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That's such a great idea. I always put roasted red peppers in mine and top them off with a giant scoop of goat cheese (if anyone out there is new to making them, try this recipe - it's so easy and amazing: http://iamthebeholder.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/spanish-tortilla-for-my-lil-party-tonight/)

I have the Andre sofa from Room and Board and I have the exact same problem. It makes me nuts! And sure, I'll own the title of Neurotic. I don't have a coffee table or accent chair right now, so the couch is pretty much the first and only thing guests see when they come over. Imperfections are hard to ignore!

My sofa has two cushions, but they're pretty long. I'm going to call the store and see if I can upgrade the foam (it's less than 6 months old). I feel like if the foam were a bit more firm, the issue wouldn't be as apparent.

For the time being, the problem is easily fixed when I flip the cushions...but it looks like you guys don't have that option! Sorry. I totally feel your pain.

Thanks for the insight so far! We just moved into our condo about five months ago, so it's a work in progress. We got matching nightstands just yesterday, actually. Too poor for a "real" bed and/or headboard (I'm one of the unemployed masses at the moment), but maybe I should try registering for that!

I dunno, I sort of love my chair. Maybe the picture doesn't do it justice... :)

My favorite thing in the room is that old chest against the window - we got it for 20 bucks at a second-hand store, stripped the paint, and added dark brown details.

I have Andre too!!! I LOVE HIM!!!! It looks like you got the shorter version - such a striking sofa, and the pricetag ain't bad either!

I'm so happy to see that all of you design geniuses appreciate Andre the way I do. He's the best sofa I've ever owned.

One question for you, Louis: do people's butt prints show up an extra lot on your cushions? I've noticed that I end up fluffing/turning the cushions more often than I have done with other couches.

As a host, I'm a fan of the no-shoes rule. I've lived in Seattle and now Chicago, and with wet and muddy weather throughout the year, it's a bad idea to wear shoes indoors. That said, I also don't own carpeting (just bare wood floors) because I can't police this rule all the time and I don't want to be paranoid about a rug every time people come over.

However, as a guest, I understand why people are uncomfortable removing their shoes. I've been to a couple of houses where the floors were just...grimey. Pet hair, dirt, etc. all over the floor. By the time I left, the soles of my feet were covered in a mask of grit and I didn't want to put my own shoes on again. So this is my solution: I carry around a pair of clean, fuzzy socks. Whenever I find myself in a no-shoes situation, I take off my shoes and socks and put on my spare pair. When it's time to go, I take off my socks and put them (inside out) back into my purse.

My parents have a whole wall of deep built-in cabinets in their den, and their monster CRT fits perfectly into it. They also have a semi-opaque screen inside the TV compartment (same mechanism as a projector screen) that can be pulled down over their DVD player/cable box, which both sit on a shelf above the television. It's perfect because you don't see any of the wires, but it's still thin enough that the remote controls work. So if you could install some sort of screen in front of your television (or your related equipment), that might be a nice in-between solution to having a whole cabinet.

I don't have enough space in my apartment to avoid the social television vortex, but I dream about someday being able to have guests over without feeling obligated to turn on Man vs. Wild to keep them entertained (for some reason, I find that when people sit in front of a TV, they expect to be watching it).

Has anyone tried out this new Mac television that I keep hearing about? Maybe that's a solution for you non-PC users...