Remodelled 18th century apartment, furniture tips needed please!
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Comments (103)Chris2009_2009, I'll try to answer your question though I'm not an expert by any means. Sounds like instead of 8 way hand tied springs, coil springs, s-springs, blue steel springs the furniture you are looking at has rubber webs to hold the cushions up. I may be wrong here but my best guess is check out an upholstered dining/kitchen chair, usually they have a webbing underneath them to hold the upholstered seating in place and give support. Of course the furniture could just be rubber/vinyl strips going from front to back or side to side like a lawn chair....See MoreRectified Tiles and 1/8th width grout line & color of grout.
Comments (22)Laurie, sorry for so many pictures but I downloaded the pictures from the camera and just had it download all to Photobucket and I was too tired to delete pictures. Next time I share, I will send in less so people will want to view. But I appreciate your nice comments. That is why I sent the way before picture to show that my kitchen is a big improvement from when I bought my home and the mini blinds broke from raising and lowering them. The wall color was also too white for the appliances back then. Since the wall color looks nice in the foyers with my other tile called Akoya Bone that is a little darker, I feel once the tiles are down, it will look nice also. I am not sure how the blinds go yet but I will worry about that next. But I really am liking the tiles and feel they will enhance my kitchen with that outdated in bad shape Linoleum floor gone. I also love that little table. I was dating a guy when I moved into my home and we were looking for a small kitchen table for my kitchen and he kept trying to push me to go with cheap tables at stores that I hated. He finally told me that the deal for the table that was too big for the kitchen was a great deal and he will take me to Ethan Allen to show me what expensive prices are like so I will see that the table and chairs he is showing me were a good deal. The minute I saw this table and chairs, I fell in love and despite how expensive the set was even with the great sale this store was having at the time. I bought all four chairs and the insert to enlarge the table. I am able to add two more chairs from other rooms if I have 6 people at the table with the insert in the middle of the table and it fits in the middle of the kitchen. But I am glad I can then make the table small again for room to walk and cook. The table is so well made and is solid wood with even the side rails for lowering the sides made of solid wood. I went back the next day to bring one of my drawers to see how it matched and bought it. I have always been happy with my decision. I always wished my cabinets were made out of the wood that the table is made out of. Not sure what it(forgot since I did not know much about wood almost 14 years ago but remember it being a nice wood and it was solid wood and not oak so I was happy it went with my cabinets despite not being the same wood). I love the Wheatback chairs so much. I am so glad I did not try to save money and get the table that did not match my cabinets and was too big for the kitchen. Some things are worth investing in. Like you invested in the cabinets and put other purchases on hold. I feel that was a wide decision. I also love your tile floors backsplash, wood floors and baseboard trim in the other room. Again, thank you for being there for me and making me not feel alone during my home renovations. I can't wait to post new pictures when the tile floor is down and then to work on other parts of my kitchen project....See MoreNeed Comfy Small Scale Furniture
Comments (26)Update. Went shopping the end of last week in the big city. Found lots of options. Paid my first visit to an IKEA... whoa! Visited a La-z-boy gallery and the backs do still come off most of their recliners (just not the super big ones, like the Buchanan). So, that's an option. Bassett furniture has quite a few smaller chairs and sofas, and they have a whole "small scale furniture collection" (unfortunately, it only comes in a dark stain for the wood which is not what I'm after). Also visited Ethan Allen, Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel, and Stickley Audi (oohh-ahh...). Too bad DH was not along for the trip so I could figure out what he would like/hate. We've got time, so I guess we may have to go back. It definitely gave me a feel for what is out there. Collected literature, pictures, dimensions, etc. Thanks for the help. I'll probably post more later... -Kim...See MoreSingle guy needing deco tips!
Comments (143)For now, pull your accent chair out of the corner, but when finances permit, replace it with an arm chair that will encourage someone to stay and join you for a beer. You can keep the vertical blinds for now, but the sticks really do have to go. (Unless you need them for self defense.)...See MoreRelated Professionals
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