What do you get when you try to push a seat cushion into too small of a frame? Believe it or not a comfortable chair that is inspired by Cinderella and the wicked step sisters squeezing their foot into a too tight glass slipper. The Too Tight Stool by Avihai Shurin is a whimsical and [...]
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Lounging in Style with William Haines
Born in 1900, William Haines was light years ahead of his time. By age 14, he’d opened his first nightclub, and by age 30 he’d navigated his way through a successful Hollywood acting career, opened a thriving antiques shop and made a professional shift into the then-fledgling world of interior design. Having befriended famous costars [...]
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Choosing the Perfect All-Weather Seating for Your Outdoor Home
Whether your outdoor home is a small terrace off of your urban loft in the city, or you have a sprawling estate out in the country, enjoying the outdoors in comfort is essential. Choosing all-weather seating for your patio or outdoor area can be a challenge. From the different colors and materials to choose from [...]
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Neighborhood Spy: Take a Seat
Chairs, chairs, glorious chairs… that’s what today’s link roundup is all about. We spend such a woeful — or magnificent, depending on whom you ask — portion of our lives sitting down, we may as well do it in style, right? Either way, we careened around the web on casters this morning, looking for all [...]
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Seating for the Impatient Person Just Got Better
Have you ever been sitting in your chair and wished it could rock into another position? For those of you that are tired of pulling, moving, rotating, and changing positions in your seating, the Calibration Stool and the lounge chair are for you! Made by Aminimal Studio, this furniture is “for people with a lack [...]
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Al Fresco Living: 6 Chic Patio Loungers
Now that we’ve sprung forward (and recovered from losing an hour of sleep, thank you very much), our thoughts turn to long, languid spring and summer afternoons on the lawn or by the pool. As temperatures begin to rise, so do our hopes for a little outdoor diversion. There’s no shortage of divinely chic patio [...]
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Updated Classics: Exquisitely Refurbished Chairs
Sometimes, all a piece of furniture needs is a little TLC to make it look better than ever. A smidge of color can go a long way, and the wrong pattern — or a worn one — can easily be updated with a quick trip to the fabric store and a little know-how (or a [...]
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How to Choose Pet-Friendly Seating for your Living Room
If you have a pet, you know the challenge of keeping your fluffy friend happy and keeping your furniture from looking like it isn’t a fur magnet. Pet-friendly seating in your living room doesn’t have to be an “either/or” decision. In fact, many furniture manufacturers have started to address furniture that is more durable but [...]
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Neighborhood Spy: Follow These Links & Have a Seat
It’s been a long week, hasn’t it? Before we spring forward and lose an hour this weekend, we thought we’d focus on sitting down for a moment and taking a break from the incessant rush of daily life. Today’s link roundup features creative and interesting seating, and first up is the social adaptation seating series [...]
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Going Places: Chairs on Casters
Call us crazy, but we think there’s something sort of magical in that moment when you wheel yourself away from your desk. It’s such a precise and freeing little motion, and it’s not nearly as satisfying when casters aren’t involved. We took an exploratory look through vintage stores and Etsy shops alike to find some [...]
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5 Perfect Sectionals for Small Spaces
Contrary to popular belief, apartment sofas and awkward, minuscule lounge chairs aren’t the only viable solutions for seating in a small, modern living space. While a grouping of minimalist chairs may seem to offer more versatility than one mid-sized piece of furniture, when comfort is key, the perfect sectional solves all manner of problems, offering [...]
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A History Lesson on the Importance of Eames
Given the rise of mid-century modern design in recent years, homage must be paid to its most prominent progenitors, who happened to be a husband and wife team. Born to a St. Louis-based architect in 1907, Charles Eames began his design and architecture education before the tender age of 14, at which point he’d already [...]
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Have a Seat: Four Quirky, Artful Chairs
Sometimes, you just need to sink into something amazing at the end of a long day. Whether it’s the arms of someone you love, a delectable tub of your favorite flavor of ice cream or a simply amazing designer chair, relaxation comes in the form of many hosts — some more stylish than others, but [...]
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