Joanna here,
I was lazing about on the porch the other day, not doing anything useful on a day I should have been doing something useful —
Although any day I should be doing something useful, I suppose. Somebody once said being a writer is like having homework for the rest of your life.
— but anyway, I thought how very much I enjoyed sitting in this spot in my bright red Adirondack chair. 
I’m going to digress and say I buy plastic chairs even though I hate cheap imitations because
(a) a plastic chair costs about one tenth the price of a wooden Adirondack chair,
(b) I can lift and move plastic chairs and I cannot lift a hefty authentic wooded deck chair,
(c) plastic chairs are stackable so in the fall I can take five of them — which happens to be the number I own — and stack them up zip zip zip in a six by six corner of the screen porch and throw a tarp over them
instead of trying to find a six by sixteen space to store five wood chairs over the winter.
Although leaving them out under the snow is another possibility and I imagine that is what folks with authentic Adirondack chairs do.
They just leave their chairs out in the winds and weather.
Shivering.
(d)The plastic chairs have a slightly flimsy feeling when you sit in them, but they are not damp and cold which the wood version frequently is.
Where was I going with this?
Oh. Favorite chairs in favorite places.
Let me digress again and tell you the history of Adirondack chairs.
The Adirondacks are a mountain chain in upstate New York. Back at the end of the Nineteenth Century fashionable city dwellers in New York and Boston used to take the train to that neck of the woods and spend the hottest parts of the summer in the mountains. Fashionable outdoor furniture of a somewhat rustic nature was called for. The Adirondack chair became a classic.
Back to Favorite Places.
I have several spots scattered across the nearby towns. There are local restaurants that tolerate a writer typing away for hours. The sports bar. A coffee 
shop or two. (Yes. We have coffee shops, though not terribly close.) There is an oh-my-dear-heavens-this-is-healthy-food nook at the gym. There’s the library.
I have my favorite seats in all of them.
I feel happy and productive in these places. Sometimes, I am surrounded by beauty.
So I go to my favorite places and favorite chairs, like the Adirondack chairs at home. Sometimes I sits and thinks. Sometimes I sits and writes. Sometimes I just sits.
Do you have a favorite chair? Tell us about it. One lucky commentator will win one of my books. Your choice.
Although I don’t own one, I love Adirondack chairs. My favorite chair is a hammock chair in my back screened in porch where I can relax and watch my birds in my backyard.
Although I don’t own one, I love Adirondack chairs. My favorite chair is a hammock chair in my back screened in porch where I can relax and watch my birds in my backyard.
Although I don’t own one, I love Adirondack chairs. My favorite chair is a hammock chair in my back screened in porch where I can relax and watch my birds in my backyard.
Although I don’t own one, I love Adirondack chairs. My favorite chair is a hammock chair in my back screened in porch where I can relax and watch my birds in my backyard.
Although I don’t own one, I love Adirondack chairs. My favorite chair is a hammock chair in my back screened in porch where I can relax and watch my birds in my backyard.
My husband and I made a set of Adirondack chairs from pine lumber. they haven’t held up to the damp of Virginia, so we plan to remake them in the “plastic” lumber. I do though like your bright red ones though.
My husband and I made a set of Adirondack chairs from pine lumber. they haven’t held up to the damp of Virginia, so we plan to remake them in the “plastic” lumber. I do though like your bright red ones though.
My husband and I made a set of Adirondack chairs from pine lumber. they haven’t held up to the damp of Virginia, so we plan to remake them in the “plastic” lumber. I do though like your bright red ones though.
My husband and I made a set of Adirondack chairs from pine lumber. they haven’t held up to the damp of Virginia, so we plan to remake them in the “plastic” lumber. I do though like your bright red ones though.
My husband and I made a set of Adirondack chairs from pine lumber. they haven’t held up to the damp of Virginia, so we plan to remake them in the “plastic” lumber. I do though like your bright red ones though.
Since I am a “vertically challenged” person it is hard to find a chair that is comfortable for me, one that is not too long from the seat back to the edge and not too high so that I can touch the floor. But I have one chair in my bedroom that is perfect and that’s where I say my prayers everyday.
Since I am a “vertically challenged” person it is hard to find a chair that is comfortable for me, one that is not too long from the seat back to the edge and not too high so that I can touch the floor. But I have one chair in my bedroom that is perfect and that’s where I say my prayers everyday.
Since I am a “vertically challenged” person it is hard to find a chair that is comfortable for me, one that is not too long from the seat back to the edge and not too high so that I can touch the floor. But I have one chair in my bedroom that is perfect and that’s where I say my prayers everyday.
Since I am a “vertically challenged” person it is hard to find a chair that is comfortable for me, one that is not too long from the seat back to the edge and not too high so that I can touch the floor. But I have one chair in my bedroom that is perfect and that’s where I say my prayers everyday.
