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Also, valet chairs. My father in law got one for Christmas last year and I had never even heard of one. Now I see them popping up at antiques stores all the time.

We did this a few months ago with some vacation photos. We blew them up and mounted them using acrylic and Swiss Clips. They turned out great, and it made for a large piece of personalized art for not a lot of money. We paid about $50 apiece for everything.

http://www.ourmidcentury.com/2010/12/oh-places-youll-go.html

P.S. I love this photo. What's wrong with family photos also being art? I think the clothes and styling probably say a lot about this family. Nice work.

Hey, thanks to everyone who liked our sofa project! I'll attempt to answer a few questions below.

@patrick (the other one): only took us about an hour to assemble and attach the legs. We like doing this stuff anyway, so I wouldn't call it "labor".

@SuzeH: brownsupholstery.com. It's in the Phoenix area.

@stinkypony: You don't need much fabric for the buttons. We took as many samples as they would give us. You only need about 1 square inch per button.

@mindfeck: You are absolutely right. In fact, we just purchased a darker cover and will be redoing it shortly. BUT replacing the slip cover is much cheaper than reupholstering. This is one of the reasons we chose the Ikea sofa over another (Macy's for example). We have pets and knew it would be ruined eventually.

@ Macy's Fans: Macy's has some nice sofas, but we liked that Ikea's was slip covered and comes with a 10 year warranty. Also, it looks like the Macy's sofas are only available in faux suede fabrics. We wanted something with a little more texture. We also would have had to change the legs anyway. Great sofas, just not for us.

@craigslistdecorator: No, we didn't add anything to the cushions. I think the tufting just makes it appear fluffier. We find it to be pretty comfy.

@toastercraft: I can't find the legs on Ace's site anymore. I think Lowes also carries them though. The manufacturer is Waddell.

@profkd: We had to buy mounting brackets from Ace as well. They should be right next to the legs. We just used long wood screws to mount them to the wood. This also allowed us to move the legs closer to the center of the sofa.

I think that covers everything. Glad that MOST of you liked our sofa :)

Love the clocks and chairs! I have a clock obsession myself, but your collection puts mine to shame!