tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post7339315830361835965..comments2024-03-27T03:11:58.288-04:00Comments on Kitchen and Residential Design: Would you ever?Paul Anaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-34089165935931637782010-03-11T11:43:34.471-05:002010-03-11T11:43:34.471-05:00Chesterfields are a classic, even when they're...Chesterfields are a classic, even when they're silver pleather.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-12357441097506645672010-03-11T11:42:22.535-05:002010-03-11T11:42:22.535-05:00Yes, that looks like my couch, painted silver. I ...Yes, that looks like my couch, painted silver. I was going to get rid of my couch because it's not mid-century enough, but instead I could just...paint it?<br /><br />Actually, I did buy a new couch, the avec sofa from CB2. But it's sitting next to my burgundy leather Chesterfield for now.Johnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773075683946846125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-81384005775379019162010-03-11T00:27:30.211-05:002010-03-11T00:27:30.211-05:00That's where the cleverness comes from Nim. Th...That's where the cleverness comes from Nim. That silver is but one out of a whole host of upholstery options. The silver's there to get people talking so that they turn around and buy a chestnut-colored leather.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-27655451742439685632010-03-10T11:23:02.744-05:002010-03-10T11:23:02.744-05:00The sad thing is though, that it's a nice ches...The sad thing is though, that it's a nice chesterfield other than that horrible upholstery. I'd love one like this if it was finished in *something else* .. like maybe a chestnut coloured leather?Nimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12312747104116687193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-78659602632161780722010-03-10T00:18:40.988-05:002010-03-10T00:18:40.988-05:00Paul I see that sofa and think of the vinyl seats ...Paul I see that sofa and think of the vinyl seats in the station wagon again! Hope they have AC.<br /><br />Maybe it's Lady Gaga's sofa?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642498848764240773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-20554853502988719302010-03-09T23:07:31.706-05:002010-03-09T23:07:31.706-05:00You're right Pam, gauchos would need to make a...You're right Pam, gauchos would need to make a comeback.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-55107931497026623482010-03-09T22:59:13.319-05:002010-03-09T22:59:13.319-05:00Hot pants and that sofa... not a good idea! Just ...Hot pants and that sofa... not a good idea! Just sayin'...PamDesignshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04665101465799990453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-90991465921681101512010-03-09T22:57:35.457-05:002010-03-09T22:57:35.457-05:00It does have that foam party feel to it.It does have that foam party feel to it.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-14926117578724871042010-03-09T21:30:32.758-05:002010-03-09T21:30:32.758-05:00i have no problem with pleather on a sofa, but the...i have no problem with pleather on a sofa, but the silver is dated, dated, dated. looks like it came out of a 1990's nightclub.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12158141401821966937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-31738954388611895682010-03-09T20:23:11.698-05:002010-03-09T20:23:11.698-05:00Ooooooh hot pants!Ooooooh hot pants!Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-35448320978434999002010-03-09T20:20:04.688-05:002010-03-09T20:20:04.688-05:00Did you also have the pick polyester hot pants (wo...Did you also have the pick polyester hot pants (wore the ensemble to my 8th-grade sock-hop)? I know; I'm telling my age!Saxon Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647828858358426236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-33512912386912095252010-03-09T19:54:47.020-05:002010-03-09T19:54:47.020-05:00Hah! I adore white vinyl go go boots. Used to have...Hah! I adore white vinyl go go boots. Used to have a pair long long ago!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124636214096825169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-64037018133754931512010-03-09T17:13:16.659-05:002010-03-09T17:13:16.659-05:00Not me, but Melody can pull them off with no probl...Not me, but Melody can pull them off with no problem!Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-33749029951097497402010-03-09T17:10:31.316-05:002010-03-09T17:10:31.316-05:00Does that mean we'll be seeing you in vinyl go...Does that mean we'll be seeing you in vinyl go go boots soon, pray tell?Saxon Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647828858358426236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-70218072347392582302010-03-09T16:51:46.803-05:002010-03-09T16:51:46.803-05:00I think you'd have to be wearing go go boots w...I think you'd have to be wearing go go boots when you sat in a sofa like that.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-18389027045810923992010-03-09T16:06:45.347-05:002010-03-09T16:06:45.347-05:00I must be sick...I like it. Actually, I kind of lo...I must be sick...I like it. Actually, I kind of love it.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124636214096825169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-6830859051194492652010-03-09T12:37:41.323-05:002010-03-09T12:37:41.323-05:00Not in silver aluminium foil, I wouldn't!! But...Not in silver aluminium foil, I wouldn't!! But maybe in a kinder, gentler fabric.<br /><br />KellyDesignTieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561438683476880640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-76241450509945558442010-03-09T12:28:01.713-05:002010-03-09T12:28:01.713-05:00Pam, Emilie and Saxon: It's funny how this app...Pam, Emilie and Saxon: It's funny how this appalling sofa is such a lighting rod for people. I think that's precisely what the manufacturer had in mind.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-53799975297715227482010-03-09T12:19:44.497-05:002010-03-09T12:19:44.497-05:00LOL: Pam, you are so right! I hadn't thought a...LOL: Pam, you are so right! I hadn't thought about that in years. When I was a kid, my grandmother had a naugahyde sofa and I forever had skin burns in the summer!Saxon Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647828858358426236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-52012652187812636602010-03-09T12:10:21.313-05:002010-03-09T12:10:21.313-05:00yes i would so rock this -- but only if i were a v...yes i would so rock this -- but only if i were a vampire living in a stone goth basement w/ chains & torches on the walls - oh and only if i had a spiffy matching silver ruffly shirt.. oh yeah!Emilie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086271458779621181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-75802816341195771262010-03-09T11:59:20.221-05:002010-03-09T11:59:20.221-05:00Uh dude --you seriously have bling on the brain! (...Uh dude --you seriously have bling on the brain! (glittering toilets and see-through gilded tubs, et. al.) I once had the black leather (actually I think it was naugahyde) version of this nightmare... It was really uncomfortable. You do not want to wear shorts while sitting on that thing. You will get stuck and somebody will have to call the fire department.PamDesignshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04665101465799990453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-72402435245371713662010-03-09T11:01:52.037-05:002010-03-09T11:01:52.037-05:00Not anything quite so fussy (yet): Philippe Starck...Not anything quite so fussy (yet): Philippe Starck's Bubble Club sofa and chairs is the closest there is at the moment. (Again, the wipe-ability being a true benefit!)Saxon Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647828858358426236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-20091843593040231232010-03-09T10:59:31.744-05:002010-03-09T10:59:31.744-05:00You know, if you walked over there you'd proba...You know, if you walked over there you'd probably find a couple of these things already.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-76167785850740550652010-03-09T10:48:04.572-05:002010-03-09T10:48:04.572-05:00It could be a perfect Lincoln Road accoutrement--e...It could be a perfect Lincoln Road accoutrement--especially since it would wipe clean (thinking of the upchucking club crowd that swirls around the mall by night and the homeless population that uses it as a bedroom)...We could pay people to pee on it to test our theory!Saxon Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647828858358426236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-74570323817263918392010-03-09T10:41:33.760-05:002010-03-09T10:41:33.760-05:00Brenda: It does make me think of Liberace.
Kathy:...Brenda: It does make me think of Liberace.<br /><br />Kathy: A nightclub or some other kind of club that would require wiping down cushions at the end of a business day. Ewww.<br /><br />Saxon: A set form a musical, perfect. Although it's the sort of thing I'd expect to see on Lincoln Road.<br /><br />Nim: If it were a coffin couch it wouldn't bug me so much. That it's a Chesterfield and it's trying to be serious is the problem here.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.com