Since I am a “vertically challenged” person it is hard to find a chair that is comfortable for me, one that is not too long from the seat back to the edge and not too high so that I can touch the floor. But I have one chair in my bedroom that is perfect and that’s where I say my prayers everyday.
Thank you, Joanna, for an extremely refreshing bit of silliness. You are also very gifted at picking illustrations that add both humor and…insight? Anyway, I ended up reading this several times during the day just for another smile.
Thank you, Joanna, for an extremely refreshing bit of silliness. You are also very gifted at picking illustrations that add both humor and…insight? Anyway, I ended up reading this several times during the day just for another smile.
Thank you, Joanna, for an extremely refreshing bit of silliness. You are also very gifted at picking illustrations that add both humor and…insight? Anyway, I ended up reading this several times during the day just for another smile.
Thank you, Joanna, for an extremely refreshing bit of silliness. You are also very gifted at picking illustrations that add both humor and…insight? Anyway, I ended up reading this several times during the day just for another smile.
Thank you, Joanna, for an extremely refreshing bit of silliness. You are also very gifted at picking illustrations that add both humor and…insight? Anyway, I ended up reading this several times during the day just for another smile.
I sold my teak Adirondack chairs last autumn for those reasons, heavy and awkward to store. Hoping to install a Sky Chair next spring. Inside my home I have favorite spots in each room to sit and read. The royal purple chair & ottoman in my bedroom. The cherry red Danish modern chair in my kitchen corner. A fuzzy fluffy rocking lounger in library. Add books and cats and entire days can pass by.
I sold my teak Adirondack chairs last autumn for those reasons, heavy and awkward to store. Hoping to install a Sky Chair next spring. Inside my home I have favorite spots in each room to sit and read. The royal purple chair & ottoman in my bedroom. The cherry red Danish modern chair in my kitchen corner. A fuzzy fluffy rocking lounger in library. Add books and cats and entire days can pass by.
I sold my teak Adirondack chairs last autumn for those reasons, heavy and awkward to store. Hoping to install a Sky Chair next spring. Inside my home I have favorite spots in each room to sit and read. The royal purple chair & ottoman in my bedroom. The cherry red Danish modern chair in my kitchen corner. A fuzzy fluffy rocking lounger in library. Add books and cats and entire days can pass by.
I sold my teak Adirondack chairs last autumn for those reasons, heavy and awkward to store. Hoping to install a Sky Chair next spring. Inside my home I have favorite spots in each room to sit and read. The royal purple chair & ottoman in my bedroom. The cherry red Danish modern chair in my kitchen corner. A fuzzy fluffy rocking lounger in library. Add books and cats and entire days can pass by.
I sold my teak Adirondack chairs last autumn for those reasons, heavy and awkward to store. Hoping to install a Sky Chair next spring. Inside my home I have favorite spots in each room to sit and read. The royal purple chair & ottoman in my bedroom. The cherry red Danish modern chair in my kitchen corner. A fuzzy fluffy rocking lounger in library. Add books and cats and entire days can pass by.
I love the look of the adirondack chair, but I’m not sure how easy they are to get up from – I have bad hips, so getting up can be a problem.
My favourite chair is my wingback that sits in the corner windows of my sitting room. It is on the second floor, overlooking the park, with the canopy of a large gum tree close by. It gets all the morning sun in the winter.
I love the look of the adirondack chair, but I’m not sure how easy they are to get up from – I have bad hips, so getting up can be a problem.
My favourite chair is my wingback that sits in the corner windows of my sitting room. It is on the second floor, overlooking the park, with the canopy of a large gum tree close by. It gets all the morning sun in the winter.
I love the look of the adirondack chair, but I’m not sure how easy they are to get up from – I have bad hips, so getting up can be a problem.
My favourite chair is my wingback that sits in the corner windows of my sitting room. It is on the second floor, overlooking the park, with the canopy of a large gum tree close by. It gets all the morning sun in the winter.
I love the look of the adirondack chair, but I’m not sure how easy they are to get up from – I have bad hips, so getting up can be a problem.
My favourite chair is my wingback that sits in the corner windows of my sitting room. It is on the second floor, overlooking the park, with the canopy of a large gum tree close by. It gets all the morning sun in the winter.
I love the look of the adirondack chair, but I’m not sure how easy they are to get up from – I have bad hips, so getting up can be a problem.
My favourite chair is my wingback that sits in the corner windows of my sitting room. It is on the second floor, overlooking the park, with the canopy of a large gum tree close by. It gets all the morning sun in the winter.
I love a big, comfy reading chair. My chair now is missing its legs, the springs are gone and the fabric is worn on the arms. But I think if I replaced it with something new, I’d upset my young grandchildren. That is the “Oma Chair,” roomy enough for three to read a story, comfortable for one to nap and low enough for a toddler to climb onto.
I love a big, comfy reading chair. My chair now is missing its legs, the springs are gone and the fabric is worn on the arms. But I think if I replaced it with something new, I’d upset my young grandchildren. That is the “Oma Chair,” roomy enough for three to read a story, comfortable for one to nap and low enough for a toddler to climb onto.
