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	Honsetly, a coat of sealer...	1 Relevance	19 years ago	NULL NULL	General discussion
	Honsetly, a coat of sealer... Honsetly, a coat of sealer followed by a waxing is the easiest thing on earth to do - its nearly impossible to get wrong!! Follow the advice Race themselves gave you!! If you're stil really worried take it to a french polisher who will do you a finish like the picture for £50
	recycling	1 Relevance	19 years ago	NULL NULL	General discussion
	recycling What to do with the remnants? Why don't candles burn all the way? Maybe our candlestick should be yet another static, ceremonial looking thing with archaic references because that is what makes a candlestick, but I'm loving the thoughts of spirally devices, gatlin gun references, and recycling ideas. Perpetuum Mobile anyone?
	His clothing, some of it was...	1 Relevance	22 years ago	b	General discussion
	His clothing, some of it was... His clothing, some of it was so well constructed you could(almost) wear it inside out.One of the models said to me it would be more "interesting" that way,not a YSL fan.I tend to collect furniture for the long term,for myself.I think its better to say before you buy anything, is it long term or short? And purchase accordingly.The mattress thing!The crazy sleep number ads what a ploy,or is it?
	Debate	1 Relevance	22 years ago	Austin	General discussion
	Debate Hi there, I'd like to talk about MM comments. There is a huge difference you do not mention in your aguments, between buying a rolex or buying a design object. I will personnally never (ever) buy a fake rolex, cause the most important thing in a Rolex is precisely the mechanism of the watch (I actually love watches, specially Rolex mechanism). Buying a fake Rolex, or a Magnum Ferrari (a 308' look like, but not even a Ferrari engine), is a non sense, as far as you can love those brands. But the most important thing in a design object...is the design itself !!! I have at home two Le Corbusier LC2 chair (I love this chair), one is a gift from friends, the second one is a "fake" we bought recently, to match the first one. We bought it after having saw it in a show room. And I can claim now that it is impossible to know which one is the "real" unless you see the label. The "fake" cost two times less than the "real", despite all the visible material seems to be exactly the same. My opinion is Le Corbusier has design a Chair ; that is the design I buy, not the label under the chair. I don't care who is making it, as it is not Le Corbusier himself who is making it, or as if the construction was requiring a special know-how. Design is an Art, but buying certified copies of a Picasso, or not certified is exactly the same for me : on both case you don't buy a Picasso. I live in Paris, and my wife works in the Luxury branch, so I know how much money this kind of industry can generate. I understand people wo may prefer to have an "licenced" object, but my opinion is it is a waste of money.
	Egg Chair @ Target 🙂 Check it Out	1 Relevance	19 years ago	Turbo11	General discussion
	http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/602-4260663-9677457?ASIN=B000H441TA&AFID=Froogle&LNM=B000H441TA\|Egg_Chair_and_Ottoman_Red&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=B000H441TA&ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001 Sorry it's out of stock. Good thing that Montgomery Ward and Home Visions carries it. Ha, this is a great way to start my Monday.
	Would anyone	1 Relevance	15 years ago	SDR	General discussion
	Would anyone who makes tea contemplate putting a porcelain teapot on a gas burner ? Doesn't one pour boiling water from another vessel into the teapot, where the tea is brewed prior to service ? Helpful criticism is one thing -- but the critic must take care not to enjoy his role too much ! My only comment is that the handle of the first teapot seems at odds with the forms of the rest of that set.
	Thank you. I'm not crazy.	1 Relevance	16 years ago	NULL NULL	General discussion
	Thank you. I'm not crazy. The thing about bed bugs is that they don't live just in used mattresses. As TK said, they can live on couches, and they also hide in wood furniture. I'm not going to stop buying great MCM pieces, but I will look them over more closely before bringing them in the house. Apparently, the little suckers are hard to kill and live a very long time -- not a nice combination. Good luck, TK.
	dwr 🙁	1 Relevance	21 years ago	catpartyletsgo	General discussion
	dwr 🙁 The bad thing about dwr is that they put small businesses out of business! dwr has the ability to buy in cases or crates, but small independent businesses can't, so they can undercut everyone. I understand bargain hunters, but supporting local and small businesses is extremely important for the backbone of this country.
