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this is total perfection, you should be SO proud. i just moved in with my boyfriend and we're starting from scratch furniture-wise (we also happen to be on a barely-there budget) so it's going to be a challenge to make our place everything we want it to be. congrats! :)

what a dreamy way to wake up!

thank you all so much for the help - i'm going to look into all of the options suggested (although i think i'd feel fantastic supporting that prison program and the pricing is difficult to turn down - thanks siobhan!). the thing i'm worried about is whether or not this sofa technically counts as a sleeper sofa (the article states that the prison program won't accept them).

bepsf - thanks for helping me identify this thing! i am going to try to research it more, i know nothing about it... only that it holds a world of potential.

we have yet to decide what color/pattern/fabric we're going to use... any thoughts?

i love love love that we have at here in boston now, but i find it a bit hard to believe that the best scavenger items to be found include two that are already expired...

So I have one of these guys in my living room and have a total love/hate relationship with the thing.

If you're looking for comfort, this is NOT a couch for you. If you're taller than 4'10" and looking for a couch you can lounge on, this is NOT the couch for you. If you have a lot of guests and people are going to be sitting on it a lot, it really won't hold its shape too well and this is NOT the couch for you.

On the contrary, if you're looking for a little sofa you can sit and read or do your homework on, or as occassional seating, this is definitely the couch for you. For the price, it's gorgeous (although I would totally recommend buying it from Target - the price is way more reasonable & it is literally the EXACT same couch) and not totally uncomfortable. I guess it just depends on your taste. I totally thought it was going to be big enough to seat three people... it really only seats two. But we've gotten a ton of compliments on it and we really love the way it looks.

Essentially, it's not a good investment piece. However - if you can afford to replace it in a few years/keep the usage to a minimum, the couch will serve you well.

i have the legs attached to a dark wood table top which i'm pretty sure did not come from ikea (got the whole package free off of craigslist) - and i use it as my work space for my in-home tattoo studio. i love it, i think it's simple and sleek looking. my set-up is sturdy, but i'm not using it for dining so i'm not sure. in terms of the height, i think it would work well. hell, i just like the look of the thing.

oh my word, we need a new vacuum (actually - a vacuum period). WAY out of our price range for something like this, but it would be a highly appreciated luxury!

my wife and i put the antoinette fainting sofa in apple green on our wedding registry. a few of the women i worked with at the time all pitched in and bought it for us, which was extremely exciting... until we got it home and opened the box. the fabric is literally velcro'd to the back of the couch. i wouldn't trust urban outfitters furniture as far as i could throw it and would advise against purchasing any. at least with ikea furniture the price matches the quality and durability of the piece.