I love a big, comfy reading chair. My chair now is missing its legs, the springs are gone and the fabric is worn on the arms. But I think if I replaced it with something new, I’d upset my young grandchildren. That is the “Oma Chair,” roomy enough for three to read a story, comfortable for one to nap and low enough for a toddler to climb onto.
I love a big, comfy reading chair. My chair now is missing its legs, the springs are gone and the fabric is worn on the arms. But I think if I replaced it with something new, I’d upset my young grandchildren. That is the “Oma Chair,” roomy enough for three to read a story, comfortable for one to nap and low enough for a toddler to climb onto.
I love a big, comfy reading chair. My chair now is missing its legs, the springs are gone and the fabric is worn on the arms. But I think if I replaced it with something new, I’d upset my young grandchildren. That is the “Oma Chair,” roomy enough for three to read a story, comfortable for one to nap and low enough for a toddler to climb onto.
Just today we were debating whether or not to sell a (valuable) vintage, bright yellow chair from my late-grandmother’s house! It has so many memories, but it’s a bit filthy now (and a litter of stray kittens lived on it last year), so…
Oh, favourite chairs… I probably have a hundred of them. The most memorable “chair” I can think of though isn’t mine.
When I spent a few years running a pub in central London, there was a group of lovely WW2 veterans who’d come for lunch on Wednesdays. It they didn’t get the EXACT chairs they were used to, they’d stand there and panic!
We used to break the law and let them in early, just in case they missed their spots.
Just today we were debating whether or not to sell a (valuable) vintage, bright yellow chair from my late-grandmother’s house! It has so many memories, but it’s a bit filthy now (and a litter of stray kittens lived on it last year), so…
Oh, favourite chairs… I probably have a hundred of them. The most memorable “chair” I can think of though isn’t mine.
When I spent a few years running a pub in central London, there was a group of lovely WW2 veterans who’d come for lunch on Wednesdays. It they didn’t get the EXACT chairs they were used to, they’d stand there and panic!
We used to break the law and let them in early, just in case they missed their spots.
Just today we were debating whether or not to sell a (valuable) vintage, bright yellow chair from my late-grandmother’s house! It has so many memories, but it’s a bit filthy now (and a litter of stray kittens lived on it last year), so…
Oh, favourite chairs… I probably have a hundred of them. The most memorable “chair” I can think of though isn’t mine.
When I spent a few years running a pub in central London, there was a group of lovely WW2 veterans who’d come for lunch on Wednesdays. It they didn’t get the EXACT chairs they were used to, they’d stand there and panic!
We used to break the law and let them in early, just in case they missed their spots.
Just today we were debating whether or not to sell a (valuable) vintage, bright yellow chair from my late-grandmother’s house! It has so many memories, but it’s a bit filthy now (and a litter of stray kittens lived on it last year), so…
Oh, favourite chairs… I probably have a hundred of them. The most memorable “chair” I can think of though isn’t mine.
When I spent a few years running a pub in central London, there was a group of lovely WW2 veterans who’d come for lunch on Wednesdays. It they didn’t get the EXACT chairs they were used to, they’d stand there and panic!
We used to break the law and let them in early, just in case they missed their spots.
Just today we were debating whether or not to sell a (valuable) vintage, bright yellow chair from my late-grandmother’s house! It has so many memories, but it’s a bit filthy now (and a litter of stray kittens lived on it last year), so…
Oh, favourite chairs… I probably have a hundred of them. The most memorable “chair” I can think of though isn’t mine.
When I spent a few years running a pub in central London, there was a group of lovely WW2 veterans who’d come for lunch on Wednesdays. It they didn’t get the EXACT chairs they were used to, they’d stand there and panic!
We used to break the law and let them in early, just in case they missed their spots.
*If* they didn’t.
*If* they didn’t.
*If* they didn’t.
*If* they didn’t.
*If* they didn’t.
Hammock Chair !!!
That sounds way cool.
Now I want a hammock chair too.
Hammock Chair !!!
That sounds way cool.
Now I want a hammock chair too.
Hammock Chair !!!
That sounds way cool.
Now I want a hammock chair too.
Hammock Chair !!!
That sounds way cool.
Now I want a hammock chair too.
Hammock Chair !!!
That sounds way cool.
Now I want a hammock chair too.
I’ve been wondering about how well wooden lawn furniture would hold up in a damp, hot climate in the south.
There are Reasons the Victorians went with painted wrought iron for their benches and tables.
I don’t know what plastic lumber is, but I envy you your mad handiperson skills that you are able to build your stuff.
I’ve been wondering about how well wooden lawn furniture would hold up in a damp, hot climate in the south.
There are Reasons the Victorians went with painted wrought iron for their benches and tables.
I don’t know what plastic lumber is, but I envy you your mad handiperson skills that you are able to build your stuff.
I’ve been wondering about how well wooden lawn furniture would hold up in a damp, hot climate in the south.
