http://manolohome.com/2008/01/07/sitting-on-subway-maps-and-signs/ Practical Lifestyle Advice for Homemakers and Home Owners Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:37:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://manolohome.com/2008/01/07/sitting-on-subway-maps-and-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Never teh Bride Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:09:43 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/01/07/sitting-on-subway-maps-and-signs/#comment-150 One thing I like about the sign chairs is that they're made of metal. With four cats, wood gets seriously knocked around in our house unless The Beard or I am close by the with the spray bottle or the shake can. That beautiful khokhloma table I mentioned is kept in a closed off space for fear of claws. When kids come along? I'm considering putting all of the really nice things in storage for 15 or so years. One thing I like about the sign chairs is that they’re made of metal. With four cats, wood gets seriously knocked around in our house unless The Beard or I am close by the with the spray bottle or the shake can. That beautiful khokhloma table I mentioned is kept in a closed off space for fear of claws. When kids come along? I’m considering putting all of the really nice things in storage for 15 or so years.

]]> http://manolohome.com/2008/01/07/sitting-on-subway-maps-and-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Toby Wollin Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:31:33 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/01/07/sitting-on-subway-maps-and-signs/#comment-146 The problem with chairs like those is that I still have people in my family who walk into the house and throw their books and coats on top of everything. No one would ever see that chair. The issue with having "stand out pieces" is that unless you have a physical set up for a living area with doors that close (like in my parents' home, where the entrance to the livingroom was sliding doors), you can't protect nice things from children, pets, and traffic. In my case, I waited for my "nice things" until my kids were in college so that the amount of "coat and book damage" can be minimized. The problem with chairs like those is that I still have people in my family who walk into the house and throw their books and coats on top of everything. No one would ever see that chair. The issue with having “stand out pieces” is that unless you have a physical set up for a living area with doors that close (like in my parents’ home, where the entrance to the livingroom was sliding doors), you can’t protect nice things from children, pets, and traffic.
In my case, I waited for my “nice things” until my kids were in college so that the amount of “coat and book damage” can be minimized.

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