tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325163479080720760.post3700448090066546343..comments2024-03-08T02:16:17.461-06:00Comments on A Lived in Home: New Table and ProblemsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07823246779155073406noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325163479080720760.post-78517344466446013422012-05-12T07:52:43.829-05:002012-05-12T07:52:43.829-05:00I had two big fails in a row. First, I ordered a ...I had two big fails in a row. First, I ordered a reclaimed wood dining table from Home Decorators. It looks great in the catalog, but was all splintery when it arrived, and one of the iron legs was bent. Mind you, we drove 5 hours to the nearest store to get it, then 5 hours back home, before unpacking it and realizing. Ugh. Back it went, and luckily HDC paid for the return shipping! Second, I purchased an upholstered bed online. Was sooo excited about it, but it turned out that the headboard was way too low, that when you prop your pillows up, they cover the headboard. Wah-wah. Sold it on Craigslist for a loss, which was cheaper than paying return shipping. Needless to say, The Mr. was very wary of any online furniture-related purchases after that! The good news? I NOW have a reclaimed wood dining table from Restoration Hardware that I LOVE and an upholstered bed (with tall headboard) that I LOVE. It just took a while!Hollie @ I'm Busy Procrastinatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15186733812673111574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325163479080720760.post-82393164499806384082012-04-26T00:24:36.956-05:002012-04-26T00:24:36.956-05:00I hate it when the hubs is right! No worries. I on...I hate it when the hubs is right! No worries. I once bought a sofa for our basement without measuring to make sure it would fit down the stairs. Needless to say, it didn't. And it wasn't returnable. Thank god for Craigslist!Elizabeth @ The Little Black Doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588741497473825934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325163479080720760.post-71933206166569952102012-04-25T08:14:59.449-05:002012-04-25T08:14:59.449-05:00Which is more annoying getting it wrong or hubby b...Which is more annoying getting it wrong or hubby being right??? I had a similar scenario. We were looking to by a rug for the lounge and I had seen this really lush rug which I was sooo keen on but my hubby said it was too big. Well I got all huffy and we went home without it and boy was I angry. However, not as annoyed as, when on getting home he went straight to the cupboard and got out a tape measure, and he was right.....it was too big. He was thrilled not only was he right but he didn't have to spend a fortune(his description not mine) on a rug he wasn't sure he even liked.Dawn Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929421723029663447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325163479080720760.post-91347953621351874732012-04-25T06:57:15.596-05:002012-04-25T06:57:15.596-05:00My mistake was buying dining room endtable chairs ...My mistake was buying dining room endtable chairs that were gorgeous and a great color, but the backs were too short. The backs of my side chairs ended up being taller and the whole thing looked goofy. I later sold those 2 end chairs and bought the white linen ones you have on your post today. Scale makes all the difference in the world! I like the chairs with the nailhead trim for you, they would complement your existing chairs beautifully!nancienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325163479080720760.post-86711386555553322572012-04-25T06:15:18.226-05:002012-04-25T06:15:18.226-05:00Yes, especially when buying things online - the sc...Yes, especially when buying things online - the scale of an item can be so deceiving! I think the table will make a great desk and it's always nice when our mistakes aren't expensive ones :)Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15499001552662682541noreply@blogger.com