Same sort of issue with cool remote controls. For example, la-z-boy has pretty good controls - remotes have better designs, have lots of adjustments, and motors seem to move faster. And they too fail the partner test - "that looks like old fart stuff"
I kind of like some stressless recliners.
oh, there is one class of furniture that has a lot of control - the massage chairs. Except they seem to be furniture you want to hide from everyone, they fail the "normal human being" test.
maybe I need to know pointers to other furniture/designs?
My furniture is all cheap particle board shit because I can't afford anything nicer because I'm spending all my money on a mortgage, food, gas, and student loans. I don't think it's a matter so much of nobody wanting to make good quality products so much as all the companies that did do that and priced their products accordingly are running out of customers, because we're all getting strip-mined by the rest of life's expenses going up all the goddamn time. I would love nothing more than a gorgeous, well made sofa that will last me a solid chunk of my remaining life, but where the fuck am I getting the money for it?
It's the boots theory of economics applied to everything. I'll spend $7,000 on sofas before I die and still have a sore ass.
Maybe the fact that no one thinks this way anymore explains why everyone complains their six-figure income is constantly eaten up by replacing cheap shit.
And that would have knock on effects for huge societal issues like climate change. Imagine how much cheap shit wouldn't need to be made if so many people weren't deliberately kept on the edge of poverty so as to foster consumption practices that make stock prices go up?
I do and did, but I live alone. I'm guessing you're supporting a family?
of course, cost of living is also a huge factor. A $4000 couch is pretty much $4000 everywhere. But someone in SF vs. the Southwest (both making 6 figures) have very different rent and general life expenses.
We found a lazy-boy type glider/recliner... it doesn't look as modern but boy is it so comfortable with a newborn.
(It probably invokes other stereotypes. I don't really know, but either way, you'll be too comfortable to care.)
Feels 60's to me.
ETA: Basically unchanged since 1956 is why!
It's also expensive as all hell. I grabbed a "man-cave" style two seat recliner with middle seat that transforms into a cup holder: that set me back over $4000. Worth it.
Solid hardwood with carvings all over, legs shaped as claws etc.
But frankly it looked horrible in a modern home, and wasn't all that comfortable to sit in.
So I sold it to a carpenter who was renovating an old wooden building in the remote north (Iceland) to have an interior that would fit the year of construction (I believe around the year 1905).
Kind of like the idea that it is now in a much better place.
People learn to be comfy over time. I dont need to live life like i dont know what I'm doing.
Getting old rocks, but maybe that says more about the terrible quality of life during my younger years then it does about current year.
Hahah
One can value form over function, especially if there’s a specific style that the rest of your house uses. If your entire house is decorated in a contemporary style, then a traditional sofa is just going to stand out like a sore thumb.
