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That colour has got to go, need advise on repainting wicker chairs.

Weaslegirl — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:26:34 -0800

Painting Filter: I am purchasing some second hand wicker chairs for my porch. What's the best way to repaint them? This is what the chairs look like. They are currently a very unattractive shade of dark green so this will need to change. The information I looked up about repainting wicker is all over the map on paint and application.

I'm hoping you can tell me what worked best for those of you who've done this. Oil or latex, primed or not, spray or brush?

I'll take any advise on the care and keeping as well. They will be on a covered porch and won't be out beyond the lovely autumn weather each year.

Thanks MeFites!

Precise Eames

rush — Fri, 15 May 2009 10:01:27 -0800

Does anyone know the name of this Eames chair, and perhaps where I might procure one?

Help me buy a kneeling chair online.

odinsdream — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:11:06 -0800

I'd like to buy a kneeling chair, but I can't find any locally to try. Do you have any tips about buying one online? After using a few kneeling chairs over the years I'd like to get one as my primary desk chair. I can't find any stores locally that have them, though, so I can't physically try any out.

Do you have any tips for buying one online as it looks like I'll need to do? Any particular online stores to check out? Searches unfortunately return a lot of what look like fly-by-night type operations.

Another issue is that price ranges from $60-$400 and I only have pictures to go by, no real solid reviews.

Where does the lady sit if the wall has a nice view?

NucleophilicAttack — Sun, 11 May 2008 12:15:43 -0800

Seating at a restaurant. I understand that in one-on-one situations, etiquette suggests that lady is offered the seat with the view into the room, and the gentleman takes the seat facing the wall. This and other sites seem to agree. But what if the "wall" is floor-to-ceiling glass with nice views of the outside? Now, I understand that there are no hard-and-fast rules, but in theory does the lady still sit facing into the dining room? Or should she be offered a seat facing the glass so she can enjoy the view?

One consideration that has been brought up, is that if the glass admits a great deal of light, the person sitting with their backs to the glass is silhouetted.

who makes these chairs?

zweldon — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:26:44 -0800

top design watchers/interior design junkies: who manufactures these chairs, and where are they available?
my fiance has a real jones for them, i believe andrea(?) used them in the "chef's choice" episode number 7 of bravo's top design...

Help! I desire a $700 chair. Is there any hope?

iamkimiam — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:44:27 -0800

Is $700 too much to spend on an office chair? Are there any alternatives to the HAG Capisco Saddle Seat chair? I know good office chairs are expensive (my $5 IKEA red school chair is no longer cutting it), but $700 for the chair I want seems outrageous. However, this is the chair I really want. I sat in it over at a chair store in SF (they want more for it than online) and I really like the saddle seat, and the fact that the back is a "plus" design. It feels really good on my back/posture, plus you can sit in the thing backwards (Major plus!)

I am a really tiny woman, so it is hard to find comfortable ergonomic chairs. This one also has a foot ring/foot plate that is really convenient (for $70 more). I also have a very small apartment, so the compact size of this chair is very appealing.

I have been thinking about this chair for months and months (every time I sit in my crappy $5 IKEA in fact).

I have not been able to find this chair used ANYWHERE. Does anybody know of a similar chair (one you can comfortably sit in backwards), or a way to rationalize/diminish the cost?

What's the best chair for reading?

fake — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:06:39 -0800

Having recently entered graduate school, I'm reading a ton of dense scientific literature. The problem is, I have no comfortable chair or other nice place to read. What is the best chair for extended reading sessions? If you dislike chairs, where do you read?

Where do I put my ass

Paris Hilton — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 23:06:55 -0800

What's a good office chair I can get for less then $200? Preferably one I can order off amazon.com I need it for sitting in front of the computer all day.

An easily portable version of the Aeron chair?

soulbarn — Wed, 31 May 2006 17:56:28 -0800

I am looking for a work chair that I can take along with me on my business travels - something portable that would provide a level of comfort and functionality that was, at least, remotely similar to my Aeron at home. I know this is a VERY TALL order, so if there are any suggestions for chairs that would simply let me work comfortably in a hotel room - the crappy chairs in those are horrible - I'd appreciate that, as well.

Table and Chairs

strangeleftydoublethink — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 12:19:16 -0800

Looking for a recommendation for a table and chairs. Requirements: Leaf (or drop-leaf), simple, available online if possible or in chain stores (need to get it delivered ASAP). Have been running around town (Portland, OR) and am tired of looking. Parents coming in six days.

Foam "Bean Bags"

benjh — Mon, 29 Mar 2004 09:32:45 -0800

When I was on Dallas on business last month, I saw these, which seem to a be a pile of memory-foam like substance, wrapped in cloth. Though it was comfortable, it seemed a bit pricey for what it was. Anyone seen anything similar, or know where I could find that foam that's inside to make my own?

Computer Chairs

madmanz123 — Tue, 23 Dec 2003 16:41:29 -0800

Recently my computer chair (a cheap Office store model) bit the bullet, and I want something a little longer lasting (3 chairs in 5 years), what do you recommend? I'm looking for something like the Aeron Chair but hopefully less expensive! What's out there? (and if I get the Aeron, is it all it's cracked up to be?)