In memory of my Grandparents’ couch

Last weekend I visited my parents back home in New York, which is when I got the sad news. My Dad was planning on taking apart my favorite couch on Sunday. The couch was a sleek dark blue (not really dark any more) with a classy 70’s? pattern. It had been broken in through and through and when you hit the cushion, dust came out. For all its down falls, it holds a very special place in my heart and I planned on putting it in my basement once I was able to afford my own house.

In the beginning

Before my Grandma passed away, I spent several nights sleeping on the pull out couch on my over night visits. My grandma always made the couch seem better than it was. She made the couch, and the room the couch was in, mine every time that I stayed over. Ever since then I felt I had part ownership of the couch.

Down to the basement

After my Grandma passed and my Grandpa moved in with my family, I was lucky to claim the couch for myself. I lugged it into my parents basement, where it would eventually meet its demise. The basement became, what I like to call, my batcave, a haven away from school, my family (mostly my parents) and at times real life. I slowly grew up in the basement from being a preteen to, what I think is adult hood, and this couch was here every step of the way. In that time, the couch held several sleepless nights of video games with best friends, make out sessions (and more) with girlfriends and several other memorable moments. During the summers while I was in college, the basement eventually became my bedroom and the couch became my bed.

After college

Eventually, I would move out and reluctantly leave my couch in the basement. My new apartment was on the third floor and it would have been too much of a pain to lug up from New York. I am sure the poor thing felt abandoned, even though I had hopes of once reuniting with it. Alas, it has seen its last summer of duty.

In honor of the couch I would like to offer you its elegant 70’s ish pattern to you for free. Feel free to grab the .gif and use it on what ever your heart desires. It would be really nice for you to send me an email at kyle at kylefiedler dot com if you decide to use it. If your really needy I can give you a vector file for the pattern too if you email me and say pretty please.

R.I.P. Grandparent’s couch

Posted on August 17th, 2009 By Kyle Fiedler