OT: Life or Death

[sdgrrl]

Now we are homeowners and with that comes furnishings. I’m really into the whole farmhouse, rustic look: http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/fud/5726451584.html

I wonder though if it is just a fad, and one day I will look back and see shag carpet.

Fad or timeless?

[flyer]

My wife has had French Country combined with Amalfi Coast interior design in our home in RSF for years, and whether it’s en vogue now or not is not really a concern, since we like it.

As long as you like the look, it works well in your space and is aesthetically pleasing to you as well as functional, I’d say go for it–even if it is a fad.

[ucodegen]

The ‘rustic’ look is presently a fad, however if you like the look – then it is ok for you. Don’t make the decision on whether other people like it.

NOTE: On rustic furniture, there is significantly less work required in finishing – it allows the manufacturers to put less labor in it, however most ‘rustic’ furniture uses solid wood planks vs particle board or plywood. Solid planks cost more, but not enough to offset the savings in labor.

NOTE: I cued in on some of the words used.. ‘imported plank’.. yeah right. Like I can get Cocobolo, Ironwood, Rosewood, Teak etc. from trees in the United States. I think they are being misleading on the source of the wood. It looks like pine (with a ‘distressed’ finish). The grain is wide spaced, largely straight longitudinal with knots (on the top planks). One of the boards running across underneath the top planks looks like a different type of wood. The grain is significantly finer. With the grain spacing, I don’t think it is ‘old growth pine’ either (Old growth pine is harder than current pine and has a tighter grain structure. It can be obtained when old buildings are torn down, however you have to fight/outbid the people who are making flooring from these recycled boards)

From a straight $ perspective, I think they are overcharging for it ($950 is just the table – does not include chairs)

[sdgrrl]

[quote=flyer]My wife has had French Country combined with Amalfi Coast interior design in our home in RSF for years, and whether it’s en vogue now or not is not really a concern, since we like it.

As long as you like the look, it works well in your space and is aesthetically pleasing to you as well as functional, I’d say go for it–even if it is a fad.[/quote]

I think the French Country look is pretty timeless. I remember it came to fashion around 1999-2001. 15 years later it has stood the test of time.

Your wife has good taste 🙂

[sdgrrl]

[quote=ucodegen]The ‘rustic’ look is presently a fad, however if you like the look – then it is ok for you. Don’t make the decision on whether other people like it.

NOTE: On rustic furniture, there is significantly less work required in finishing – it allows the manufacturers to put less labor in it, however most ‘rustic’ furniture uses solid wood planks vs particle board or plywood. Solid planks cost more, but not enough to offset the savings in labor.

NOTE: I cued in on some of the words used.. ‘imported plank’.. yeah right. Like I can get Cocobolo, Ironwood, Rosewood, Teak etc. from trees in the United States. I think they are being misleading on the source of the wood. It looks like pine (with a ‘distressed’ finish). The grain is wide spaced, largely straight longitudinal with knots (on the top planks). One of the boards running across underneath the top planks looks like a different type of wood. The grain is significantly finer. With the grain spacing, I don’t think it is ‘old growth pine’ either (Old growth pine is harder than current pine and has a tighter grain structure. It can be obtained when old buildings are torn down, however you have to fight/outbid the people who are making flooring from these recycled boards)

From a straight $ perspective, I think they are overcharging for it ($950 is just the table – does not include chairs)[/quote]

I think they are overcharging, because it’s in demand right now. The chairs are not included. It will be a minimum of $2k I think.

[FlyerInHi]

You need a big house for rustic, chunky furniture. Chunky can create clutter and darkness.
In my opinion, design should be appropriate to the space.

[sdgrrl]

[quote=FlyerInHi]You need a big house for rustic, chunky furniture. Chunky can create clutter and darkness.
In my opinion, design should be appropriate to the space.[/quote]

Good call Flyer. Will have to take that into account

[njtosd]

Hmm. I might look at the review of Eric R. here: https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-corner-store-ocean-beach

Chairs really are the expensive part.

The kind of wood (which they don’t mention) matters a lot. My sister had a beautiful French farm table but the slightest thing could make marks in the surface. It looked sad pretty quickly.

You might be able to get one made for a similar price and know a lot more about it, and also be able to determine the dimensions.

[NotCranky]

[quote=sdgrrl]Now we are homeowners and with that comes furnishings. I’m really into the whole farmhouse, rustic look: http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/fud/5726451584.html

I wonder though if it is just a fad, and one day I will look back and see shag carpet.

Fad or timeless?[/quote]

Are the chairs made out of resin? They look like some I have seen at my gym. Nicest plastic furniture I have ever seen.

Anyway the table is real wood and looks nice. Would be proud to have it in my house forever. Unless it’s made of soft wood. Some pines are hard enough but not most and that looks like pine to me.

[svelte]

There will always be a segment of the population that likes rustic farmhouse. It’ll never go away completely, just like ultra modern will never go away completely.

One thing I’ve found is that *we* get bored of a specific style after awhile. Regardless of whether it is in vogue with the rest of the population, there usually comes a time when we want to switch out the furniture for a new look.

That’s why we’re not much on spending a fortune for last-forever furniture. Chances are we’re gonna want to ditch it within 10 years, just for something fresh to our eyes.

[Hobie]

Definitely not imported wood. Just #2 pine.

I would be very concerned with the fold up legs they advertise. Can’t see that large table being stable with that feature. Normally, legs are bolted for easy removal.

Good call about having it custom made for you.

[SK in CV]

Barn doors are August, 2014. The rest will stick around for awhile at least.

[FlyerInHi]

Looking at the pic again, I see the top is made of several boards. As a neat freak,
I’d worry that gooey food stuff will get in the gaps where you cannot clean.

I would avoid wood if you have kids and will use the table for everyday everything.. You have to properly care for wood and you can’t spray degreaser like 409 on it. It will strip the finish.

[njtosd]

[quote=Hobie]Definitely not imported wood. Just #2 pine.

I would be very concerned with the fold up legs they advertise. Can’t see that large table being stable with that feature. Normally, legs are bolted for easy removal.

Good call about having it custom made for you.[/quote]

If you look at that Yelp review I linked to above there seemed to have been a big problem with the legs – it seems like the same or a similar table. So – interesting you would mention that.

Years ago there was a short lived store called House to Home where the Walmart is now in Kearney Mesa. We got a heavy wooden kitchen table and 6 chairs there for less than $1000. Almost 20 years of glitter glue, daily cleaning, sharpie marks (don’t ask), school projects, 2 cross country moves and being used as a saw horse occasionally, and it still looks almost new. I don’t know what the finish is, but I wish I did. It doesn’t really work in our current kitchen but we’ve become attached to it.

[sdgrrl]

That’s why I come here. All kinds of good advice. Rereading every comment a few times.

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