I believe it was back in the fall of 2006 when I became the proud owner of this really great antique Duncan Phyfe sofa. I had been looking around for just the right vintage piece to add that special touch to my senior portraits. I was looking in antique stores, swap shops, garage and tag sales to no avail. I like to think this one found me because it came to be when I wasn’t really even looking. Duncan, came tattered and torn and full of this vintage character that I just die for. It went right to work as one of my favorite things! It has been the most recognized and asked for prop I had ever owned and with good reason! It has been with me through all these years of seniors, been sat on in jeans and leather jackets, more prom dresses than you can count, not to mention weather. Sometimes it was brought inside but more often than not this work horse stayed out in rain, snow sleet and hail. I know, I know, poor thing would have lasted much longer had I taken care of it…. but also, it weighed a ton so most of the time it sat out in the back field of the Studio Backlot.
So now we know it takes about 6 years for a couch to fully rot into an unusable condition. I thought a photo album of “Duncan’s Seniors” was in order now that it has been retired as a couch… but never fear, we may see a little bit of him this up coming season as I cannot bear to completely let him go just yet.
