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@Cea the American Leather comfort sleeper completely disassembles and would make it in almost any space.

Any label under the seat cushions?

Absolutely beautiful. I had the same question about the base of the chair. I can see that there's a swivel but it seems to be more than that. It's odd the way the legs look well in front of the seat.

@defaultname see: http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/05/28/101-being-offended/

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Love everything except the unkempt looking maps on the ceiling (for the same reason I've always found spending hours perfecting "beadhead" to be a dubious personal statement.)

Knock offs aren't only a problem when it comes to "iconic" designs. A typical strategy for Asian furniture manufacturers is to have their US sales reps 'scout' the floors of their biggest dealers, looking for good selling US made designs only to take those designs to their factories in China, Vietnam, Malaysia or wherever then go back to the dealer and threaten that they'll sell the popular design to his biggest competitor unless the dealer takes and runs the knock off. And the threat carries weight because the dealer knows how well the design sells and is desperate to prevent his competitor from having access to his best merchandise. Now in the furniture industry it's understood that something less than half the designs that are prototyped ever make it into manufacturers lines and of those that do, maybe something like one in five ever sells well. So after spending tens of thousands of dollars per design on product development less than one out of every ten has the potential to become a success. Now consider that a Chinese manufacturer with an artificially devalued currency is going to try bypass the expense of research and development, he's going to steal your best designs and intimidate your dealers into dropping your product for his. That is the reality of the knock off business.

So the public should realize when they buy a knock off, the above scenario is what is playing out behind the scenes and they are becoming an unwitting participant.

This is stunning work

Looks nice but it's still IKEA! I was going to drop the expression 'you can polish a t***' but on Mythbusters they proved that, in fact, you can - as is the case here.

Of course it still remains a t***.

Shoot, I was hoping this was about how an easy way to get a out of an underwater mortgage.

I'm going to go against the current here and suggest something completely different - a weathered finish. One gallon of water per one pound of baking soda, mix well and coat liberally. Several hours later you'll have a uniform look that speaks more 'antique' and less 'shabby'. Look at all the mileage Restoration Hardware is getting out of this trend. If the results aren't what you hoped then paint remains an option and frankly with the uniform palate, even staining becomes an option. Also I wouldn't sweat the old paint that remains in the open pores. It's emulating something like a reverse Ceruse finish with a black glaze instead of white. With gray weathered oak and black grain these could look great!