There are Reasons the Victorians went with painted wrought iron for their benches and tables.
I don’t know what plastic lumber is, but I envy you your mad handiperson skills that you are able to build your stuff.
I’ve been wondering about how well wooden lawn furniture would hold up in a damp, hot climate in the south.
There are Reasons the Victorians went with painted wrought iron for their benches and tables.
I don’t know what plastic lumber is, but I envy you your mad handiperson skills that you are able to build your stuff.
I’ve been wondering about how well wooden lawn furniture would hold up in a damp, hot climate in the south.
There are Reasons the Victorians went with painted wrought iron for their benches and tables.
I don’t know what plastic lumber is, but I envy you your mad handiperson skills that you are able to build your stuff.
I very, very slightly understand what you mean about being challenged. I have served my time as a pregnant person, eyeing every seating possibility with the question, “Will I be able to extricate myself from that?”
I never buy a chair without sitting in it and getting up and sitting in it and getting up …
Some of my favorites are ‘inherited chairs’. For some reason the last generation had furniture that fits me better.
I very, very slightly understand what you mean about being challenged. I have served my time as a pregnant person, eyeing every seating possibility with the question, “Will I be able to extricate myself from that?”
I never buy a chair without sitting in it and getting up and sitting in it and getting up …
Some of my favorites are ‘inherited chairs’. For some reason the last generation had furniture that fits me better.
I very, very slightly understand what you mean about being challenged. I have served my time as a pregnant person, eyeing every seating possibility with the question, “Will I be able to extricate myself from that?”
I never buy a chair without sitting in it and getting up and sitting in it and getting up …
Some of my favorites are ‘inherited chairs’. For some reason the last generation had furniture that fits me better.
I very, very slightly understand what you mean about being challenged. I have served my time as a pregnant person, eyeing every seating possibility with the question, “Will I be able to extricate myself from that?”
I never buy a chair without sitting in it and getting up and sitting in it and getting up …
Some of my favorites are ‘inherited chairs’. For some reason the last generation had furniture that fits me better.
I very, very slightly understand what you mean about being challenged. I have served my time as a pregnant person, eyeing every seating possibility with the question, “Will I be able to extricate myself from that?”
I never buy a chair without sitting in it and getting up and sitting in it and getting up …
Some of my favorites are ‘inherited chairs’. For some reason the last generation had furniture that fits me better.
My goal in writing stuff here is to make folks walk away feeling happy. If I make folks smile just a little, I’ve done my job.
And I have to say there is something innately ludicrous about Adirondack chairs. I am quite sure they do not take themselves seriously.
My goal in writing stuff here is to make folks walk away feeling happy. If I make folks smile just a little, I’ve done my job.
And I have to say there is something innately ludicrous about Adirondack chairs. I am quite sure they do not take themselves seriously.
My goal in writing stuff here is to make folks walk away feeling happy. If I make folks smile just a little, I’ve done my job.
And I have to say there is something innately ludicrous about Adirondack chairs. I am quite sure they do not take themselves seriously.
My goal in writing stuff here is to make folks walk away feeling happy. If I make folks smile just a little, I’ve done my job.
And I have to say there is something innately ludicrous about Adirondack chairs. I am quite sure they do not take themselves seriously.
My goal in writing stuff here is to make folks walk away feeling happy. If I make folks smile just a little, I’ve done my job.
And I have to say there is something innately ludicrous about Adirondack chairs. I am quite sure they do not take themselves seriously.
That’s kinda the way I feel. A teak Adirondack chair would be just lovely. Would be nostalgic and genuine. Would be a pleasure to interact with, all warm from the sun and smooth under the hand.
But I have got to the stage of life where I see something that heavy and think it over and decide that, no, on the whole, I am not going to try to move it.
The Sky Chairs
http://www.skychairs.com/chair.php
at first glance look like they’d be hard for someone of my stately and deliberate body type to get into and out of.
I might maybe do somewhat better with something like
http://cdn.homedit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hanging-papasan-double-size-porch.jpg
But I may just be doomed to chairs that stay firmly in place while I try to get in and out of them.
That’s kinda the way I feel. A teak Adirondack chair would be just lovely. Would be nostalgic and genuine. Would be a pleasure to interact with, all warm from the sun and smooth under the hand.
But I have got to the stage of life where I see something that heavy and think it over and decide that, no, on the whole, I am not going to try to move it.
The Sky Chairs
http://www.skychairs.com/chair.php
at first glance look like they’d be hard for someone of my stately and deliberate body type to get into and out of.
I might maybe do somewhat better with something like
http://cdn.homedit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hanging-papasan-double-size-porch.jpg
But I may just be doomed to chairs that stay firmly in place while I try to get in and out of them.
That’s kinda the way I feel. A teak Adirondack chair would be just lovely. Would be nostalgic and genuine. Would be a pleasure to interact with, all warm from the sun and smooth under the hand.
