Posts by akatsuki

What is the custom here? My wife is thinking about buying an antique chandelier. Do we bargain hard? Are any shops better than others for that sort of thing? Is the Quarter more marked up because of the tourists?

Ok so far: Cochon. Worth it, everything we had was good Sobou for bruch, the PB&J was amazing. Cafe Adelaide great service but food was okay Bar Tonique was excellent. Next up August, NOLA and Herbsaint. Need to start hitting the...

So skip the antiques stores? How are the art galleries - serious or wannabe?

My building is ~35 stories or so.

Any thoughts on shopping? What should I be buying while down here?

Quote:Originally Posted by sftiger You were wearing that at the trunk show, right? It looked pretty awesome, although way too warm for me to wear pretty much ever. Yeah, I asked about it at the trunk show too... I must have been...

Quote:Originally Posted by otc I haven't sat in this for long periods of time, but I have tried it out (when looking at commercial furniture for a possible office re-do) and liked it. It doesn't get in the way of your arms which is...

Quote:Originally Posted by SkinnyGoomba Thats a nice rendering, I would like to add a few comments. Hold off on the lamp until you sort out the remainder of this living room, no sense in driving yourself crazy about it just yet. ...

Quote:Originally Posted by itsstillmatt It seems that you may not want to add another classic piece in a dark material to that setup. What about a white lacquer lamp hanging from the ceiling. Or even crystal. We can't mount...

Here are some rough 3d diagrams. The couch is a chesterfield type sofa, the far chair is a Milo Baughman recliner, the two other chairs Kaare Klint safari chair. The idea was to have the Potence come from the near wall to the right of...