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Decor Dilemma: IKEA Snobbery
My IKEA snobbery knows no bounds. The prejudice was brought home to me this morning while surfing Craigslist and clicking through on an ad for the potentially cool lounge chair above ($150); the second I saw it was from IKEA I said, "pass". Nevermind that I'm in the market for a decent lounge chair or that this one happens to reference one of my all-time-favorite designs, the Zurich Leisure chair. My kneejerk reaction is if it's from IKEA, pass.
Dear styleNorth . . .
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 by Chris
I get letters like this frequently enough that I thought I'd make a post out of it since the principles can be applied to nearly any piece of potentially valuable furniture you want to cash in.
StyleNorth contributor Susan writes . . . "A friend of mine is looking to sell her mother's Frem Rojle dining set, which is in great shape with original upholstery. She is debating whether to sell it privately (Craigslist or through contacts) or unload it to a dealer. I've seen prices of $1,500 to $2,500 but I don't know if that's reasonable. Thoughts?"
Be Careful What You Wish For
Friday, October 9, 2009 by Chris
I may have to be more careful about what I coo over, here on styleNorth. Remember those brass side tables I was coveting at Elliott & Ward? Well, I got back from the Home Show last weekend to discover them ensconced in our living room, a surprise gesture by Mike. And while I LOVE the tables and am happy to see them in our living room, I'd actually moved on mentally and was chasing another table to compliment the black tripod lamp I am so desperate to make work in the space.
The Slouch Factor: Optimal TV Placement
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 by Chris
At the LG Holiday Wish List Tour, our host, Frank, advised us to get comfortable in our designated TV-watching chair or sofa and to wait 20 minutes until we had slouched into true couch potato mode; only then should we measure eye level, which is where the centre of the screen should be positioned. All those design shows installing televisions above fireplace mantles are missing the mark . . . by about four feet!
Wrap Party: Just Another Day at the Office
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 by Chris
After celebrating a milestone birthday, my friend Kristen went back to work last week to find her office completely under wraps. Gift wrap, that is. In a twisted homage to the artist Christo, her co-workers had wrapped anything that wasn't nailed down. On the desktop you can see the keyboard and even the mouse have been given the treatment, as have the tape dispenser and stapler.
Saturday, December 5, 2009 by Chris
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