But I have got to the stage of life where I see something that heavy and think it over and decide that, no, on the whole, I am not going to try to move it.
The Sky Chairs
http://www.skychairs.com/chair.php
at first glance look like they’d be hard for someone of my stately and deliberate body type to get into and out of.
I might maybe do somewhat better with something like
http://cdn.homedit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hanging-papasan-double-size-porch.jpg
But I may just be doomed to chairs that stay firmly in place while I try to get in and out of them.
That’s kinda the way I feel. A teak Adirondack chair would be just lovely. Would be nostalgic and genuine. Would be a pleasure to interact with, all warm from the sun and smooth under the hand.
But I have got to the stage of life where I see something that heavy and think it over and decide that, no, on the whole, I am not going to try to move it.
The Sky Chairs
http://www.skychairs.com/chair.php
at first glance look like they’d be hard for someone of my stately and deliberate body type to get into and out of.
I might maybe do somewhat better with something like
http://cdn.homedit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hanging-papasan-double-size-porch.jpg
But I may just be doomed to chairs that stay firmly in place while I try to get in and out of them.
That’s kinda the way I feel. A teak Adirondack chair would be just lovely. Would be nostalgic and genuine. Would be a pleasure to interact with, all warm from the sun and smooth under the hand.
But I have got to the stage of life where I see something that heavy and think it over and decide that, no, on the whole, I am not going to try to move it.
The Sky Chairs
http://www.skychairs.com/chair.php
at first glance look like they’d be hard for someone of my stately and deliberate body type to get into and out of.
I might maybe do somewhat better with something like
http://cdn.homedit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hanging-papasan-double-size-porch.jpg
But I may just be doomed to chairs that stay firmly in place while I try to get in and out of them.
I love wingback chairs. I am currently without one at the moment, but this does not lessen my love for them.
They are so stately and historical.
Also, I heat with a woodstove, so the wingback catches ALL the heat and protects me from drafts sneaking up from behind. That may even be their original purpose.
Your view sounds lovely.
I love wingback chairs. I am currently without one at the moment, but this does not lessen my love for them.
They are so stately and historical.
Also, I heat with a woodstove, so the wingback catches ALL the heat and protects me from drafts sneaking up from behind. That may even be their original purpose.
Your view sounds lovely.
I love wingback chairs. I am currently without one at the moment, but this does not lessen my love for them.
They are so stately and historical.
Also, I heat with a woodstove, so the wingback catches ALL the heat and protects me from drafts sneaking up from behind. That may even be their original purpose.
Your view sounds lovely.
I love wingback chairs. I am currently without one at the moment, but this does not lessen my love for them.
They are so stately and historical.
Also, I heat with a woodstove, so the wingback catches ALL the heat and protects me from drafts sneaking up from behind. That may even be their original purpose.
Your view sounds lovely.
I love wingback chairs. I am currently without one at the moment, but this does not lessen my love for them.
They are so stately and historical.
Also, I heat with a woodstove, so the wingback catches ALL the heat and protects me from drafts sneaking up from behind. That may even be their original purpose.
Your view sounds lovely.
No chair is more useful and honored than the one that holds kids being read to.
I remember my father used to come home from a long day at work and sit down in his chair with a kid tucked on either side of him and one sitting on the arm and maybe the other two leaning over the back … and read us stories.
How could someone NOT grow up loving books when there is an ‘Oma’ to read them in the big comfy chair?
No chair is more useful and honored than the one that holds kids being read to.
I remember my father used to come home from a long day at work and sit down in his chair with a kid tucked on either side of him and one sitting on the arm and maybe the other two leaning over the back … and read us stories.
How could someone NOT grow up loving books when there is an ‘Oma’ to read them in the big comfy chair?
No chair is more useful and honored than the one that holds kids being read to.
I remember my father used to come home from a long day at work and sit down in his chair with a kid tucked on either side of him and one sitting on the arm and maybe the other two leaning over the back … and read us stories.
How could someone NOT grow up loving books when there is an ‘Oma’ to read them in the big comfy chair?
No chair is more useful and honored than the one that holds kids being read to.
I remember my father used to come home from a long day at work and sit down in his chair with a kid tucked on either side of him and one sitting on the arm and maybe the other two leaning over the back … and read us stories.
How could someone NOT grow up loving books when there is an ‘Oma’ to read them in the big comfy chair?
No chair is more useful and honored than the one that holds kids being read to.
I remember my father used to come home from a long day at work and sit down in his chair with a kid tucked on either side of him and one sitting on the arm and maybe the other two leaning over the back … and read us stories.
How could someone NOT grow up loving books when there is an ‘Oma’ to read them in the big comfy chair?
And good on you for knowing what was important to them and taking it seriously and seeing that they got what they needed.
And you used to run a pub in London!
Now I wish I was writing in ‘vintage era’ and could mine your memories for the old stories.
And good on you for knowing what was important to them and taking it seriously and seeing that they got what they needed.
