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Antique Dining Room Furniture

design — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:08:16 +0000

A family’s memories are often made around the dining room table, so dining rooms become places of personal history. When we create dining room decor that reflects the history of our country or continent, we further set the stage for honoring a sense of connection to our past. We are reminded of our heritage and traditions. This imbues the dining atmosphere with a sense of honor and duty to preserving things of value.

Such an atmosphere may help instill good table manners in children, and an awareness of their place in a family legacy. They may also develop an appreciation for a bygone era and knowledge about the history of their people. In this way, formal meals become a time machine and educational tool.

For authentic antiques, one must consult an appraiser who can verify the authenticity of the item. However, a person on a budget can create the look of an antique with a few handy trick using stain and crackle varnish, and various other artificial aging techniques.

Antiques are often discovered as discarded items, or at thrift stores and garage sales, so keep your eyes open. You can even find antiques in your family’s attic or basement, requiring restoration, but potentially fabulous show pieces.

Antique dining room decor can be fun to create, as the process will take you on a treasure hunt, and cause you to read about the history of decor. Enjoy your journey through time, and enchant your friends with the old world charm of entertaining dinner parties in a room that rediscovers the art of fine dining and classical elegance.

Raja Meditation Seating

design — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:30:27 +0000

You’ll feel like a Raja in this meditation chair. This one also provides the perfect place to practice the art of baby massage, on or between your outstretched legs. Several other uses for this comfortable extended throne come to mind, but you’ll have to use your own imagination. If you have a baby, you must have figured it out at some point (wink).

Responsible use of forest products and finishes for woods is advocated by “Harmony In Design” . Towards this goal, they have created an entirely new line of meditation products made out of Mango wood and other sustainable resources. After 20 years the mango tree stops bearing fruit, and can then be harvested for timber. Since mango trees can be plantation grown, they prevent the clear cut practice that is damaging rain forests. Multiple uses of the Mango tree, make it a win win crop, providing the delicious and nutritious mango fruit that so many enjoy.

Look at the beautiful rose carved into the wood. The Raja boasts elegant craftsmanship from every angle, and yet has a tastefully rustic quality that makes it easy to incorporate into your room decor.

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Howard Naturals Wood Preserver

sabra — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:31:24 +0000

With wonderful wood furniture, you’ll need a wood preserver by Howard. The Naturals collection provides everything you’ll need to keep your wood furniture looking its best for generations to come. The wood preserver shown here will bring out the luster in your favorite decor elements. The best part? The Naturals line is completely non toxic!

When you follow the Naturals Wood Cleaner and Polish with the Naturals’ Wood Preserver, your furniture will be be gorgeous and protected from the ravages of time and wear. The wood preserver combines vegetable derived ingredients, Brazilian carnuba wax and beeswax with essential oils. This product will enhance the beauty of all types of unfinished and finished woods.

This is great for wood doorways, window frames, paneling, cupboards, and any other wooden house hold items, as well as wood furniture.

While other people are spraying or rubbing carcinogenic chemicals on the indoor surfaces of their homes, and exposing them selves and their loved ones to dangerous emissions, you’ll be showing them a better way. With Howard Naturals line of products, you’ll breathe safely, and the only fragrance will be the lovely scent of essential oils. What better way to freshen your house for spring cleaning? Practical, safe, and pleasantly uplifting, this line is just what you need. The icing on the cake? It’s very competitively priced. There is just no excuse for exposing your family to toxins when the eco-friendly alternative is so affordable.

Packaged in 12 fl oz, these products were made in the USA.

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Ecopod Meditation Chair

sabra — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:13:06 +0000

This beautiful seat will make you want to meditate more often. You’ll want to sit cross-legged for longer when you are this comfortable with soft cushioning under you and at your back for support. But you don’t have to meditate to appreciate the beauty and comfort of this loveseat. Purely from a design and decor perspective, this is a gorgeous piece of furniture with flowing harmonious lines , and no sharp corners to bang your shins on. A toddler crashing into this love seat would not be hurt either.The Chi will flow smoothly around and over the EcoPod, for better Feng Shui.

The materials comprising the Harmony In Design meditation furniture are fast growing seagrass and banana leaf weaves. Both sea grass and banana leaf are highly abundant and sustainable materials grown in the region where they are locally manufactured. To seal the pieces HID uses only clear water-based finishes. This adherence to ethics helps to eliminate harmful toxins polluting the environment and prevents your home from being filled with carcinogenic emissions. Finally HID cushions are stuffed with soft silky kapok from the flowering of the Kapok tree and 100 % cotton covers.

