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Posted by Kris Krieger on May 18, 2006, 3:38 pm
>>>> We had an architect neighbor back in the 70's who made all his
>>>> furniture from sonotubes. Damn it was uncomfortable!
>>> Makes me think of this:
>>> http://www.bubblefurniture.com/
>>>
>>> I've tried them in a showroom once and they were remarkably
>>> comfortable and cheap, *and* of course easy to move. Just deflate
>>> and roll up. Damn cool if you're a starving/travelling artist,
>>> designer, student, whomever, and want to furnish a stylish pad on
>>> the fly. Got a laptop as an entertainment hub, and you go to a local
>>> garage sale for dishes, cutlery and fabric for curtains, and you're
>>> set!
>>>
>>>
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>> Not a bad idea for someone who might only have occasional
>> parties/guests, either - don't have to have a lot of permanent
>> furniture that seldom gets used.
>>
>> Heck, throw a slipcover over it, and who'd know it from "real"
>> furniture? It'd sure make frequent moves a lot easier <g!>
>>
>> Only, I don't see any inflatable bookcases or chests... =:-o
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> I like that! Anyone got other ideas on furnishing, say, a bachelor pad
> with minimal or 'repurposed' or recycled or 'outdoor' or [ ] pieces?
> I'm planning a room-divider of print roll tubes - what ya think?!
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> --
> R'zenboom
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IMO, it's only limited by one's imagination.
The thing with interiors is that it's not at all relevant whether anyone
else would want to live in your place. It's *your* place. Just like it's
*your* life. What other people might or might not think (assuming they
think at all that is =:-o ) is meaningless.
The other thing is that, when you use recycled materials, the cost is
usually minimal - and often, nothing more than a matter of your time in
making it. The main enjoyment is in the doing. So, if you decide you
don't like it, or get tired of it, it's no huge loss to remove it. The
thing is that you retain knowledge of *how* you did it - so that knowledge
can be extrapolated to other materials/designs/etc. So if you decide you'd
prefer bamboo, or for that matter, copper/steel/etc. tubing, you already
know where and how to start.
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