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Yuk. These are so "dorm room". Maaaaybe they can stretch to "post-college-first-apartment" but I don't want them anywhere near my decor!

I had HORRIBLE experiences with them!! i ordered a ton of furniture through them and almost EVERYTHING arrived broken. I had them take back most of the pieces. And then the replacements arrived broken too! In fact, one was the original piece which they just tried to "fix" and send back to me. They had to send a "furniture doctor" to repair two of the pieces that they sent as well.
Seriously, AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID.

I have a certified Eames stool sitting in my living room and the shape is EXACTLY like the blue one pictured above. (Not saying that to be snobby or anything, just that having one and seeing these copies irks me to no end.) It pisses me off when companies steal in an attempt at blatant copying. Isn't there some sort of trademark infringement? It's not "inspired by" it's "Xerox-ed by".

I have that sink in my 1/2 bath! I have a different faucet, though. I love it. It's the cutest little mini-sink. (I can't take the credit, though. It came with the place.)

kellybeegee:

Well, regarding colors, blue is a "cool" color and is generally invigorating. I have always preferred "warm" colors that are more womb-like and soothing when in a bedroom situation.

It's also more than just a personal preference thing. Studies have shown that certain colors evoke electromagnetic and chemical responses in our brains. For example (and back to the color we're discussing) blue is the least appetizing color. Diners presented with food on blue plates or in blue restaurants tend to suffer from loss of appetite, poor digestion, and a generally reduced experience than those served in, say, a red or cream restaurant. Similar studies have shown that pink and salmon are calming colors, which is why many hospitals, prisons, rehab centers etc. utilize this color in their decor.

This is probably way more information than you were seeking. :)

Wow. I don't usually find blue to be a relaxing "bedroom" color. But that top photo looks SO peaceful!

I'm a busy person with a mind for feng shui.

I have three TVs. One in the bedroom, one in the living room, and one in my big beautiful kitchen.

Dude, I live alone. The background noise helps me from going nutso in the silence. And no, I don't like the radio and music in the home just irritates me.

It bugs the crap out of me how high-horse and self-righteous people get : "I haven't had a tv for 20 years I'm far too busy and such a better person for not stooping to that low-brow crap." Get off it. It's entertaining, it's educational, it's stupid, it's smart. You can watch Flavor Flav or you can watch the Discovery Channel. You can be glued to it or you can have it on in the background and never look at the screen. If you watch it or if you don't watch it, you're not morally better or worse for it.

Big friggin deal.

I would have to look up what they are, but I've only had them a few weeks, so it's not like they've held up over the years or something.

While I like the coziness factor and increased ceiling height illusion, I often feel trapped when I'm forced to sit in low-slung furniture. It takes more effort to lower down and pop up (not that I'm feeble, I'm in excellent shape. No, for realsies.) so I end up feeling stuck. It's like the lower furniture just sucks me into its vortex and I end up comatose in couch-land.

Perhaps there's a little hyperbole there, but ya get the drift.

Just a friendly warning. Be very careful ordering from Brocade. I ordered 6 different (expensive) items for my new bedroom, and almost everything has arrived broken or not working properly. And after sending one item back for an exchange, they had the nerve to re-send the SAME piece back to me with a lame attempt at fixing the damage. So buyer BEWARE!!!