Always Look For
Tables And Chairs That Fit Your Personality
As a furniture buyer for a major regional store, my family
often consult me when they are looking for couches, tables
and chairs. I have this unique passion for chairs and tables
that people find silly at times, but when it comes time to
buy a new piece of furniture it always comes in handy. You
see, I have always loved the way that furniture can help you
to construct and lay out a space. To give you a trivial
example, when I moved into my new house we had nothing but
folding tables and chairs at first. We were shipping things
from out of state, you see, and it would be some time before
they got there. I found myself and my family sitting at her
kitchen table, eating off of paper plates night after night.
Everything was different than usual – the conversation, the
table manners, and even the food we are eating. Only when we
got our tables and chairs installed in our house did things
finally get back to normal. It was almost as if we were
programmed by the furniture.
This is why it is so important to buy the right tables and
chairs for your house. Every table and chair has a different
personality, and that personality will rub off on you. This
is one of the reasons that kids tables and chairs have a
certain look to them that reflects childhood temperament.
Generally, they are made out of solid plastic in a single
bright color. Children tend to have a very bright, unsubtle
view of life, and childrens furniture tends to reflect this
view.
Although many people are aware that the way they decorate
their house reflects on them, it is surprising how many of
them don't have decorations and furniture that fit with
their personality. So many people are caught up with a view
of how they should be or how they're expected to be that
they take very little time to notice how they really are.
When my clients are looking for tables and chairs, I always
have them perform a simple perceptual exercise. I have them
imagine that they are meeting some treasured, long-lost
friend for drinks – perhaps at a bar, perhaps in heaven. I
have them get extremely immersed in the activity and then
suddenly I ask them “what does the table look like?” By
catching them by surprise, I can get them to reflect on what
furniture they truly desire.