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Aww man, the Nitty gritty of moving.. when I was younger it was kind of an adventure, then at some point it became a pain in the arse! I'd love to know what couch/bed thing you bought as I actually kinda need one of those
Yeah, there's something about it. It's nice as a change of scenery and forced mental reset. I had the same thing when I moved into this house, everything was so novel and new, and there were such luxuries I hadn't had in over 6 years, like access to knives etc. I did so much better, but as everything crumbled, so did I, and I've never been able to recover and reset my routines no matter how hard I try. My theory is that it's all to do with how subconscious memories work, and how the emotions and feelings you've experienced in rooms or spaces very much influences your conscious brain, even if you don't know why or even notice it at all
The move will certainly help with that. I can attach new happier memories to the new space, and I can get a pet, which will most certainly help with the loneliness too
Here's the couch: https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/friheten-klagshamn-corner-sofa-bed-with-storage-skiftebo-dark-grey-s49444331
I have zero frame of reference for couch pricing, my initial reaction is that it was really really fucking expensive, but then a few people have told me that's actually very cheap for a couch like that brand new. I dunno. I actually had my heart set on this one but they had a 10 week lead time on it, so I chose this one. I super wanted a blue one, but they were out of stock, so in the interests of getting something happening, I went with "SKITIFEBO DARK GREY"
Get yourself to the op shop for some cushions and a throw blanket. Should help both comfort and colour.
🫡 fish yes fish
I will go this afternoon
We have this same couch!! It's so good! It's in its third house - it is so versatile, being able to change the ends of the L shape. We had it in the above orientation in the last house, but when we moved to the present place, we flipped the L to the other side because it works better in the new room.
The only complaint about it is it's not easy to wash. You need to hire something (You can use the Bunnings carpet cleaner with upholstery attachment) to clean it. You have a while before you need to worry about that though.
Oh, neat! On second sittings today, I've decided it's not that uncomfortable. I like my couches a bit more soft and squishy though. I'm thinking after sufficient use though, the foam or whatever it is might lose a bit of its oomph and be a bit more sinky
I thought the reconfigurable L is a good idea, but it annoys me that one side will never have an armrest
By the way, have you ever used the mattress/comforter thing or whatever it is? Since it also rolls up to be the long cushion and is a bit of a pain to put back in solo, I'm thinking it might be a hell of a lot easier to just buy a second one or something similar and store in the chaise thingy if it gets used as a bed really any more often than once a year or so