And you used to run a pub in London!
Now I wish I was writing in ‘vintage era’ and could mine your memories for the old stories.
And good on you for knowing what was important to them and taking it seriously and seeing that they got what they needed.
And you used to run a pub in London!
Now I wish I was writing in ‘vintage era’ and could mine your memories for the old stories.
And good on you for knowing what was important to them and taking it seriously and seeing that they got what they needed.
And you used to run a pub in London!
Now I wish I was writing in ‘vintage era’ and could mine your memories for the old stories.
And good on you for knowing what was important to them and taking it seriously and seeing that they got what they needed.
And you used to run a pub in London!
Now I wish I was writing in ‘vintage era’ and could mine your memories for the old stories.
Favorite chairs. Oh, my yes. I LOVE chairs. Especially old wooden ones I rescue from the side of the road or the dump, then repair, rebuild and refurbish. I always paint them red. Sometimes I try to paint them another color, for the sake novelty and in the interest of being fair-minded with all the colors, but then I think, “Why mess with perfect?”
Which of those many chairs is my favorite? The red one.
Favorite chairs. Oh, my yes. I LOVE chairs. Especially old wooden ones I rescue from the side of the road or the dump, then repair, rebuild and refurbish. I always paint them red. Sometimes I try to paint them another color, for the sake novelty and in the interest of being fair-minded with all the colors, but then I think, “Why mess with perfect?”
Which of those many chairs is my favorite? The red one.
Favorite chairs. Oh, my yes. I LOVE chairs. Especially old wooden ones I rescue from the side of the road or the dump, then repair, rebuild and refurbish. I always paint them red. Sometimes I try to paint them another color, for the sake novelty and in the interest of being fair-minded with all the colors, but then I think, “Why mess with perfect?”
Which of those many chairs is my favorite? The red one.
Favorite chairs. Oh, my yes. I LOVE chairs. Especially old wooden ones I rescue from the side of the road or the dump, then repair, rebuild and refurbish. I always paint them red. Sometimes I try to paint them another color, for the sake novelty and in the interest of being fair-minded with all the colors, but then I think, “Why mess with perfect?”
Which of those many chairs is my favorite? The red one.
Favorite chairs. Oh, my yes. I LOVE chairs. Especially old wooden ones I rescue from the side of the road or the dump, then repair, rebuild and refurbish. I always paint them red. Sometimes I try to paint them another color, for the sake novelty and in the interest of being fair-minded with all the colors, but then I think, “Why mess with perfect?”
Which of those many chairs is my favorite? The red one.
I find it hard to find chairs that fit. We have a recliner that almost fits, but I tend to stretch out on bed or sofa to read or to stitch. This fits my body better.
We had wooden Andirondek chairs in our back yard; two of them were child-sized. None of them fit me well and not of them were comfortable for me. But I DO like the looks of them.
I find it hard to find chairs that fit. We have a recliner that almost fits, but I tend to stretch out on bed or sofa to read or to stitch. This fits my body better.
We had wooden Andirondek chairs in our back yard; two of them were child-sized. None of them fit me well and not of them were comfortable for me. But I DO like the looks of them.
I find it hard to find chairs that fit. We have a recliner that almost fits, but I tend to stretch out on bed or sofa to read or to stitch. This fits my body better.
We had wooden Andirondek chairs in our back yard; two of them were child-sized. None of them fit me well and not of them were comfortable for me. But I DO like the looks of them.
I find it hard to find chairs that fit. We have a recliner that almost fits, but I tend to stretch out on bed or sofa to read or to stitch. This fits my body better.
We had wooden Andirondek chairs in our back yard; two of them were child-sized. None of them fit me well and not of them were comfortable for me. But I DO like the looks of them.
I find it hard to find chairs that fit. We have a recliner that almost fits, but I tend to stretch out on bed or sofa to read or to stitch. This fits my body better.
We had wooden Andirondek chairs in our back yard; two of them were child-sized. None of them fit me well and not of them were comfortable for me. But I DO like the looks of them.
Chairs…yes…vertically challenged. Short between knees and sit upon. Jury Duty…YUCK! My legs stick out and I can’t touch the floor. So the perfect chair.
The one at my mom’s house that I told her when she decides to get rid of it is MINE, MINE….grin.
At my house….I have two on my screened porch that are folding. One is a lounger (sp?) and the other is a regular sit up in. Both bought because they fit MY body.
Pillows and footstools make most other chairs and couches tolerable.
Chairs…yes…vertically challenged. Short between knees and sit upon. Jury Duty…YUCK! My legs stick out and I can’t touch the floor. So the perfect chair.
The one at my mom’s house that I told her when she decides to get rid of it is MINE, MINE….grin.
At my house….I have two on my screened porch that are folding. One is a lounger (sp?) and the other is a regular sit up in. Both bought because they fit MY body.
Pillows and footstools make most other chairs and couches tolerable.
