what do you think of when you see this picture? try and visualize this furniture in any other place besides where you are picturing it now. how many places could you picture this piece of furniture looking 'at home,' appropriate, and comfortable?
i tried this exercise as i gazed at one of these chairs sitting in my friend's college apartment. i thought, 'now that's interesting. maybe i could go for that look in the apartment, ya know, sorta different and vintage.' but, really, can you picture this looking classy anywhere but, well, wherever you're visualizing (grass, backyard, fireworks, parade)? a nice hotel lobby, behind an oak conference room desk, in a snazzy little restaurant? i mean, really, no matter how cool you are, i truly wonder if you could pull that off - you know, the way some people make the ugliest clothes look cool. i'm actually really drawn to the practicality of this furniture - but the design is just not made to appease aesthetics... or is it, readers? i'm really hoping to be proved wrong. i think these chairs are fabulous.
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speaking of analyzing pictures.... I thought that pic of you on our blog was flattering. eye of the beholder i guess.
i like that chair. and it does make me think of picnics, fireworks etc. so maybe if your family room was completely decked out in grass and fireworks it could work. now lauren, that's just silly.(yup, you bet i just used the third person.) he hee.
when can we have another family reunion? i'm ready and waiting.
You add an ottoman and you have a winning combination for any living room. It's all about accessories! love you, aunt jan
i like this entry Jana, challenging. i’ve called upon every creative brain cell available to me and have not been able to come up with a previously unmentioned place where seeing this chair wouldn’t cause a double take. i’m sure there are cool enough people to make this chair fit though. take uncle Rico for example. he’s got the set up going in his living room, er, porch/blanket/field. i’m sure it is awfully comfy too after a good session of tossing footballs.
heyheyheyheyhey! whatcha doing! lol so i love the blog of course! you should check mine out. i wish i had something amazing to say like you always do butttttttt...i dont. my blog is slowly looking like my facebook but alas what can you do. i love you
drape a throw blanket on it to break up the harsh lines and i think it might work. but i also think it probably wouldn't. that would have to be a pretty spectacular blanket. instead of disguising it, maybe you could just make it blatantly obvious that you were going for a picnic/tailgate party/bbq/parade chic look; go big or go home.
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