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How Much Can Your Chairs Hold?

Brittany — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:00:32 +0000

You sit at your kitchen table every day, well almost every day. Have you ever wondered how much weight your kitchen table chairs can support? To show retailers how durable their chairs were American manufacturer L.J. Gascho demonstrated with a 9,000-pound John Deere tractor. With the help of hydraulics, Gascho sat the trailer on top of two chairs from his new Saber Collection. The chairs held the weight of the tractor for 15 minutes before it was lowered. How about that for durability?

Read the full article on Furniture Today.

At Home with the Industry

Brittany — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:00:22 +0000

Have you ever been in the kitchen of a restaurant and noticed the ever-so-deep sinks? Or what about the over sized water nozzles? No longer are they just in restaurants or businesses, but homes too. When used with your interiors they deliver a utilitarian look that may not be for everyone. Take a look at these industrial pieces we came across, what do you think?

Images from Remodelista

Inception’s Interior Design

Brittany — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:33:40 +0000

Have you seen “Inception” yet? If you haven’t, what are you waiting for it’s been a month ? If it doesn’t seem like your genre of movie then go to simply look at the incredible interior design. Like some movies, “Inception” relies heavily on the visual aspects of the set to tell the story of secret stealing Dom Cobb. To give you a hint of the interiors we are including some still shots from the film for design inspiration. Go see the film and let us know which set design is your favorite.

Images from Apartment Therapy