tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post1751023215320390517..comments2024-03-27T03:11:58.288-04:00Comments on Kitchen and Residential Design: Happiness is a kitchen tablePaul Anaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-57438236563557554542009-11-04T08:04:06.402-05:002009-11-04T08:04:06.402-05:00I'm drawn in the same direction you are Johnna...I'm drawn in the same direction you are Johnna. Check out some of the chairs on Room and Board's website though. Most of their offerings are between $200 and $400 in dining chair land.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-40301371144812845722009-11-04T06:07:05.221-05:002009-11-04T06:07:05.221-05:00ah, that's why Thanksgiving is my favorite hol...ah, that's why Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.<br /><br />I think my antipathy for kitchen islands has something to do with my love for kitchen tables. Seriously, I don't get perching on a barstool.<br /><br />I'm feeling clever for having figure most these rules out, but it's good to seem them listed here like this. We're using folding chairs until I figure out what we're really doing. I seem to be drawn to $800 chairs.Johnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773075683946846125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-41985985380430559052009-11-02T23:13:50.375-05:002009-11-02T23:13:50.375-05:00I've been hosting Thanksgiving dinners for fri...I've been hosting Thanksgiving dinners for friends who aren't with their families ever since I was in college. I love the idea of feeding the people I care about and I think I'm happiest when my dining table's surrounded by the people I love.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-83499591010492986582009-11-02T13:46:26.539-05:002009-11-02T13:46:26.539-05:00Hey, I'm the perfect dinner host without even ...Hey, I'm the perfect dinner host without even trying!! ;-) Although I won't be hosting dinners any time soon -- the DR table is still covered with kitchen crap. And then once the kitchen stuff is moved out, I'll be painting and redecorating the DR. It never ends!!<br /><br />Our best dinner party was about 6 years ago for Thanksgiving. We invited all our friends who weren't able to go home to spend the holiday with their families. There was lots of food, lots of conversation, and lots of laughs :-) And tossing buns from one end of the table to the other was a highlight!! :-)<br /><br />KellyDesignTieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561438683476880640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-2484117248254308142009-11-01T22:43:34.232-05:002009-11-01T22:43:34.232-05:00Melody, you table sounds fantastic. Well-made furn...Melody, you table sounds fantastic. Well-made furniture with a story you know and that means something to you is a great place to start. I can't wait to see your photos.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-39611152607504006602009-11-01T17:19:17.814-05:002009-11-01T17:19:17.814-05:00That is just beautiful. I got a dining room table ...That is just beautiful. I got a dining room table today. My uncle is terminally ill with asbestosis (thanks Manheim Asbestos) and needs his bedroom moved downstairs into the dining room. My aunt gave me her solid cherry, handmade dining set. It has a bench and four chairs and the table accomodates all of them with its two leaves inserted. It desperately needs refinished and the bench needs a little repair work, but other than that it's solid and very well-built. <br />She had it made in 1961 by someone here in Lancaster. I took it originally thinking that it would work as a temporary table until we get our act together as far as a style and look for this place, but the more I look at it, the more I see possibilities to keep it here permanently. I don't know. At the least it will serve nicely for a year or so until we do some renovations. Replacing something with that kind of emotional connection is going to be tough and I always go back to your philosophy of having things in your house that have meaning instead of schlock just to fill the place up. I'll post some photos tomorrow. Would you mind giving me your opinion? I'd like to see what can be done to make this thing work...or if there's even a possibility of that happening.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124636214096825169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-54716450201868147022009-11-01T10:07:09.220-05:002009-11-01T10:07:09.220-05:00I grew up in the middle of no where too Pam, and e...I grew up in the middle of no where too Pam, and everything that happened in my family's life either happened at the kitchen table or was discussed at it. If the kitchen is the soul of a home, then a kitchen table is its heart.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-58607743721486493252009-11-01T10:03:00.020-05:002009-11-01T10:03:00.020-05:00Speaking of El Dia de Los Muertos, in many Latin c...Speaking of El Dia de Los Muertos, in many Latin countries, the "comedor" or dining area (or "mesa de cocina" kitchen table in many cases) may be the only public space in the home being more popular than a "sala" or living room. I like to think this is where the 'open-plan' or island kitchen idea was born. Having grown up on a sheep ranch where the main gathering place was our kitchen table where we gathered each day for dinner (without fail), I carry this tradition to my own little home now which is a townhouse condo in the city... It's the tradition that is important. The kitchen table is not only where we eat everyday meals, but where we share the days events, make craft projects and cookies, and where my sewing machine goes on the rare occasion when I sew stuff. <br /><br />I personally like a round or oblong table because everybody sitting at it is slightly facing the others at the table. I like #7 above where she purposly arranges to have knees touching... HA! So much for arguing at the dinner table. It's tougher to do when somebody is clearly in your personal space. Love it!PamDesignshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04665101465799990453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-92068335030013726012009-11-01T09:58:40.030-05:002009-11-01T09:58:40.030-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.PamDesignshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04665101465799990453noreply@blogger.com