	Craigslist birthday gift - Widdicomb Robsjohn Gibbings Chaise	1 Relevance	12 years ago	ZooMob	General discussion
	Came across an ad for a mid-century chaise on Friday, droppped everything and wen to go buy it. It is unmarked, but I am relatively certain that it is authentic. Fabric looks to have been replaced, 1980's vintage perhaps?Frame has a crack, and some mile water damage, but this thing is pretty nice for 60+ years old. I'm not sure if I will keep or sell. We have other MCM furniture, and like the look of this, but a chaise is just kind of hard to program to our space.If I go the sale route, what's the wisdom of rehabbing? Think it would be wise to completely refinish and re-upholster? Or just leave as-is? I'm also wondering what experience people have with Widdicomb and fabrics? If I keep, I'd consider doing some thing a bit bold like a Jack Lenor Larsen print, but in my experience, most Widdicome stuff came with pretty subdued fabrics. Thoughts?I'm still buzzing a little, as two T.H. RJG chairs a found about 7 years ago were my biggest sale, helpng put me through grad school. Thankfully, I can afford to keep some stuff these days.
	my heart is broken	1 Relevance	13 years ago	waldorf	General discussion
	missed a Mr. Peter Hvidt / Mr. Orla Molgaard - Nielsen, set of six segmend coffee table No 523.It was so near and now it `s so far away........ edit: sorry, this should be in: the last thing you didn `t acquire
	glass pendant lamps -- any green bulb alternatives?	1 Relevance	16 years ago	winging_it	General discussion
	I am considering a gorgeous hand-blown glass pendant chandelier, but I'm troubled by how non-environmentally friendly incandescent bulbs are. Is there any alternative that retains the filament look, or if not, that works in such a lamp? Or should should I forget the whole thing and go with a frosted alternative? (The link below isn't exactly the one I've picked, but it's a similar visual effect.) http://lindseyadelman.com/lighting.php?item=79
	Nelson clock on ebay... 1 hour left	1 Relevance	18 years ago	dashes	General discussion
	I hope someone here is not the current high bidder and that I'm sending competition - if so, reply immediately and I'll delete this (or suggest what the proper thing is to do) Editing to say: I have to leave my computer now, so I cannot watch this for the next hour to see what happens. I just hope one of you gets a good deal http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=360071671433&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=023
	I like that you see "The Hair	1 Relevance	10 years ago	SDR	Off topic
	I like that you see "The Hair" (or, "that thing on his head," as I believe D Letterman called it) as somehow fooling the focus on everyone's camera -- I hadn't thought of it that way. Maybe the DOD could use it as some kind of stealth technology -- like, if Donald were to get into the Oval Office, he could be made to disappear for four years ? I saw old footage of a late-night host vigorously mussing up The Hair -- DT actually let him loose on/in it, and it appears to be his own -- for what that's worth . . .
	I have noticed the Lane	1 Relevance	11 years ago	therye	General discussion
	I have noticed the Lane Acclaim as currency thing in my experience as a collector. Same with Brasilla by Broyhill. A lady was looking for a Brassilatable and chairs a while back , willing to spend around $1,000. We found her a Kent Coffee Prespecta set for less, and she wasn't interested because it wasn't Brasillia. I will take more pics when I get home from work. This was literally a lunch break purchase.
	My parents bought	1 Relevance	12 years ago	SDR	General discussion
	My parents bought me a sad knock-off of the side shell, when I was in high school. Gray fiberglass, simple canted tubular legs. I was devastated that it wasn't the real thing -- I suppose it showed. I considered adding casters, but at the time was stumped by the angle of the legs. I see that bending them works, but not aesthetically . . .