Don’t you agree that using these materials is better for the health of both the planet and the individual?

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Safari Table and Animal Chairs by Anatex

design — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:21:13 +0000

Your child will love this safari table and four matching animal chairs. High quality Russian Birch wood painted with friendly looking African animals of the savanna (zebra, elephant, lion & giraffe) are so cute and inviting, your child will want to eat, drink, create artwork, practice writing, and assemble puzzles here for years. This set of table and chairs creates a fun decor theme for turning your child’s room into an imaginary land of adventure. The variety of chairs creates a love of our earth’s diversity of species. Since the four chairs are different yet harmoniously combined in a set, your child learns that differences should be celebrated, and that different types of animals are needed to make up an eco system, just as different types of people are needed to make up a team, or a society.

The set’s dimensions are:
Table: 29 in. L x 19 in. W x 17 in. H
Chairs: Approx. 20 in. H

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Eco Friendly Anka High Chair

design — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:54:08 +0000

Anka by Svan® is a convertible wooden high chair for babies from 6 months and up. The convenience of an easily stored tray allows you to chose whether to have your baby join the family at the table, or dine individually with out a table, using the tray. As your baby grows, the Anka Chair adjusts to accommodate her. The seat depth, tray and footrest provide ergonomic support for your baby as she grows well into toddlerhood. This convenient design has many of the features of the Svan High Chair, but without the high-end price. The Anka Chair offers easy maintenance and storage. The plastic tray cover is dishwasher safe. The cushion is machine washable. The chair can be easily cleaned with a damp cloth. You can store the tray on the back of the chair and fold the legs for convenient storage.

The Anka Chair is made from sustainable wood, is stable and long lasting. All wood finishes are lead-free and that the plastic tray cover is phthalate and bisphenol-A free. The foam padding in the seat cushion is PBDE-free and washable. The 3-point safety harness has been ASTM and JPMA safety certified. Safe for your both your baby and the environment, Anka is the perfect high chair.

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Traditional Dining Room Set

admin — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:39:20 +0000

Here is a lovely and complete dinette set of simple elegance and durable and very strong construction. The lightweight lines offer a lightness to the overall look that allows the home’s other features to stand out. The gorgeous wood finishing of the top and of the seats themselves provide a natural look which is always somewhat appealing in dinettes and offer extremely easy cleaning and maintaining. The durable iron base of both chairs and table make for an incredibly sturdy set, destined for a long and enduring future.

The set comes quickly in packaging and is easily assembled, offering a nearly immediately-available and comfortable-looking setting especially effective on wood floors. The “Dirty Oak” finish, so called owing to the coloration of the lacquer, is finely grained like all Oak wood and is perhaps the most durable material imaginable for an item in this price range. Gorgeous, light and airy, this beautiful dinette set makes a splendid eating and entertaining area, casual yet still pretty.

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Elegant Dining Chair

admin — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:25:40 +0000

Subdued elegance is the term that comes to mind when looking at this particular piece of furniture.

Produced by Pasons, this is a high quality dining chair, with all the comfort one needs for sitting by the table. The microfiber cover is both functional and extremely pleasant to the touch. The colors are neutral and easy to fit in with any color scheme. They are there, elegant and peaceful, grateful to form a beautiful quiet background to your colorful focal points in the room.

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Simple Cappuccino Desk and Chair

admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:49:44 +0000

Sometimes simple is better. Take this set of desk and chair for example:

The maker calls this “contemporary style without superfluities”. To me, this is a modern style more than anything, and a well done pair at that. The sturdy, angular, design match the dark finish very well, creating a respectable balanced look. This is not the ultimate desk for the office, being perhaps a tad too simple and not as practical. It is perfect for a small peaceful work area in your home, where kids can do their homework during the day and grownups can manage the book keeping or work on their laptop in the evening.

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Simple Elegance: Five Piece Dinette Set

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:53:25 +0000

When you have a small space to work with, simple is often better. This dining area set, with a 29.5 x 47.5 inch table and four chairs is a perfect example. Classic modern design, solid wood with a wonderful light maple color finish and light-colored simple cushion seats. It’s elegant, simple, and comfortable.

