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the evils went down to georgia
9January 6th, 2008daily, geeking outwe are home! After a late start this morning, due to staying up too late the previous night, due to some…errr…shower silliness…we made good time and had no problems with traffic or weather. We pulled into our parking lot around 9pm, unloaded, and headed RIGHT back out again to our favorite noodle restaurant. Because I sure as hell wasn’t going to cook after that drive (even though technically, I only drove 4 hours of it myself), and we had a serious craving for some spicy noodles. Because even though it’s all good fun teasing Julie with pictures of Primanti’s sandwiches and piles of Quaker Steak and Lube wings (lousiana likkers…mmm….), sometimes I really just want a sloppy, slurpy bowl of noodles, veggies, and meat, drowning in a hot thai curry sauce. Mmmmm….oh yes…
The condo is a mess. Seriously, a mess. Now with bonus luggage and gifts strewn about in a design I like to call “hurricane chique.” I will deal with this Sunday. Or Monday. Whatever.
Our last day in Pittsburgh was spent shopping…again…sort of. I just couldn’t wait to go look at couches, so mom and I dragged Kev over to Ikea to go sit on many many sofas and discuss fabric colors. It was riveting. Here’s how it went.
ESC: how about this? it’s the [strange swedish word meaning "sit fat american ass here"].
mom: that is some shade of green.
ESC: it comes in…*checks* 20 other colors.
Kev: *sits down* the back is too low.
ESC: moving on! this is the fluörgenkaragörenluken! it comes in orange polka dot!
Eventually, we narrowed it down to two choices.
THE EKTORP!
It is basic! It is traditional! It is very affordable! It comes in leather!
It is boring as fuck, and I’m a little worried that it would disintegrate after a couple of months of us chubbies plopping down on it. Underneath the cover is a thin mesh holding back cheap yellow foam stuffing. I already have a covered couch that has foam popping out all over underneath. I don’t want to pay Ikea for the privilege of replacing it with another…even if it would contain considerably less hive-inducing cat dander from previous owners.
But we could get this in leather for only slightly more than the gift card covers.
our other option is
STOCKHOLM!
From Ikea’s relatively new special designer series. It’s SUPER SPECIAL! Don’t believe me? Here’s an actual quote from their sofa catalog:
“We only used super materials with extra super care to details.”
Doesn’t that sound super? Not like that OTHER crap in the catalog. This sofa is SPECIAL! It’s stuffed with things like angel feathers and unicorn fur, and will turn your farts into bursts of clean laundry scent! It’s over twice what the Ektorp costs, and does not come in leather in the biggest size. But it is VERY sturdy and comes with an absurdly long warranty (does anyone keep a couch for 25 years?? I mean, besides my grandparents?) and it just looks NICER than the Ektorp, which looks like something you could get anywhere. And if we’re going Ikea with this couch, we’d better go ALL THE WAY! It’s way more than the gift card my parents gave us, but we already had wedding gift money set aside for a new couch, so cost isn’t too much of a problem.
So…yeah. We’re probably going with the absurdly expensive for Ikea furniture, but probably best in the long run Stockholm sofa, which we will probably go pick up in a week or so…if our Ikea down here ever gets it back in stock, because according to Ikea.com right now…IT ISN’T. Very inconsiderate of them, in my opinion. It’s probably for the best, as the delay will allow me to take down the decorations and get this place cleaned up properly for our new swedish friend. Also, I’m not looking forward to moving our current behemoth of a couch out of here. Yikes.
Tags: couch, ikea, travel
9 Responses to “the evils went down to georgia”
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Caro
Yay Ikea! I see a big visit to Ikea in our future.
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Jen
Having no clue of what you budget is and having never paid for a sofa myself, I highly recommend a microfiber couch. I think we bought ours at Havertys? It’s 72 inches long, dog drool hasn’t harmed it, it comes in an array of colors and the hubby loves it. The only down fall to it’s design is that I did not pick a sofa with the back cushions attached, similar to your first pick. Due to the way the Hubby and I flop onto the sofa (the sit and slide method) the stuffing in the back cushions are no longer evenly spread out. Instead they are kind of sagging to the bottom of the pillows. Good luck!
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Kat
Oooo… I love the stockholm sofa!
I have the same problem as Jen with unattached cushions. But, with a little fluffing and turning the cushions, they stay relatively rectangular. Microfiber is a plus! I only have a problem when Boy’s dog leaves lick marks all over it. Honestly, not a big problem, though.
Good luck.
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well, we’re sort of limited to Ikea as that is where the gift card is for. microfiber is not an option. but all Ikea sofas have covers that come off for washing - though stockholm’s is dry clean only. because of that, the back covers are not attached. but there are only two back cushions, so I think we’ll be able to handle it.
I think I’ll probably pick up another, cheapy couch cover somewhere else, for a first level of dog hair protection, and then take it off “for company.” then I’ll buy a lot of towels and fancy shaped soap that is only for company as well. then I’ll get cats, lots of cats. and call them my babies.
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aimee
I like the second couch better; I’m glad you’re getting that one.
If you get lots of cats and call them babies, I will never, ever, ever visit you.
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Cinnamon
You know I hate Ikea.. but the Stokhom sofa is a dead ringer for the Potter Barn Greenwich sofa & loveseat that I have, lol. (bought 6 years ago and yes, they most likely will be gracing the Kidlet’s first apartment someday — a good quality sofa should last 25 years and stand up to several incarnations of re-covering)
One factor to consider when you buy it: if you and Kev are planning kids in the next 10 years of sofa ownership, “dry clean only” will mean you will HATE your sofa 6 months into parenthood.
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grace
Definitely Stockholm. And call the store. Sometimes the online site LIES about what is and is not in stock. Or you can be like us and cross back into the area where you are not supposed to be AND TAKE IT FOR YOURSELF. Mwahahahahaha.
Um, except not really. Well, not *exactly.* ‘_’
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aimnee - don’t worry - Kev and I are both allergic. and I’m not allowed to get another dog until we move into a house with a fenced yard, so right now, only Sadie is my baby.
Cinn - well again, I do plan on getting some kind of additional cover for the couch - we may not have kids, but we do have a dog. a black dog. who sheds like crazy. and drools. and also, Kev and I eat most meals from the couch. there will be accidents. so the couch will be covered with something else, most definitely.
Grace - did you STEAL your couch from someone who had it reservered???? that is awesome.
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grace
Nope. We stole the mattress for the bed.
After all the drama just to get a fucking frame, there was no way we were leaving without a mattress!!!
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