department of the interior: home decor

I didn't even notice the lack of arms, but now its a problem for me.

Maybe I should go back to the Margot, but the sofa, not the loveseat. They only had the sofa on display and it looked small enough. I couldn't really get comfortable with it, because there were some annoying people camped out on it.

face it you want the vaughn

Haha, I love the Vaughn, but I'm afraid I sink too far into the cushion, and the person next to me would sink too far into the adjacent cushion, and then any chances of awkward couch groping would be forestalled.

sounds like it would already be on at that point

i'm working on a mobile

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'Em 'r partridges!

close, california quail

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it does look like the "Get happy" thing

i don't like that crate barrell sofa. the dearest one is the best.

I haven't tried it out in person yet, but the Henry sofa (in gray) from West Elm seems like it might be a good compromise between look and comfort.

http://www.westelm.com/products/henry-sofa-g178/?pkey=csectional-sofas

c-sectional-sofas

CUSTOM CUSHIONS!

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$20!

Nice!!

I wonder if there is a smart and beautiful way to display a lot of differently sized/shaped pieces of paper that have ended up looking quite ugly the way they are now. We have all the thank you notes from bands who have slept/eaten here on a wall, probably ~100. The wall is full and i'm annoyed of what they look like. people like to read them and look at them, though. Any ideas?

collage them onto a few canvas squares? or in large photo frames? that way you can break them up a bit through the house and have them not be all in one big monolithic 'thing'?

mount them all onto heavy cardboard backings with electrical tape "frames"? (but I love shabby chic)

i would say mount them into large photo frames and make a tasteful frame cluster, or if they're small enough pile them on a shelf

or: open a bar in your garage and varnish them to the ceiling

photo frames for 100+ notes would be so expensive was my main concern

I had a vision before falling asleep of many rows of top aligned notes, possibly loosely sorted in each row to go from bigger to smaller l to r

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love that!

varnishing them somewhere might be neat. good idea!

Simplest, cheapest idea: Take them all down, decide on a size of "area" that they're going to take up and where that area will be, and paint a contrast color on the wall as the "frame" for the notes. Put them back up in whatever arrangement you like, but all notes should be positioned within the frame. Could make them a focal point without having to physically enclose or frame them? Also maybe decide on one kind of fastener, like...order a box of metal dissection pins from a school supply company or something.

Actually now that I've said that, I kind of want to use dissection pins for something.

If u don't want to put holes in your wall, buy fabric you like and spray-glue it to a double thickness of foam board (wrapping the edges neatly behind) and hang that up as the bulletin board. If you can't find fabric in a wide enough bolt, buy a bedsheet.

I like the idea of decoupaging them to something but I don't know much about that & was afraid the varnish would age worse than the notes by themselves. Mod-Podge is the big one, right? Does it stay clear or yellow with age & sunlight?

i like the foam-fabric bulletin board idea. you could make it any shape you want - long rectangle at eye level, circle, thunderbolt, etc.

Mod-Podge is the big one, right? Does it stay clear or yellow with age & sunlight?

i used this on a table i made for my mr 12 years ago and it still looks ok (but it never looked that good to begin with why because i was the one who made it)

look how expensive this new school midcentury shit is

http://www.thrivefurniture.com/all-categories/

might as well just buy actual midcentury pieces at those prices

i don't know WHY i am so surprised by those prices but i am

the branding & product writing on that site are offensively bland in that special 'apartment therapy' way

I can't read apartment therapy, mostly because I looked at their "tips" articles one time. I think it was the "air conditioner doesn't fit snugly? put cardboard around it!" idea presented as a polished idea that killed me.

I predictably quite like the furniture but I'm sure there's better out there for around the same cost (or slightly less) that would support a craftsman or business you actually care about.

As far as solid wood furniture bought new, the prices become insane (to me) verrrry quickly.

THRIVE. are we selling furniture or operating a day spa? i don't know! who cares? let's name our products after u.s. presidents because we are clever dullards.

nothing says modern sophistication like derivative design labeled with white men's surnames.

i wonder if it's an ethan allen diffusion brand or something, the prices are up there

anyone in nyc have any recommendations for someone who could re-cover a few cushions for not too much money

we have a long-term houseguest staying with us while she works in the area, rides out the rest of her lease in PA, and looks for new housing. so! i found a neat little twin headboard with a slide-panel shelf on craigslist, set her up in a little niche next to the living room fireplace. it's cute!

in lieu of a footboard we're using this... thing... i'm not sure what it was made for. it's a homemade wooden box about the size of a suitcase, with removable wooden legs that slide into side-mounted brackets. one side is hinged at the bottom and it opens out, suspended parallel to the floor with a chain. it's way too small & low to be a desk. maybe some sort of tool chest? no idea. anyway, that's the footboard.

i'll take some pictures later but trust that it's pretty darn cute. we're pretty good hosts, i must say.

Would Be Hosted By!!!

You have a living room fireplace? I hate you.

They just create an immovable object on one wall that restricts furniture choice and movement, L. I swear.

Don't talk to me, I hate you, too.

it's not a working fireplace, if that helps.

It does, slightly.

there's one in the dining room, too. it doesn't work, either.

Well, you could put fire in it, I would just not recommend it

they're plastered over so you can't even do that! all you can do is arrange things preciously atop the marble mantlepieces.

WHICH I HAVE DONE.

out of curiosity, what does everyone here think a fair average price for a decent sofa should be? I don't really care for the pieces on the Thrive site but the prices don't seem crazy for solid wood pieces with wool upholstery, especially domestically produced.

I need to find a new use for my mantle. I currently just have stuff sitting there that I am too lazy too organize, and an antique clock that's been in my family that probably doesn't fit with my decoration scheme anymore. I had a pair of candlesticks my mom got me, but she repossessed them last week when I was gone when she realized I'll never put them out.

I DIED bringing the useful questions!