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Rules for Coffee Tables

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 Several online shopping sites give the same advice about coffee tables: The height should be the same as the seat height of your sofa and chairs, but no more than one to two inches lower. Since 18 inches is the standard seat heigh for upholstered pieces, 16 to 18 inches is typically the correct height for coffee tables. The length of the coffee table should be approximately two-thirds as long as your sofa. Since my sofa is 76 inches, I need a coffee table about 50 to 51 inches in length. Allow 12 to 18 inches of space between the coffee table and the seating around it and about 30 inches to other pieces of furniture such as media cabinets or bookshelves. This will usually determine the width your coffee table should be.  Our great room can accommodate a square or rectangular coffee table. So I am currently thinking about the Cayden Campaign Square Coffee Table in waxed natural oak and pewter from Restoration Hardware. Cayden Campaign Square Coffee Table Whether we can accommodate a s
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New Lamp

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 We went to Morehead City today to talk to Beth at McQueens Interiors about a chair for the great room and came home with a lamp for the rear guest room.  Guest room lamp
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A Cold, Rainy Day

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 Valentine's Day was cold and rainy so we turned our gas fireplace on fir the first time. It didn't blow up, so all is well. The fireplace works!
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A New Look for the Thurston Wing Chair

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 We purchased the Thurston Wing Chair  from Ballard Designs and had it custom upholstered in two gorgeous fabrics -- a velvet and a Suzani print. It lived in the master bedroom of our Oakton house. For the River House, we had it reupholstered in Anna Elisabeth Porcelain Blue . It's in the rear guest room, which we're thinking we should name "the Blue Room." Reupholstered wing chair
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A New Look for the Cooper Cubes

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We purchased these Cooper Upholstered Cubes from Ballard Designs for the sunroom in our Oakton house and had them reupholstered in a Gabrielle Chambray, a fabric exclusive to Ballard Designs that had been discontinued before I made the decision. I was lucky enough to find enough yardage on eBay. Reupholstered ottomons
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More Art for the Guest Room

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 This giclee painting is from Pottery Barn. I needed something big to fill up the wall. The painting is no longer available. Abstract coastal art
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Art for the Guest Bedroom

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The two watercolors I purchased from Derek McCrea were hung above the bed in the rear guest bedroom. The Tybee Shrimp Boats are on the left and the Cape San Blas Florida piece is on the right. Things would have been a lot easier if we'd hung them before the bed was delivered. Art above the bed in the guest bedroom; personal collection
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