This model is actually quite popular, for this very reason. It fits in nicely in a smaller dining area, and is perfect for a small house. It will gladly take on some fabric, a table runner, or tablecloth, some decorative item on top, and even some decorative cushions for the chairs. Or it can stay as it is, clean, aesthetic and functional.

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Swivel Backless Vanity Stool

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:47:06 +0000

This feminine vanity stool can easily fit into a bedroom, that much is clear. But why not think outside the box and use its romantic elegant touch elsewhere. How about next to your phone station, in the hall, or maybe in your home office? Its taupe top is soothing and relaxing on the eye, and can blend in easily with most color scheme, especially those with pink or purple touches.

Of course, you can always combine it with a romantic vanity for a harmonious look. Watch out and carefully match the rest of the room decor, to avoid a mushy look and keep it elegant.

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Three-in-One Table with Chairs Set

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:17:33 +0000

What a wonderful addition to your home this set can be. This is an ongoing invitation for friends to come over for a game of cards, poker, a board game, or just for a nice dinner. It’s perfect for a group of four and comes in a most elegant style, in solid oak with cherry wood finish with extra-comfortable chairs, this one can easily become your living area’s central point.

While it can be used by the entire family, this set is designed with adults in mind. The size and the luxury and the classic American style can be easily matched into any contemporary decor style.

More details and how to buy right here – note the special delivery conditions

50′s Retro Nostalgic Style Chrome Plated Round Dining Table

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:09:43 +0000

Ahhh, nostalgic memories of the 1950′s… Design-wise, that the 50′s were characterized by the mass produced furniture of the post-war era. Chrome and vinyl sets were hugely popular, both at public diners and at homes.

Up until a few years ago, such dinette sets were available only in second-hand thrift shops, but no more. Growing demand has lead to these sets being reproduced and you can now get them good as new. Well, you can get them brand new, like this set pictured here.

If you’re looking towards adding a retro touch to your home, or even going with a full-fledged retro dining room, this set should definitely be considered. Click here for more details or to by at Amazon.

A word about kitchen chairs

admin — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:15:41 +0000

Kitchen chairs are the kind of item that can make a real design statement, but simply has to be practical. It has to be both comfortable and durable, resisting the wear and tear of kitchen life. Here are some thoughts about choosing the kitchen chairs -

Choosing the Right Kitchen Chairs
By Ken Wilssens

Kitchen chairs are the perfect complement to your kitchen table.

The majority of people simply select the kitchen chairs that accompany their breakfast tables. But don’t stop there!

Especially if your kitchen doesn’t feature the traditional breakfast table, the possibilities for kitchen chairs are endless. Complementary kitchen stools and singular kitchen chairs can add the unique touch to your kitchen. Next to your kitchen island or a lowered portion of your kitchen counter where you usually pay your bills or write letters, a painted or modern stool is an ideal addition. Barstools surrounding a kitchen island are a very welcome sign to encourage guests to hang out and chat at your next social get-together.

A hardwood chair in the kitchen area would be a great match to the classic, wooden breakfast table set is an excellent way to draw uniformity from the kitchen area to the breakfast room. If you have a kitchen island that is located as a divider between the kitchen and dining room, for example, kitchen chairs are a necessary addition. These chairs can be a great model of artistry and useful application tied into one.

Modern kitchens with trendy ‘50s chairs can be a wonderful way to give a hint of antique flavor to an ultra-nouveau look. Rustic kitchen chairs with handpainted motifs and bucolic scenes are almost necessary items. Let your kitchen chair choice be a better reflection of your kitchen design scheme.

Can’t decide what to get? Is your kitchen “in-between” kitchen themes – not quite traditional but not quite country-flavored either, for example?

Why not get an unusual piece that you love, even if it doesn’t perfectly suit your kitchen tastes? The eye will naturally draw to the unusual example of artistry while signaling your appreciation of the eclectic. Place this chair in the corner to marvel at its unusual beauty. It will show another side to your kitchen’s personality.

No matter which chair you ultimately decide upon, make sure your kitchen chairs are built to last and manufactured well. We have links to pictures and more kitchen chair information for your shopping considerations!

If you would like to order some kitchen chairs online, just visit our kitchen furniture page, where you will find a short list of great kitchen furniture stores.

For lots of information on kitchen tables and other kitchen remodeling related topics, visit Kitchen Spot at http://www.kitchens-spot.com