If I were a sofa...

 If I were a sofa, I would be firm with a soft top. My seat would be broad so people could sit upon me with legs up or crossed easily.

I would be between emerald and turquoise green and have a chaise lounge chair companion. I would sit on top of a lovely rug on top of hard wood floors. I would be relatively simple in today’s sofa-owning world - just an L shape. I would sit in a spacious but not overly large room where the focus is on gathering more than television.

I am firm so people can jump on me, sit on me, lie on me, enjoy me over time while I maintain my structure. I am, after all, the center of the home. I am the first new sofa owned by my people. They cherish me and love me but also use me thoroughly - after all, that’s what loving a sofa is all about. My pillows are cushy AF while also holding their shape.

The most important part of this is the color and the strong but soft aspects. This is, after all, the place where people go to recover at the end of the day as well as nap and play and gather. It is the woobie furniture while being the centerpiece.

The desire in this is to create this kind of place/space/furniture to land. As I’ve been moving place to place and have been loving it, I’m now seeking the opportunity to let go, have something I rely on to hold me.

If you were a sofa, what kind of sofa would you be?

What’s the most important part of that?

What’s the desire within it?



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