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Dine at your own Risk

lolakimono — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 13:24:05 GMT

I often see people here saying that they couldn't sleep under a chandelier, or have something "weighty" hanging above a headboard.

I saw this dining nook and I wondered what you thought of the hanging shelves loaded with books and ceramic pieces.

Would you forget about them, like out of sight out of mind, or would you be worried about dining underneath them?

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CAcableGirl2 — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 13:30:47 GMT

@lolakimono not worried about sitting under them, however, it I felt the least bit that we were having an earthquake, I would be out of there!

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Sunshine Kate — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 13:32:31 GMT

I like this little dining area. I wouldn't have a problem dining in the area. The hooks look substantial and I doubt they would fall.

Although guess it's a possibility.

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CANDLEQUEEN — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 13:38:27 GMT

No I would be fine dining under them. It looks like a nice cozy spot!

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Laura14 — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 13:42:42 GMT

I sleep under a chandelier. Should I be worried?

I like it and, as long as the person hanging knew what they were doing, I'm good.

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queendiva — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 13:44:48 GMT

I would not spend much time at that table- not because of the shelves above, but because the chairs look very uncomfortable.

Yes, I am someone who has a light weight mirror hanging above my bed. In my previous house I had a small chandelier suspended above the bed but was sure to have it handing above my feet, although if it fell it might have landed on the dog!

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 13:44:55 GMT

@lolakimono I like the space. No concern about being beaned from things falling. It is having to get up there and dust that stuff. I abhor dusting.

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lolakimono — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 13:48:31 GMT

@Laura14 wrote:
I sleep under a chandelier. Should I be worried?

I like it and, as long as the person hanging knew what they were doing, I'm good.

@Laura14

Perhaps.

There are many things that I didn't know were a "thing" until I read about them here.

I would REALLY love to see the interiors of some of our posters' homes because there are a lot of "rules" that people have.

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Laura14 — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 13:51:02 GMT

I have no problem showing some of mine. I think I shared some when I moved in but I will be happy to share again and get critiqued myself. I realy don't mind anyone else's opinion since I live there and like it.

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Still Raining — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 13:58:53 GMT

That is the neatest idea. You see large paintings hung on rails, but never shelving.

Seems like it could be made to allow addons.

Assume there must be other hardware for other decor.

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Patriot3 — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 14:06:03 GMT

I guess if you lived with it, you would get used to it. However, I wouldn't put the shelves there to begin with

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LindaSal — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 14:17:22 GMT

I kind of like it but I would have one shelf rather than two and I would sit under it only if my husband was the one that hung it up! ( LOL ) He's a perfectionist.

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cactusgal — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 14:30:39 GMT

I like it but not if I still lived in California

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Bhvbum — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 14:48:40 GMT

@lolakimono wrote:
@Laura14 wrote:
I sleep under a chandelier. Should I be worried?

I like it and, as long as the person hanging knew what they were doing, I'm good.
@Laura14
Perhaps.
There are many things that I didn't know were a "thing" until I read about them here.

I would REALLY love to see the interiors of some of our posters' homes because there are a lot of "rules" that people have.

I used to watch HG TV a lot and I always found it amazing that on house hunters people would walk in to what I thought was a beautiful modern kitchen and say, "that granite countertop would have to go it's just the wrong color." Or all the new appliances would have to go because they were the wrong color.

I laughed because it was 25 years before we redid our old kitchen and appliances in the old house we moved into. I still have the oven because it has gotten so old it looks retro with all of its chrome.

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DREAMON — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 14:39:27 GMT

I would be fine Dining there. It's a cute area.

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shoptilyadropagain — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 14:53:18 GMT

I wouldn't have a problem eating there but I would move the chairs more to the center or a little more to the other side just to be a little cautious but moreso, to enjoy the view out the window while eating.

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wilma — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 15:05:12 GMT

@Patriot3 wrote:
I guess if you lived with it, you would get used to it. However, I wouldn't put the shelves there to begin with

@Patriot3

My thoughts too. I would never put shelves there. I am especially confused at having a shelf cross a window. Odd.

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spiderw — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 15:54:31 GMT

It wouldn't bother me to sit under the shelves. What would bother me are the chairs which look uncomfortable.

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KaySD — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 15:55:37 GMT

@Laura14 wrote:
I sleep under a chandelier. Should I be worried?

I like it and, as long as the person hanging knew what they were doing, I'm good.

@Laura14

I don't think it's a decorator rule (I.e., fashion), but a much more primitive principle. The older parts of our brain still contain survival remnants, one of which says 'find a protected place to sleep.' It's why we usually want our beds with a wall behind our heads instead of a door or window.

Something heavy over our heads that could fall and kill us just feels wrong at some level--probably completely unconscious in most cases. We can use our fancy cerebral processes to override such impulses, by deciding it's safe and therefore that worrying about is nonsense. But it's not clear whether we ever completely quell the physical reaction, which might subtly interfere with sound sleep.

Also, each of us is different--I'm only talking in generalities.

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dulwich — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 16:00:49 GMT

The shelves, chandelier would not bother me but chairs look very uncomfortable and table very small so from choice would not ‘dine’ there maybe quick sandwich.