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Bob goes furniture shopping at Sears with the homeowners and a designer in New Hampshire.
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" Larry life's work more traditional furniture yeah. And I think I'll -- more contemporary taste of them need we might have some choices like 20000 square feet of choices inside we'll start with dining rooms must."

" Okay. Here's a couple of beauties. But he say policy as you're -- I really like this they're beautiful stuff you know this kind of lifestyle this is very contemporary."

" And very high style like high lacquer finish it's kind of oriental. White seats -- you. Pretty as all black lacquer on wood that's right and the base has all these terrific columns -- the nomination practical not really pregnant belly and -- very high gloss finish with a beautiful booked in the air that means the site errors beside your children play with a little match. You scratch editing of that list that's right this area a couple of years yeah later on in life I love this traditional. This queen Anne chair this is really my style house right well the queen -- at them much more traditional formal -- based on an antique reproduction. Has that lovely bow front Caprio legs a fiddle back beautiful shell carving care more carving detail on the -- The top as it is also have an air but it has this beautiful inlay he can't what would but it is really nice and."

" Pretty carved legs and the tears are about 400 dollars in the cable is."

" 1600 that's right that's right it's a lot. A lot of dining room really for their needs very formal two very formal land and a little too traditional for Paul's case I think so yeah this is -- contemporary sort of -- it would really start radio -- hospital that's right -- have something else that might. Might be more compromising -- the shakers that up oh I don't care. This is a very popular dining room set. What kind of like that with the -- really like it. Shaker style not the shakers were a religious sect really that's right that's right that they were very its military and everything's very straight. Clean and practical."

" Actually built -- understanding to make chairs like this that when not in use would end up a pig on the wall that's right that's right make it clean underneath."

" And -- military very clean people solid maple. That's right that's right has -- it has like a natural cherry finish. And the table as mortise and Tenon construction. -- veneer top over hardwood that gives it beauty and strength or. And it has lovely detailing the crane is beautiful and that's generally felt."

" A lot strong secondly with the kids from the coating on the."

" The finish on this policy at 20/20 one step. Lacquer based and it's so it gives the look of the Tina like at hand rubbed finish but it -- much stronger. Much stronger very practical 750. Dollars not bad that's right and then and the chair has a Scotch guard. -- get different choices I think black and white works great for us look like goodness I'm sure it to 84."

" And if you're content. Not bad at all."

" What about this is this part of the same design that's right and it has the same construction Mars -- construction that veneer top. As lovely simple lines -- polls that the matte black finish -- withdraw our drawers are solid oak they're sanded and waxed and dovetail joints. And has a wooden drawer glide with. Glue block -- very nice. Very nicely constructed 820. Day."

" That's a good about galvanized the black it's."

" Very contemporary lines -- the chairs come and a matte black finish as well what should look great with that seat the way he countless we."

" Table maturity that are chosen one."

" I really like this -- really seems practical. Clean up easily it'll really work with the small kids very very -- very little full sized couch yeah great. Yeah it's genuine leather it's not synthetic yes it is genuine leather at the split top ranked cal -- As a nice rubbed finish that gives -- a nice look but also -- Texas -- that you can clean up spills. It's great for kids foam rubber cushions it has inner spring cushions -- brink of very very well made they'll they'll really last they give you great. Comfort when you sit on that. And it has this pub back styling which is very comfortable did you caught. Let's cut a pub back styling -- can't lift up yes and it it's real comfortable to sit on -- you know and it in a small space if you don't have a lot of area you can get a lot of comfort in one seat how much is that couch this -- well this is the sofa sized 1699. And you can get an a sleeper for under 1900 dollars. -- They do and it would be great but it's not going to fit in that Stacey there we have to get a little table declared the spacing. That's right and and that chairs very comfortable even without an Ottoman and we'll have a little. Table in between to hold your drinks and the kids consider at what have you. Whether it's really is confusing -- is better at actually well I know what I've seen that way we have over twenty bedrooms to choose from but I thought you'd like this spot. Ants -- looks like it's from the same collection -- and it is it is at the same one likely what the round headboard would go great with the U palladian window in the room that's correct and these posts which are called pencil posts these a frame the window. And that scared you're nice compromise between me -- happy that you liked at the beginning. And Paul's cleaner lines that he prepares."

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