has this in her home

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRsguBDjcxX_zLL8acirsHNSKdtPvGMr wZk6DTgCKJ_0pNUuN2L

Here is what Durx8 has in his house... I even helped pick it out :)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3499/3935356491_b09b5c004b.jpg

[durrrrrrrr]

Here is what Durx8 has in his house... I even helped pick it out :)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3499/3935356491_b09b5c004b.jpg

GAG!!!!!!!!!!

[PinkieLee]

GAG!!!!!!!!!!

My work here is done ;)

[Medusa]

I LOVE seeing all of your couches!!!

Gives me a good idea of your style! WEEEEE!

[LaneyDoll]

I LOVE seeing all of your couches!!!

Gives me a good idea of your style! WEEEEE!

The question now is... did anyone surprise you?

:sparklyheart:

[Medusa]

Not really but I was delighted by all of it! I love seeing folks being sleek and modern, fluffy and traditional, eccentric, colorful, etc. etc.

Now Im tempted to see people's dishes! *snort*

[1QuirkyKiwi]

Not really but I was delighted by all of it! I love seeing folks being sleek and modern, fluffy and traditional, eccentric, colorful, etc. etc.

Now Im tempted to see people's dishes! *snort*

Dishes you say? I love dishes! I have three dinner sets; A white one for breakfast. Cath Kidston Dotty tabelware with matching cups (link: http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/c-672-tableware.aspx) for everyday use and a Porcelain hand painted dinner set also with matching cups for best. :cheesy:

I have two display cabinets full of cups and tea pots and Decorative plates on the walls. :|

[Abigail Crabby]

This is our new couch - :)

I love it's shape and color the pillows have to be placed above to keep Ruby from running off with them. And Ruby has claimed her place with her lil wooby she sleeps on during the day.

We don't have a table yet so excuse the box lmao
http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy161/msabigailcrabby/IMG_0222.jpg

[theoddz]

The couch/divan/sofa/davenport at Casa Theo's. There is also a matching love seat to it and the ottoman (it opens and stores blankets and throws). :)

Of course, I don't spend much time on the couch....I prefer my Big Leather LaZyBoy recliner. It's located conveniently under the a/c vent. :awww:


http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww96/theoddz60/CampTheo.jpg

~Theo~ (sans flowers)......has The Asthma. :twitch:

[Dude]

http://images.craigslist.org/5N75I45F83La3J73N3c49618a5c30ebfa15b9.jpg

[apretty]

Does anyone else see this thread and think of Dave Chappelle?

[LaneyDoll]

Does anyone else see this thread and think of Dave Chappelle?

I see it & think of Lady Gaga... "Show Me Your Teeth."

:sparklyheart:

[LeftWriteFemme]

I don't have a sofa either, I have a California King with 45 pillows and poodle, but I make up for it by having 7 complete sets of china. this is my everyday set.
http://www.marys-antiques.com/images/2177.jpg
What I don't know how to post pictures of is when this pattern was painted across the front of the house.....it was quite a sight (I wasn't the one who painted it using a camera obscura) http://www.photo-seminars.com/History/HistoryPix/camera.gif

[dixie]

My sad lil sofa lol It looked really good when it was brand new, but after a couple years of the boy "wallering" it (and my frequent couch naps too lol) it's just kinda pitiful these days. Have the matching over-sized chair off to the side too. I must say though, best napping couch EVER! (Hence the puffy pillows lol)


http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n149/cdsilv1/2012-04-20_11-00-33_343-1.jpg?t=1334934921

[ruffryder]

I had this one forever that I got from my mother. I loved the little table in the middle and it reclined on both ends!

http://i44.tinypic.com/2nth7gh.jpg


http://i42.tinypic.com/15yc0p4.jpg



and then I bought a new one somewhat like this. the long side could be placed on either end.

http://i42.tinypic.com/egbtlk.jpg



Unfortunately I sold both of these when I moved . :(


Now I use my roomies which is a wrap around old couch that is mostly blue and green in color and has flowers on it.

cool thread!

[Talon]

I see it & think of Lady Gaga... "Show Me Your Teeth."

:sparklyheart:

Ha, ha..me too.

[Metro]

two of these CB2 couches in an L-shape configuration -- <3 the washable micro-fiber cushion slip covers!

http://images.cb2.com/is/image/CB2/ChameleonsofaSolidOlive?$lg$

i decorate using an eclectic combo of new pieces and an extremely random mix of vintage "finds" and architectural artifacts.

[pajama]

We've already found a sectional for D's mancave at the new house...pure comfort with electric recliners!

http://www.homefurn.com/cart_image.php?version=l&productID=1912

Oh look. The recliners lie flat, so I can sleep comfy when I come visit. ;)



http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww96/theoddz60/CampTheo.jpg

~Theo~ (sans flowers)......has The Asthma. :twitch:

This is pretty much what mine looks like too. The wood inlay on the arm has a little different pattern but that's about it. I got it from HoneyChile. It's pretty comfy, although it seemed to be a better napping couch at her house. hmmmmmm

[DapperButch]

This is the furniture that I like but Dapper hates. Both of us are on the taller side (5'9") and hy likes stretching out... I like to lay with my knees up. The deal has been made that when we move in together, we MUST get a regular sized couch. So for now, I continue to enjoy my "sofa" and hy gets to continue to gripe. :)

http://i769.photobucket.com/albums/xx338/clearle/2012-04-1908_40_09.jpg


Holy crap... I'm trying to resize...really

I just find it odd that in THREE rooms of furniture there is only loveseats. How is anyone supposed to nap? It is like a house for toddlers. Plus not a single recliner. Weird I tell ya, weird!

<--- had a "pleather" sectional for 10 years which hy adored. I still miss that thing!

[Novelafemme]

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL939/13483422/24094964/402198280.jpg

Our BIG burgundy couch.

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL939/13483422/24094964/402198278.jpg

Katy's favorite sofa. :)

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL939/13483422/24094964/402198282.jpg

The doggies love it too!

[TWolf]

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ATxJ8HrT1i4/Tjnh46hcRvI/AAAAAAAADoY/eCt8BHASuvc/s640/IMG_1978.JPG

I love our couch. The first piece of furniture in the new house.

I do need to do something about those pillows though.
It is a wonderful couch.... and huge!.... 12' of cuddle space.... *huge wolfish grin*

[Medusa]

That looks like a couch that Barbarella would sit on! LOVE it!

[TWolf]

Thanks, Medusa.... hadn't thought of Barbarella in ages... LOL!

[Queerasfck]

Yesterday, on our couch.

http://flic.kr/p/bQvWJ6

[Queerasfck]

Yesterday, on our couch.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5115/7112601833_ef0ea08ab4.jpg

[genghisfawn]

I am a minimalist and I love old, ratty, vintage things.

This was in an old university classmate's garage, and she wanted it gone. I hired one of my brother's caregivers with a truck to bring it back to my place, and we spent two hours getting it through the door.

This thing is an ugly, tufted behemoth, and although it sucks to sit on, it's amazingly comfortable when lying down. I refuse to get rid of it.

http://i1265.photobucket.com/albums/jj506/genghisfawn/couch.jpg

Yes, that is a Sound of Music LP. Tell me you've never wanted to shake yo ass to The Lonely Goatherd whilst washing the dishes and I'll tell you your life needs some joy :)

[starryeyes]

My couches, and the dogs in the usual position! :-)http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad353/romeebear/lisacouch.jpg

[ruffryder]

here is a pic of our new couch and we have a matching loveseat.


http://i47.tinypic.com/vba6x.jpg