Chairs…yes…vertically challenged. Short between knees and sit upon. Jury Duty…YUCK! My legs stick out and I can’t touch the floor. So the perfect chair.
The one at my mom’s house that I told her when she decides to get rid of it is MINE, MINE….grin.
At my house….I have two on my screened porch that are folding. One is a lounger (sp?) and the other is a regular sit up in. Both bought because they fit MY body.
Pillows and footstools make most other chairs and couches tolerable.
Chairs…yes…vertically challenged. Short between knees and sit upon. Jury Duty…YUCK! My legs stick out and I can’t touch the floor. So the perfect chair.
The one at my mom’s house that I told her when she decides to get rid of it is MINE, MINE….grin.
At my house….I have two on my screened porch that are folding. One is a lounger (sp?) and the other is a regular sit up in. Both bought because they fit MY body.
Pillows and footstools make most other chairs and couches tolerable.
Chairs…yes…vertically challenged. Short between knees and sit upon. Jury Duty…YUCK! My legs stick out and I can’t touch the floor. So the perfect chair.
The one at my mom’s house that I told her when she decides to get rid of it is MINE, MINE….grin.
At my house….I have two on my screened porch that are folding. One is a lounger (sp?) and the other is a regular sit up in. Both bought because they fit MY body.
Pillows and footstools make most other chairs and couches tolerable.
This is so funny, especially the part about painting them red.
I envy you your skills in repair, rebuild and refurbish. I try to do stuff like this but I usually muck it up.
This is so funny, especially the part about painting them red.
I envy you your skills in repair, rebuild and refurbish. I try to do stuff like this but I usually muck it up.
This is so funny, especially the part about painting them red.
I envy you your skills in repair, rebuild and refurbish. I try to do stuff like this but I usually muck it up.
This is so funny, especially the part about painting them red.
I envy you your skills in repair, rebuild and refurbish. I try to do stuff like this but I usually muck it up.
This is so funny, especially the part about painting them red.
I envy you your skills in repair, rebuild and refurbish. I try to do stuff like this but I usually muck it up.
The Adirondack chairs are so unwieldy and odd looking — but somehow they ‘work’ visually.
They’re almost alien in their weird. As if creatures from Mars should be sitting in them.
The Adirondack chairs are so unwieldy and odd looking — but somehow they ‘work’ visually.
They’re almost alien in their weird. As if creatures from Mars should be sitting in them.
The Adirondack chairs are so unwieldy and odd looking — but somehow they ‘work’ visually.
They’re almost alien in their weird. As if creatures from Mars should be sitting in them.
The Adirondack chairs are so unwieldy and odd looking — but somehow they ‘work’ visually.
They’re almost alien in their weird. As if creatures from Mars should be sitting in them.
The Adirondack chairs are so unwieldy and odd looking — but somehow they ‘work’ visually.
They’re almost alien in their weird. As if creatures from Mars should be sitting in them.
I’m with on cushions. I toss myself into big comfy chairs and then stuff cushions around me.
It works. And I squirm around a lot.
I’m with on cushions. I toss myself into big comfy chairs and then stuff cushions around me.
It works. And I squirm around a lot.
I’m with on cushions. I toss myself into big comfy chairs and then stuff cushions around me.
It works. And I squirm around a lot.
I’m with on cushions. I toss myself into big comfy chairs and then stuff cushions around me.
It works. And I squirm around a lot.
I’m with on cushions. I toss myself into big comfy chairs and then stuff cushions around me.
It works. And I squirm around a lot.
Love your chair stories, Jo. I feel less guilty now about having only one Adirondack (or the Swiss version thereof) and many more “other” chairs…
I’ve been trying for years to recreate the divan at my grandmother’s summer place.
It was an old metal single bed frame, piled high with newspapers, a couple of old mattresses, cushions, some fairy dust, some paper money secreted here and there, and covered over with a nice clean cotton cover, so that none of the innards showed at all. When you sat on it, it was exactly the right firmness and softness for: reading; playing cards; spending an afternoon immobile because five baby chicks were asleep on your lap; telling stories; hearing family history tales; receiving comforting coolness when ill; an afternoon snooze; and much more.
I’ve got a new bed frame. Where do I start?
Love your chair stories, Jo. I feel less guilty now about having only one Adirondack (or the Swiss version thereof) and many more “other” chairs…
I’ve been trying for years to recreate the divan at my grandmother’s summer place.
It was an old metal single bed frame, piled high with newspapers, a couple of old mattresses, cushions, some fairy dust, some paper money secreted here and there, and covered over with a nice clean cotton cover, so that none of the innards showed at all. When you sat on it, it was exactly the right firmness and softness for: reading; playing cards; spending an afternoon immobile because five baby chicks were asleep on your lap; telling stories; hearing family history tales; receiving comforting coolness when ill; an afternoon snooze; and much more.
I’ve got a new bed frame. Where do I start?
Love your chair stories, Jo. I feel less guilty now about having only one Adirondack (or the Swiss version thereof) and many more “other” chairs…
I’ve been trying for years to recreate the divan at my grandmother’s summer place.
