The Revolver Clubhouse
by jorinWhen I was a kid, my uncles had built this secret club house at my grandparents’ farm, just under a bower of trees. They dragged a bunch of old couches and armchairs there, which were nasty and rained on, but it gave the sense of having a lounge hidden in the middle of the woods. If we were building a club house the same way, what have you guys seen discarded in alleys and bins that you could contribute to our secret urban getaway. Maybe we could build it under the traintracks, and have a hobo gentlemen and gentlewomen’s club.
August 28th, 2006 at 9:27 am
Kristen just threw out her old sectional couch that had been lingering on her porch forever this weekend, and that’s really what made me think of this.
So, I’ve got a big L-shaped sectional couch in that horrible sort of furniture-only medium blue. It’s got a hide-a-bed, and only one little broken metal part that could stab you.
Also, there’s a desk that could be pushed against a vertical surface. It has wheels.
August 28th, 2006 at 1:59 pm
I will be speaking on behalf of Mike Carr as well as myself (we are roommates), but I think we would be willing to part with one of our three broken couches. Well…one broken couch in particular.
There have been many conversations about getting rid of this thing, but for some reason it still sits in our apartment. When you take a seat in this "couch" you sink to the point of your knees almost touching your chin (slight exaggeration). Also, when if you sit on one end (while someone is seated at the other) there is a see-sawing effect. The only comfortable position one can take on this couch is laying down (this is the one time where sinking into the couch is advantageous) The couch is an off-white color that has only become more off-white over time.
This couch originates from the street (Mike and his old roommates salvaged it from the curb), so this may be a good way to send it home.
August 29th, 2006 at 10:28 am
I saw it this morning, we’ve got a bed. Or at least, two mattresses, and a box spring. Somebody piled them behind Kristen’s couch.
A pretty awful beige with flower design, but it will be likely to mask stains pretty well …
August 29th, 2006 at 11:02 pm
Walking dogs all day, I spend a lot of time in the company of dumpsters.
Today I saw an old turntable, the kind that’s built into a wood sideboard.
That’s my contribution
also, bums are fighting just outside of my home at the moment.
August 30th, 2006 at 7:44 am
Two love seats! And a king size matress and box spring.
So we’re all going to be able to nap, that’s for sure …