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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 9:38 am
I just want to clarify about the coffee table. It's a great table but I don't like it for a livingroom but I just realized they use that room to watch tv in so it's not a formal livingroom. I just thought it looked more casual than the room.
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 10:21 am
One thing that annoys me about designers is their attitude toward recliners. They turn their nose up at them. Trish said she cringed when she had to think about putting one in her parent's room. Like Trish's father, I have to have a recliner because if I do not put my feet up at least part of the day, my legs swell and my knees get very stiff. Ottomans' just do not do the job. and chaise lounges make my back hurt. I realize that they do not usually look upscale, but it really depends on what you are going to use the room for. If you are decorating a formal living room that you are only going to use when you have formal guests OK, but if you are doing a family room or the only living room in the house, that is a different story. And you can find very classy looking recliners if you look hard enoough. I just bought a new recliner last week and if you did not know better, you would just think it was a very expensive leather wing back chair. Well, it was pretty expensive, and it is a wonderful chair. Sometimes people forget what the number one purpose of a room is. And that is to provide comfortable for the people sitting in it. Let's face it, if you are not comfortable in a room, you will not stay in it, or you will change it so that it is comfortable. And if it takes a recliner for some people to be comfortable, then a recliner it should be and to heck with style.

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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 11:14 am
I hope they post where Jennifer got that coffee table with ottomans. I looked as well and this was all I could find.

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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 12:13 pm
"One thing that annoys me about designers is their attitude toward recliners. They turn their nose up at them. Trish said she cringed when she had to think about putting one in her parent's room." ...sort of like the type of person who would wear an uncomfortable shoe because it looks good.
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Danzdol
Member
04-21-2001
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 12:19 pm
hey Darrel, I am guilty of wearing an uncomfortable show that looks hot! sorry...lol and Alli..I was also an interior designer for 16 years and I also hated recliners...but boy are they comfortable...I always got them from Lazy boy when I had to. They have some good "designer" friendly options where you can choose your own fabric and add nailheads etc... as for Frogi's news on Mikey V....so sad...here I was excited he was a straight designer who was oh so hot.....yet another one taken....sniff sniff Ok, well he is still mega hot and I still wish he would have won..no fair!
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 4:10 pm
While I don't have a recliner at the moment, I definitely would. And ceiling fans....designers never like ceiling fans and I love them. While I love "designer" rooms, I probably couldn't maintain them. I need the couch I can flop on. Gee, am I just a slob? But I still want a Color Splash room and I would try my darndest to keep it looking great! I am thrilled that there are more cute-but-comfortable shoes these days. I have worn too many uncomfortable shoes in my day and am on a mission to never do it again...on me uncomfortable shoes lead to ugly feet and that is enough to keep me searching for comfort. But I would be cheering on your hot shoes, Danzol! I do understand! Great shoes are works of art. I still want Matt to win....but I think Jennifer seems nice, too, so wouldn't mind her. I liked her husband in the auditions. I think this situation would be difficult on a marriage!
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 4:58 pm
Was Matt the one that came up with the multi-bed construction on the first show? He seems really able to visualize "building" as needed -
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 8:52 pm
That last picture looks the closest to what Jennifer picked out. It was very contemporary-looking. Personally I have turned up my nose at recliners for a different reason. It's not about snobbery for me. It's about that big cushion they usually put at the top of the chair that always hits me right behind my head, pushing it forward and giving me a pain in the neck. I know they make more varieties now and some are very fashionable, but those traditional ones with the puffed up tops give me such a pain. I'm in total agreement about the ceiling fans. When I used to watch Trading Spaces it drove me nuts to see them remove every ceiling fan because they weren't pretty. Why not block off the unsightly A/C vents as well? Some things are just more important than looks, and where I live a ceiling fan is absolutely necessary. My main goal in putting a room together would be to make a space where people will want to get comfortable and stay a while.
