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I have an original child's version of this table (a gift for my 3rd birthday). It came as a set with 2 white bertoia chairs (the metal frames were coated in rubber, if I remember) with yellow vinyl seat pads. I still have the table in my livingroom and even though the chairs have long since been destroyed from overuse, I can't forget what a perfect match they made.

THANK YOU!!! I was so dreading having to go out tonight to buy valentines for my kid's kindergarten class-these are so much cuter than anything I could have found and they couldn't have ben easier to print!

LOVE you home! Ditto on bepsf comment...

Where did you get that blue sofa and chair?
Please let us know!

I used this on some glass furniture in my pre-parenting days. It is NOT permanent and extremely easy to use. Just follow the directions on the can & you'll be fine. I was able to remove the frosting from my tables simply by soaking & cleaning them several times in a row-at the most you'd need a razor blade to remove it (as you would paint).

You can have a lot of fun cutting shapes out of Con-Tac paper to make your design.

I would like to second the post by home body & suggest you spend a night in your guest digs yourself. To that end-and I know this seems needless to mention-please make sure you are providing adequate sleep space and comfort for the number, size and needs of your guests.
For example...
I recently stayed with a relative who made up a bed for me on their loveseat. The challenges of such an arrangement were as follows:
1. Even though I am barely over 5 feet tall, it was waaay to short for me (I was also at least 7 months pregnant which made it all the more uncomfortable).
2. I know it was a pullout sofa (I helped them pick it out) so...why wasn't it pulled out?
3. Just next to the loveseat was quite a large empty space, enough to easily fit 2 queensized air mattresses. Lying there wide awake at 2am, I pondered giving them one as a thank you gift, then decided against it.

I can only chalk it up to their being inexperienced hosts-they did do all kinds of other things to make me feel welcome, like keeping snacks & my morning coffee on hand. But I really do believe that trying the accommodations for yourself is priceless-I learned by doing this that my own guest room was way to bright, and so hung blackout drapes so my guests can sleep in if they like.

I have had it with MCM-bashing "friends"! Ok, if you're soooo cool, you can just leave all the choice pieces for the rest of us to snap up.

redneckmodern, I have a papa bear chair in brown velvet, and it IS the most comfortable chair I've ever sat in. The wings are perfectly placed for snoozing and the back is perfectly pitched. As much as I love Scandinavian design, it can often be uncomfortable for me as it's been designed for lanky Scandinavians (I'm 5'1"). But somehow the papa bear fits EVERYONE. And it's true, you'll be too mellow to reach for your bat-but if you do, make sure it's made of teak!

I bought a 3-piece sleeper sectional from jennifer convertibles with a brand-new posturepedic queen mattress (still in the plastic) for $150!! The sofa fabric was FILTHY, but I was able to have it reupholstered with some beautiful Holly Hunt fabric I had left over from a project (read: FREE) so the whole thing ended up costing about $700. So I saved $1,100 on the sectional and at least $1,800 on the fabric for a total savings of about $3K. Floor model sales are AWESOME, particularly when you're open to using the savings to customize a piece from a chain store. (I also snapped up a few cheap gems at the West Elm sale!)

I have always claimed to have a touch of death for houseplants, but the "Aqua Globes" (see above link) make me look like Martha freakin' Stewart! I bet these work just as well, but while the aqua globes say "I have a taste for Murano glass and a lush home," these kind of say "I am a lush with a taste for swill and am too embarrassed to put any more empties in the recycling bin outside my home." Of course, that's just in *my* home, where we don't by anything over $10 a bottle!

THANK YOU!! What a fab tip. I was sitting in my (home accessories) shop, reading this post & wondering where on earth I'd be able to find a decanter on the way home and-lo and behold- I found one among the odds and ends in the back of my own shop! It does work remarkably well, particularly for those of us who like to get more than one bottle of wine for a fiver.

It looks...okay. But for that amount of money ($250) you could get a really cool looking vintage chair AND an air mattress that is bound to be way more comfy for your guests. Your guests can then admire your thoughtfulness (in providing them with a comfy place to sleep) as well as your excellent taste!