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I guess I was the only one who read the title as "Burning furnace"?

Yes. Try to get some sleep. =]

The only furniture with a use-by date, or is MFI still operating?

 

Psychologically I find it's important to have one room that looks like a proper room, with all the furniture in place, rugs on the floor, pictures on the wall and so on. Every other room in the house can stay empty or a mess for months and I don't mind. To be honest, I prefer sitting cross-legged and sleeping on a futon, but I guess living in Japan will do that to you. :)

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Recently, I've been on the other end of this-- disposing of old furniture. I just moved from a small town to the DC area (Arlington), and, dispite paying over twice the rent on the old place, the new place is about 30% smaller. Luckily, the local thrift store came to pick up a truckload of the older stuff we didn't want. A station-wagon-load also went to my parents' basement.

 

We still have been unable to find some proper shelving for one of the closets, though...

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As a Swede, I have the following advice regarding IKEA; they make cheap rubbish.

 

 

Do not buy from IKEA:

-Chairs

-Lamps

-Tables

-Anything that will be used/sat upon

 

Ok to buy:

-Cupboards

-Cabinets

-Closets

 

 

IKEA stuff is ok for things you just use to store stuff in and that can be painted or otherwise covered up to hide the cheap masonite+fan

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I remember when futons first became a 'rage'. I wanted one, they seemed useful and cool. Then I realized how uncomfortable most of them are to actually sit or lie on. Occasionally there's one that's cool, but most of them are awful.

 

Tho still better than the average sofabed.

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I remember when futons first became a 'rage'. I wanted one, they seemed useful and cool. Then I realized how uncomfortable most of them are to actually sit or lie on. Occasionally there's one that's cool, but most of them are awful.

 

Tho still better than the average sofabed.

You need to rotate and bash the matress contents weekly, or it hardens into a compound of similar consistency to concrete. This is made all the more difficult because the mattress is not in any way portable, so the man

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again BEANBAGS! LOTS AND LOTS OF BEANBAGS!

 

BEANBAG FIGHTS!

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This is probaly going to sound pretty weird, but once a girl showed me how good it feels to unzip the bean bag and put your bare feet inside. I was skeptical at first, but it was true.

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You'll never get laid with beanbags, Calax. ;)

you never know meta... you never know.

That's the spirit, you are different, and everyone else is wrong. :D

 

This is probaly going to sound pretty weird, but once a girl showed me how good it feels to unzip the bean bag and put your bare feet inside. I was skeptical at first, but it was true.

You're right, it does sound weird. I hope your feet were clean. >_<

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You're right, it does sound weird. I hope your feet were clean. >_<

 

 

Of course, you'd want to be invited back to stick your feet into some of her other belongings, right?

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Futons are amazing, if you get a good quality one of course. They're comfortable and good for your back, plus if you have proper cupboard space you can roll them up and put them away overnight, clearing up lots of space for other things.

 

I miss my futon. Sometimes I put my mattress on the floor, but it's just not the same. ;)

 

I completely agree with the foot-in-beanbag experience. Great fun! >_<

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I have to say I find sleeping on a futon worse than sleeping on the floor. I have no idea how that works. Mind you, I do like the floor, so it may not be fair. I'm only buying a big comfy bed for the sake of my girlfriend.

 

Speaking of furniture I'm considering getting a big PC monitor (about 22-24 inches) and using that through my new PC as a TV. But I don't know how I work out which ones will be visible from several angles. I do know I need high resolution to play games as well.

 

I'm trying to choose between:

 

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/pcrange.html?NFO

 

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/pcrange.html?EXE

 

As the base PC.

 

EDIT:

 

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?VIE-VX2235

 

This monitor looks pretty sweet as a viewer/TV combo. Can anyone spot any problems?

 

Please note that if you help me buy this shiny new PC then I can actually play some of the games Obsidian make! Rather than the creaky old Blackisle games.

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That one is widescreen, isn't it?

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