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Someone Loves Their Coffee Tables???

jubilant — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 19:12:09 GMT

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skatting44 — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 19:18:37 GMT

Maybe they entertain often and use the tables to serve cake & tea.Looks like a seating for a Womens group .

Maybe they decided to leave it in the room so that it was handy rather than fetch it from the storage room.

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godi — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 19:29:16 GMT

Never seen this before. Too much clutter. I would trip for sure. Love the colors of the room though.

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Desertdi — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 19:31:51 GMT

Who puts furniture right up against a fireplace?

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Bhvbum — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 19:34:29 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
Who puts furniture right up against a fireplace?

looks like gas logs. You can see where the tile on the hearth ends so it looks like that bench is a little bit further away than it appears in the picture.

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Nonametoday — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 19:39:49 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
Who puts furniture right up against a fireplace?

@Desertdi

Most fireplaces nowadays are only for ambience and not for heat. Therefore, you can have logs that do not actually burn "fire" but give a flame imitating fire like the battery-operated cancles instead of real wax candles.

In fact, I have my wing chairs against the fireplace, just like they did back in 1700s when they put the Mr/Mrs wing chairs near the fire when there were guests and they were like the Mr/Mrs of the room. Mine are like that. I rarely sit in them. They are normally used for guests. Many men prefer sitting in them as to sitting on the sofa or in a lower club chair.

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Nonametoday — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 19:42:16 GMT

There are two sofas in that room. One sofa for each coffee table. I have a friend who has 3 sofas alike and has them in the shape of a "U." She has two smaller cocktail tables and in front of the middle sofa, she has two of those little tables that are glass and look like extra tables and they are. She only pulls them out when she has guests, one of those 12 x 12 tables for each end of the sofa. The two small cocktail tables are used for the guests on facing sides. I wish I had a room large enough for 3 identical sofas but I really would not use them as often as she. She hosts a small theater group, a study club and book club frequently. So, they work well for her.

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NickNack — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 19:44:13 GMT

I think that's a very strange look for an otherwise nice room. Why not have one coffee table and end tables for the other sofa?

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Nonametoday — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 19:51:06 GMT

@NickNack wrote:
I think that's a very strange look for an otherwise nice room. Why not have one coffee table and end tables for the other sofa?

@NickNack

I expect those sofas are farther apart than they appear in the photograph and that the two tables have been pulled more closely together than they are in real life. I expect they are pulled nearer to each sofa and there is ample walking space in between. Just surmising. I don't know but it does look crowded from the photograph, I agree.

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NickNack — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 19:53:40 GMT

I keep noticing something different every time I look at this. I've never seen pictures hanging above windows that would be behind the drapes when they are closed.

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spiderw — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 20:22:54 GMT

This room is beautiful and the coffee tables so lovely and appealing. However, I would only have one, not two. Love the drapes, lighting and furniture.

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SoX — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 20:45:01 GMT

@Nonametoday @jubilant

Actually, I love the seating arrangement ... it makes sense to me -- two and two ... In fact, I'd love to have this room as arranged ... just lovely.

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Indra — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 20:48:36 GMT

If I had to actually live in this space, I would remove nearly half of the items. It's a nice enough living room, but way to much clutter for my taste. I prefer a more spacious minimalist look with statement pieces.

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Desertdi — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 20:56:16 GMT

@Nonametoday wrote:
@Desertdi wrote:
Who puts furniture right up against a fireplace?
@Desertdi

Most fireplaces nowadays are only for ambience and not for heat. Therefore, you can have logs that do not actually burn "fire" but give a flame imitating fire like the battery-operated cancles instead of real wax candles.

In fact, I have my wing chairs against the fireplace, just like they did back in 1700s when they put the Mr/Mrs wing chairs near the fire when there were guests and they were like the Mr/Mrs of the room. Mine are like that. I rarely sit in them. They are normally used for guests. Many men prefer sitting in them as to sitting on the sofa or in a lower club chair.

@Nonametoday I live in Arizona.....we're a little more primitive and burn wood (!!)

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tipsy — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 21:11:58 GMT

@NickNack wrote:
I keep noticing something different every time I look at this. I've never seen pictures hanging above windows that would be behind the drapes when they are closed.

Yes, that's weird! Also the picture hanging above the wall-mounted flat screen TV...way too high

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grandma r — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 21:18:25 GMT

@jubilant. Looks like it's set up for some type of event or meeting. Way too much furniture in the for everyday use.

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Sooner — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 22:18:56 GMT

I love it! Maximum use for a small room! The furniture is a good scale, there is lots of seating, and it is beautiful.

The two coffee tables are fine because they are useful. I think it is a great idea for anyone with smaller scale rooms and lots of family and friends.

Wouldn't you love to sit and have dessert here? I sure would!

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Citrine1 — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 23:19:36 GMT

Beautiful room. I like everything about it.

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Oznell — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 23:27:48 GMT

I also love the room! Both pretty and comfortable. I've often seen varied arrangements of doubled coffee tables, or one small and one bigger, that are able to nest, etc. Think it can be a very practical solution.

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Kitlynn — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 23:45:23 GMT

It would make more sense if one of them was in front of each couch.