For all the Men we Love

Let me begin by thanking all the wonderful fathers I have known.   We all celebrate your love, influence and impact you have on your children. 

I really love you guys!

But....

There's this little problem of the "Man-Chair" and your inflexible desire to have one that looks like this.....

Note the attached appendage...uh....I mean, remote control.

I hardly know what to say.......

As a designer, or a woman who really tries to do a beautiful job decorating her  home, we have to work "with" these! 

My sweet little client will come to me and say, "I really trust you, and I want my family room to look just like the magazine pictures....I really do.  There's only one little thing

(dum dum ta da dum.....)

.....My husband's recliner just HAS to stay!"

AHHHHH!!!!!!!

So we're going to leave the elephant in the room....sigh......

I've long since stopped trying to understand.

Why do they think that a chair is only comfortable if it looks like a marshmellow???

What do fashionable women of good taste do?

Even this is better.

the Crosby recliner by Lane

I  can live with this...maybe......

Getting better.

Hayslip Designs

Personally I think a comfy chair and ottoman is a great way to go.  It is big enough, comfortable enough, and can be designed to balance in the room. 

Adrienne Morgan, Interior Designer

I know....it's about taking a nap during the ball game!

Isn't that what beds are for....or even sofa's?

  

Why is it necessary to sleep in a chair? 

But if you have to have a recliner, maybe something a little more modern would work.

Rolf Benz

Gravity Balance Recliner

classic Eames recliner and ottoman from Herman Miller

And althougth this chair doesn't recline, it's a beautiful shape and would be soooo easy to work into a design plan.

Orlando Diaz-Azchuy

I'm not a heartless designer. (Anyway, I know when I've been beat!)

Here's a recliner we are customizing for a client right now.

The frame will be upholstered in chocolate leather, and the cushions will be covered in the Kravet houndstooth.  Masculine, but stylish!  Oh, yeah!

How do you manage the ManChair? 

Help!  I need your ideas!!

Contact the team at Sally J. Designs here for all your design and decorating needs. We love making your dreams a reality!

Ode to the chair....continued

Everyone has their favorite chair.

I should know.....I've had to wrestle a few men down to get rid of the grubby, awful "man-chair".

But I have some favorites too.....way too many, actually.  I can always find a chair to buy, and of course, we have so many options and fabic choices here in the studio, that I am always being tempted.

Whether they are traditional, modern, rustic or mid-century, antique or brand new, the lines of a chair bring sculpture and comfort together.

There are unique, one-of-a-kind, kind of chairs.

Chair found in "Sassanova"  Baltimore MD

Image from House Beautiful

Carrier and Company

Some are our old favorite designs.

Maybe with a twist!

JK Capri

Hancock and Moore Lux chair

Tracy Morris

Some are all about comfort.

custom

Gwen Driscoll Designs, fabric by Clarence House

Others are just about looking good.

Sally Steponkus Design

Some show they are well - loved.....

Dwellings

The White House, Fredricksburg, Texas

Some make a statement.

D-Home

design by Michael S. Smith

Elle Decor

Some add a modern or transitional flair.

D-Home

Abigail Ahern

Kravet table at DIFFA

Some add whimsy and fun to the space.

Outdoor chairs by Baroque

Ryan Korban

Guildmaster by Decorize

Lewis and Sheron Textile Co

Some are for the guys.

Peter Dunham

1930's club chair from ABC Carpet and Home

Some more for the girls.

Victoria Hagan

Lewis and Sheron Textile Co.

custom

Some have a change of clothes.

Myra Hoefer designs

Others are just the bones.

Sara Story

Some, by the strength of their style, just make a room.

Carrier and Company

Robert Passal

Mary McDonald

It's no wonder we love a chair.....so much variety, so much personality....they become our old and dear friends...difficult to part with, yet always wanting "just one more". 

Do you have a favorite chair story?   I'd love to hear it, so leave a comment and share it with us.

Until later.....chair shopping to do !