Coffin Couches

Posted by Alex in Home & Garden, Pictures on April 30, 2008 at 2:36 pm


The guys at CoffinCouches.com sells sofas made from recycled coffins (coffins that are not used for burial because of cosmetic defects):

Our niche happens to be 18 gauge steel coffins which we collected from local funeral homes primarily in Southern California. It is a health and safety law that funeral homes cannot resell used coffins to the general public. We approached funeral directors with the attitude of recycling. These coffins are not used for burial due to slight cosmetic inconsistencies. They are reconfigured and modified resulting in a finished product – a unique one a kind coffin couch.

If you notice (although it may be too small) the six cast iron heavy duty legs are embossed with the universal biohazard insignia. The reason we utilized this sign was because safety was our utmost concern. If you are not aware, once a human body is placed in a coffin it is considered biohazard tissue. The legs have the embossed insignia for
precautionary reasons in the event body fluids are exchanged on these coffins. Perhaps you would feel safe knowing that you are in designated biohazard scene! Ha!!

Link – Thanks Piper Kinison!


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19 comments to "Coffin Couches"

  1. Rich
    April 30th, 2008 at 3:11 pm

    Perfect for any steampunk motif...

  2. Persephone
    April 30th, 2008 at 3:28 pm

    Used as in the body was displayed in it, but not buried in it?

    Ewwwwwwwwww.

  3. Rich
    April 30th, 2008 at 3:38 pm

    Don't worry... They'll just wipe it off with that dirty damp rag they use to clean off tables in small diners... there you are... good as new!

  4. andrewdoane
    April 30th, 2008 at 4:09 pm

    Did anyone think of making couches out of NEW coffins that haven't been used yet? Jeez, I thought this was a cool idea until I read that there's probably maggots crawling in the fabric!

  5. Rich
    April 30th, 2008 at 4:31 pm

    they don't stay long...

  6. Miss Cellania
    April 30th, 2008 at 4:39 pm

    I had considered posting this, but I've never been able to get past the welcome page. Where are the buttons?

  7. gnarley
    April 30th, 2008 at 4:58 pm

    And for the person who dies in bed (couch), the problem of moving them is now solved.

  8. Lore
    April 30th, 2008 at 6:21 pm

    Creepy... I wouldn't be able to not be able to sit there and not think it being a coffin.

  9. Murphy
    April 30th, 2008 at 9:30 pm

    They had a couch that turned into a coffin in an episode of the Young Ones, Nasty.

  10. fsmarch
    April 30th, 2008 at 9:47 pm

    Where is Lurch when you really need him?

  11. kasia
    April 30th, 2008 at 11:03 pm

    am I the only person that thinks this is kind of neat?

  12. hearsetrax
    May 1st, 2008 at 5:53 am

    a perfectly nice couch to take a nap on ...... @ maggots remark

  13. Morgan
    May 1st, 2008 at 6:49 am

    Actually, that picture is of a casket. A coffin has a different shape, ie: tapered at the head and foot, wide at the shoulders. I have a coffin in my house used as a book case, and yes, it was previously occupied, someone came overseas in it and was placed in a traditional casket.

  14. ted
    May 1st, 2008 at 7:07 am

    The whole bio-hazard thing? Not cool.

    Exchanging fluids on the couch? Tacky.

  15. Reality Byte
    May 1st, 2008 at 7:13 am

    Ok, here are the truth-in-advertising points:

    1. There's a big difference between a USED coffin and one that is not used because of a cosmetic inconsistency. The latter would be a SECOND, not USED.

    2. If the coffin truly has been USED, it's probably because there was a viewing prior to a cremation. Then there was really a body in it.

    These people really need to get their own story straight, because there are huge inconsistencies between their first and second paragraph (and a little engrish too).

  16. Scotchdrnkr
    May 1st, 2008 at 7:51 am

    These are only used coffins in the sense that they were in a display room where you pick one out. They are either damaged in transit damaged while on display, or new models replaced them.
    I doubt if any had any DEAD bodies in them. Maybe a few live ones but no dead ones. They become Hazmat material as soon as a dead body comes into contact with them. And as such the seller could not legally sell them to be used for anything but a dead persons coffin.

    I've never understood why coffins are so comfortable. You are usually dead when you lie in one so who cares how soft the padding is.
    Yes I've laid in a few. You have to be willing to try just about anything at least once.

  17. Tempscire
    May 1st, 2008 at 8:10 am

    They weren't used because of cosmetic defects? Because those matter so much when the majority of the casket's time is spent packed into dirt.

  18. Miss Cellania
    May 1st, 2008 at 11:56 am

    I bought a coffin once. There was only a choice of two, because it had to be oversized. I picked the one that was his favorite color, then found out I would be saving hundreds of dollars with that particular one, because it had a tiny scratch.

  19. Lea
    May 1st, 2008 at 7:01 pm

    *want*


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