It was an old metal single bed frame, piled high with newspapers, a couple of old mattresses, cushions, some fairy dust, some paper money secreted here and there, and covered over with a nice clean cotton cover, so that none of the innards showed at all. When you sat on it, it was exactly the right firmness and softness for: reading; playing cards; spending an afternoon immobile because five baby chicks were asleep on your lap; telling stories; hearing family history tales; receiving comforting coolness when ill; an afternoon snooze; and much more.
I’ve got a new bed frame. Where do I start?
Love your chair stories, Jo. I feel less guilty now about having only one Adirondack (or the Swiss version thereof) and many more “other” chairs…
I’ve been trying for years to recreate the divan at my grandmother’s summer place.
It was an old metal single bed frame, piled high with newspapers, a couple of old mattresses, cushions, some fairy dust, some paper money secreted here and there, and covered over with a nice clean cotton cover, so that none of the innards showed at all. When you sat on it, it was exactly the right firmness and softness for: reading; playing cards; spending an afternoon immobile because five baby chicks were asleep on your lap; telling stories; hearing family history tales; receiving comforting coolness when ill; an afternoon snooze; and much more.
I’ve got a new bed frame. Where do I start?
Love your chair stories, Jo. I feel less guilty now about having only one Adirondack (or the Swiss version thereof) and many more “other” chairs…
I’ve been trying for years to recreate the divan at my grandmother’s summer place.
It was an old metal single bed frame, piled high with newspapers, a couple of old mattresses, cushions, some fairy dust, some paper money secreted here and there, and covered over with a nice clean cotton cover, so that none of the innards showed at all. When you sat on it, it was exactly the right firmness and softness for: reading; playing cards; spending an afternoon immobile because five baby chicks were asleep on your lap; telling stories; hearing family history tales; receiving comforting coolness when ill; an afternoon snooze; and much more.
I’ve got a new bed frame. Where do I start?
The stuffing on an old divan like that needs a lot of love sneaked into the corners and some cuddles propping up the edges. You can’t just start out with a perfect piece. It has to grow over years and years.
At first, we must make do with cushions that don’t quite quite feel perfect. Eventually they’ll get compacted by the imprint of many bodies and the odd dog and, yes, those chickens. Takes a lotta loving to get the springs to sag just right.
The stuffing on an old divan like that needs a lot of love sneaked into the corners and some cuddles propping up the edges. You can’t just start out with a perfect piece. It has to grow over years and years.
At first, we must make do with cushions that don’t quite quite feel perfect. Eventually they’ll get compacted by the imprint of many bodies and the odd dog and, yes, those chickens. Takes a lotta loving to get the springs to sag just right.
The stuffing on an old divan like that needs a lot of love sneaked into the corners and some cuddles propping up the edges. You can’t just start out with a perfect piece. It has to grow over years and years.
At first, we must make do with cushions that don’t quite quite feel perfect. Eventually they’ll get compacted by the imprint of many bodies and the odd dog and, yes, those chickens. Takes a lotta loving to get the springs to sag just right.
The stuffing on an old divan like that needs a lot of love sneaked into the corners and some cuddles propping up the edges. You can’t just start out with a perfect piece. It has to grow over years and years.
At first, we must make do with cushions that don’t quite quite feel perfect. Eventually they’ll get compacted by the imprint of many bodies and the odd dog and, yes, those chickens. Takes a lotta loving to get the springs to sag just right.
The stuffing on an old divan like that needs a lot of love sneaked into the corners and some cuddles propping up the edges. You can’t just start out with a perfect piece. It has to grow over years and years.
At first, we must make do with cushions that don’t quite quite feel perfect. Eventually they’ll get compacted by the imprint of many bodies and the odd dog and, yes, those chickens. Takes a lotta loving to get the springs to sag just right.
I’m very fond of different types of chairs that I like placing in different corners of my living space. It was great to know the benefits of using Plastic chairs over wooden Adirondack chairs. Also, thanks for giving an insight idea about the history of Adirondack chairs.
I’m very fond of different types of chairs that I like placing in different corners of my living space. It was great to know the benefits of using Plastic chairs over wooden Adirondack chairs. Also, thanks for giving an insight idea about the history of Adirondack chairs.
I’m very fond of different types of chairs that I like placing in different corners of my living space. It was great to know the benefits of using Plastic chairs over wooden Adirondack chairs. Also, thanks for giving an insight idea about the history of Adirondack chairs.
I’m very fond of different types of chairs that I like placing in different corners of my living space. It was great to know the benefits of using Plastic chairs over wooden Adirondack chairs. Also, thanks for giving an insight idea about the history of Adirondack chairs.
I’m very fond of different types of chairs that I like placing in different corners of my living space. It was great to know the benefits of using Plastic chairs over wooden Adirondack chairs. Also, thanks for giving an insight idea about the history of Adirondack chairs.