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[resonant]

Today the spouse arrived, so we're done with the long-distance marriage. At least for the moment; he graduates from seminary two years before the kidlet graduates from high school, so we'll have to figure something out then.

It is very lovely to be sitting on a couch instead of in a folding chair at a folding table. But moving is such a very huge pain in the neck that we're now looking at our stuff and thinking, "Do we really need a couch? Aren't there ways to sit comfortably without being saddled with a giant heavy object that one person can't carry?"

Is there any modular soft-seating option that's as comfy as a couch but breaks down into things that are a more reasonable size? For that matter, what about dining tables? Because we're definitely looking at more moves coming up, and it would be great to start getting rid of stuff now.

Comments

[libitina]

I have seven of these folding tables to set up my dining room any way I want at a moment's notice (or leave it open) - http://m.target.com/p/cosco-wood-folding-table-espresso/-/A-12215788 - they do chip a little around the edges of the veneer (but I'd read about that in the reviews before buying). But you can lean on the solidly, they look pretty, and I can fit 4 in my backseat.

[resonant]

That's a cool idea! Our dining room table is lovely, and has a lovely story behind it (my mother bought it from a man who was making them out of old church pews), but it's round, big enough to be hard to carry without being big enough to seat a lot of people, and really not very flexible. (Plus it's hard to play board games on because if you sit opposite each other you can't reach across.)

I like the idea of multiple folding tables to arrange different ways.

[sef1029]

How about this?

http://www.picnictime.com/products.php?pid=15588

[resonant]

Wow, they think of everything, don't they? I do think I'd like to be up off the floor ...

[quinfirefrorefiddle]

Moving is easier once you have community. Moving out is much easier than moving in. Get to know the people across the highway, they are happy to move heavy things for food and a few jokes.

[resonant]

The seminary village people are very good about helping with the unpacking, I must say. When the Tech Goddess and I came up with a van, it took us three hours to load and literally about twenty minutes to unload because we had so much help at the other end.

[jedusaur]

I have a three-piece sectional couch that's light enough that I can easily carry each of the three pieces alone. Maybe you should look into something like that?

[resonant]

Nice idea. Ikea has some sectionals that interest me. Also some folding dining chairs. Now to plan a road trip to go to an Ikea and actually sit in them ...

[king_touchy]

Not a couch, but people in this house are very fond of their Poang chairs. We don't much use the couch; the cats do, though.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/series/07472/

[resonant]

Ikea is coming up quite a lot. Those are pretty chairs -- are they comfortable for long-term lounging?

[king_touchy]

With the footstool, yes, and with a little age, very much so. Keep that in mind if you go to the store and test out floor models: they've been very well broken in. The new frames are stiffer.

[surranndie]

Years ago we bought our couch from Ikea, which is really just two chaise lounges put together to form a couch. It comes fully apart - even the arm rests separate from the base. Don't know if you have an Ikea close to you, but something like that would work. We've moved it three times and it almost even fits in my Civic (gotta tie the trunk down because the pieces are *just* too long to fit all the way).

[resonant]

I am so glad that back when we wanted recliners, we couldn't find any we could agree on -- those things are a bear to move. I love the idea of being able to take the couch apart.

The closest Ikea is about 150 miles, which isn't horrible. Actually it would be useful -- we could take the spouse's hatchback, and then we'd know that we couldn't buy anything that wouldn't fit in a hatchback!

[metaphortunate]

I dunno, but congrats on being (at least temporarily) done with long distance!

[resonant]

It's amazing. We kind of don't know what to do with each other -- it's been so long since we could just hang out and talk!