Extra chair

When I have more than three people in my house, a certain level of improvisation is needed. In my living room I have a sofa that at a push can function as a three-seater, and I have one comfortable chair. If more people want to sit down they need to sit on one of my chests, or on a straight-backed wooden chair I skipdived from Neuadd Ogwen, or on my pouffe. Or the ground.

I had decided a while ago I really should buy a more comfortable chair for underneath the stairs. There is space! And that skip-dived chair can go somewhere else. The first time I tried to buy a chair that would go there and fit through the door I failed; someone else was quicker. And then I saw someone put an IKEA chair for sale on the internet. And it was a chair I had good memories of! A long time ago, when I moved to Norway, I rented a house, and had my stuff sent for. It takes a while for stuff to travel from the Netherlands to Arctic Norway. I had to make do in an empty house for about a month! I had borrowed some basics from colleagues; a mug, plates, some cutlery et cetera. There was a bed in that house so that was sorted. And I borrowed exactly that IKEA chair from someone. That was what I had for sitting on. Until my stuff came. But for one month, that chair was basically all the comfort I had.

I picked the chair up that same day. It fit inside my car. And it fit absolutely effortlessly through the door! And even if it wouldn't have, it was IKEA, so it can be taken apart. When I put it in position, though, I realised that my living room does not really allow for IKEA. It really stands out like a sore thumb. Hadn't given that enough thought.

I wondered what I would do with that. Maybe put it in the upstairs bedroom, and only bring it out and I have more than two guests? Or maybe just hide it under a cloth? The comfortable chair I already have there is terribly ugly, so that has spent its entire time with me (which is since my Amsterdam times) hidden under one as well. I even already had a backup cloth ready, because the cloth over the original chair is getting worn.

I got that cloth out and threw it over the new chair. It's not that bad! I might leave it in position for now. And then the straight-backed chair can live in the upstairs bedroom so I can put my clothes on it at night.

Is this a permanent solution? Not sure! But you can't have enough comfortable chairs and I'm glad I now have one more comfortable seat to offer visitors. And that thing sure is comfortable! I might sit in it myself a lot as well actually…

Comfort: yes; looks: no

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