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 9:16 pm
Okay, someone at the HGTV forums found the table: TABLE Someone else posted this link. It's similar, but more expensive and more casual in my opinion. There are a couple of others on this site with ottomans as well, including a rectangular one: MORE TABLES
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 6:00 am
loved the wall treatment from Jen. She's so different from the other designers. I'm hoping she wins!!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 6:09 am
I like Jen, but that mole right under her eyebrow distracts me too much to watch her. I know that's petty but it DOES! If we didn't have ceiling fans in Texas we would be in bad shape...I would have to sleep with a box fan blowing on me and they are too noisy.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 7:29 am
Lol about the mole, Roxip! I just noticed it (and couldn't stop staring) the other day. Omg, have you ever seen the Austin Powers movie with the moving mole? Holey moley!!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 7:41 am
No that would REALLY drive me crazy!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 7:45 am
Tnt, yes, that was Matt's bedroom. I seem to recall that he thinks outside the box when I saw his portfolio, too (during the auditions show). I actually like both of the finalists, and for very different reasons. I think Jen will do better hosting a show and I love the artwork on the walls (her "signature"), but I really love the solutions that Matt comes up with for various "difficult" scenarios. BTW, my "coffee table" is actually also a dining table. It's adjustable, from low for coffee table height, to high, for dining. It's actually kind of neat, because I've done dinner parties where we ate in living room, in front of the fireplace. It's a teak table and I've had it since the '70's, so I'm not even sure it's available any more. But I love the multipurpose use (and, of course, I love teak wood!).
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 11:59 am
http://www.lanefurniture.com/Products/ProdInfoDet2.asp?MasterNo=23616&LHF= This is my new recliner. I think it is beautiful and very comfortable. http://www.lanefurniture.com/Products/ProdInfoDet2.asp?MasterNo=23901&LHF= And this is my loveseat, except mine is covered in a beautiful brownish gold chenille. It includes a stationary loveseat, a coffee table and an end table that has dark wood that just exactly matches the color of the leather in the recliner and is upholstered to match the love seat. I love it.
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 12:06 pm
Eoxip, ain't it the truth! And ceiling fans use a lot less energy than air conditioners. I can run my air conditioner several degrees warmer because of my ceiling fans. Curlyq, you were not turning your nose up at recliners, you were turning it up at discomfort. My point exactly. One of my problems with shopping for my new furniture was that over the years, I have lost inches. I find it very difficult to "close" the recliners if they are the kick back type. I find the Lane are just right for me. I can kick them closed without even standing up.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 3:20 pm
I have been on recliners where the head cushion is uncomfortable for my head and neck also. I've heard that from a Dr.'s point of view, recliners are very bad for one's back. That was 15 yr. ago, maybe they've gotten better. We have one in our sectional couch but it never gets used these days.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 7:38 pm
Every piece of sittable (new word! LOL)furniture in our house is a recliner because, as a short person (5'1"), I HATE it when my feet never touch the floor! The sofa downstairs has that pillow problem for me, but the love seat is perfect. The other two chairs look like typical "wing" chairs (is that the term?) but they recline - no poofy pillows anywhere. As for backs - I feel more support in my back on my recliners than I do in my mom's non-recliner loveseats, but that may have more to do w/the cushion type/style than the fact that it's a recliner. My rationalization - other than the short part - is that it's healthier for your legs to be elevated! 
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Kappy
Member
06-29-2002
| Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 9:56 am
I think it all comes down to the recliner. I tested 100's, literally, at various stores over and over before I found one that fit me. There's a store here called Relax the Back and if you look at the style of chairs they sell, my reclines exactly like theirs except it comes from Macy's. Everyone who sits in it has the same reaction - they comment on how relaxing it is on their back. And then they fall asleep. I no longer care if it's a recliner or that it's not great to look at, all other furniture must fit around it. 
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Kappy
Member
06-29-2002
| Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 10:00 am
As for the designers, I started out thinking Matt all the way but admit that I love what Jennifer did with the walls so now I don't know. As for coffee tables, I eliminated mine a few years back and replaced it with a large ottoman. Since we always had our feet up, it was just more practical and you can always use a tray on it.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 4:21 pm
I'd rather watch Matt and have Jen do the design. Kinda' like the Food Network Star problem - put them final people together and we'd get one good host! 
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 5:29 pm
Oh ottamans....I love them. I want them for every chair. They're my recliners, I guess! And I love them used for tables. I was coming up with my furniture wish list (I bought a mirror for my dresser and a sleigh bed this weekend, so as you know the list has to be adjusted) and I want a chair and ottoman (or a chaise) for my bedroom and I want a loveseat and ottoman for a room I have made out what was once a loft. And Teach, I agree. Actually I would love a show that had both Matt and Jen....I think they would bring out the best in each other.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 5:41 pm
I just bought a new Lane recliner today ... it's so comfy and pretty
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Friday, July 25, 2008 - 1:28 pm
Lane is the best! 
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 6:00 pm
Oh wait a minute, I didn't know America votes the winner...
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