DUers, choose my new chair! (dial-up warning)

[Heidi]

Poll question: DUers, choose my new chair! (dial-up warning)

Need a real chair for my studio, and it must "go" with the red desk below. I've narrowed the field to two candidates. So ya'll help me decide. :hi:


The desk


The chair choices


Skruvsta


Beta

[Spider Jerusalem]

1. Definitely the second.

The first one looks rather too much like something that sprang from the mind of a set designer for a bad 1960's science fiction movie. The more angular, hard-edged and industrial look of the second chair (all that exposed chrome especially) better compliments the desk, in my opinion.

[Heidi]

4. I agree. The first one is awfully comfortable,

but I think it's a bit "much" for such a streamlined desk, and it would take up a lot more space, too. The second one is exactly like Call Me Wesley's and though he's pretty happy with his Beta, the leather on that model is stretched so tight that it feels stiff to me.

I suppose, like a new pair of leather shoes, the Beta's leather would soften to accommodate one's behind?

[Spider Jerusalem]

9. Yes, the leather SHOULD stretch and conform to your shape with use...

it might help some if you rub it down with neat's-foot oil, actually (which you can order online if you can't find it anywhere else, although if there are any bootmakers or saddler's shops in your area they may have it).

[Heidi]

11. Thanks for the tip about neat's!

I'll see if I can find it online in Switzerland; if not, I'll ask my mom to send some. :thumbsup:

[Spider Jerusalem]

17. It's called "Klauenfett" in German, if that helps any.

[Heidi]

18. That helps _a lot_.

I can order it from Germany. :thumbsup:
http://www.reitshop24.de/suchen/e/klauenfett.html

[Spider Jerusalem]

28. Here's a place in Switzerland that has it, too:

http://www.horsestore.ch/de/dept_23.html

[Heidi]

30. Lemme just say:

:yourock:

I was just thinking that my brother-in-law, a hunter who tans a lot of hides, probably has Neat's in his workshop which is next door to my studio. :think:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear Heidi!

I voted for your Beta chair, my dear gf!

The other one looks very nice, but for me, it would be a chair to sit in and relax.......

I also don't think it would be very practical at your desk!

So, there you have it...

I'm still up, since I'm still jazzed over the Oscars.

So, is this your new studio? The one you just finished building?

It looks very nice indeed!

Maybe one sweet day, I might step through that door to see it for myself...

:loveya: :hug:

[Heidi]

6. Stylistically, I'm inclined toward Beta,

but the first chair felt _so_ comfy when I sat in it.

My studio isn't nearly as tidy as the photo reflects. I'll post a new photo this week when I've cleaned off my desk. :blush:

Nice to see you, sweetie. I missed the Academy Awards. It's a _beautiful_ morning here! :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. What a beautiful morning shot that is, my dear Heidi!

Just beautiful........*sigh*

I wish you weren't so damn far away...:hug:

As for your question about the leather stretching......yes, I believe it will.

And besides, you don't want to be too comfortable when you're working!

You must suffer for your art, right? :rofl:

[Heidi]

15. I stand to paint,

but I don't mind being comfy when I'm at the desk doing collage, watercolor, etc. I'm too dang tall to stand at the desk. :rofl:

[LSK]

48. you live in paradise n/t

[Oeditpus Rex]

3. Beta

Then we demand... a shrubbery pics of you sitting in it!

:bounce:

[Heidi]

7. DEMAND?????

You might want to pile some sweetness on that demand if you want results, sailor. :*

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. Hey, if the Knights of Ni said

"We request a shrubbery," it just wouldn't work. :shrug:

[Heidi]

12. This is a Monty Python thing, isn't it?

:shrug:

[Oeditpus Rex]

19. Um... yeah

How can you live with the Lounge's no. 2 Pythoniac without a little bit rubbing off? :shrug:

[Heidi]

22. I use protection!

La-la-la-lala. I can't hear you!

[Oeditpus Rex]

25. Interesting timing

I just saw a bit on episode zwei of Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus in which a clerk in a hearing-aid store couldn't hear. :7

[Heidi]

27. La-la-la-lalalalala!

[Oeditpus Rex]

29. You're a tough one to figure

:7

[Heidi]

31. Mommy!!!!

:7

[Oeditpus Rex]

34. Aw, crap

I was hoping it was my mommy. :cry:

[Heidi]

36. Disappointment: Walk it off!

[Oeditpus Rex]

37. Ah-HA!

It DOES rub off!

[Heidi]

38. No form of protection is 100 percent effective.

[Oeditpus Rex]

41. True

One should always consult one's physician.

[Nicole]

5. Beta

Because it has arms on it.

[Heidi]

8. I'm big on chairs with arms,

and my pants/jackets/painting aprons _must_ have pockets. Cuz I'm a persnickety old chick, dontchaknow. :rofl:

How're you, gf? :hug:

[Nicole]

14. Hi Heidi.

:hi:

I must be a persnickety old chick too because I want all those things as well. Except my apron is a kitchen apron. :rofl:

I'm doing good & hope you are too. :hug:

[Heidi]

16. Persnickety Old Chicks UNITE!

I'm gonna be 44 tomorrow, and I'm buying myself this chair as a gift to myself. :evilgrin:

Nice to see you, Nicole! :hug:

[Nicole]

20. What a great gift!

I always buy myself a gift for my Birthday & Christmas. It's always the perfect thing too, no returns or exchanges. :evilgrin:

Happy 44th Birthday. Start celebrating early! :party: :toast: :party:

[enigmatic]

21. the second one

I've sat on chairs like the first for long periods while writing, and boy they were uncomfortable. I like to kind of sink inti my chair and I couldn't with the first kind.

And the second one looks way cooler! :D

[Heidi]

23. Hey, you!

I'm leaning toward the second one, too. In fact, I think I'll just go get it this afternoon. :P

So good to see you, my friend. Long time. :hug:

[Robeson]

24. The second looks more ergo, with more back support....

...so I'd probably pick that one.

[Heidi]

26. Hi, Robeson!

I think I'm gonna go get the second one this afternoon. Ya'll made up my mind for me. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. One more thing, my dear Heidi.........

Please be sure to check your email on your birthday.......

There should be something waiting for you there!

And have a lovely day, every day!

:toast:

[Heidi]

33. Thank you, my friend.

I check my email before I check DU, even. :hug: :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

35. Good.........so do I!

:loveya: :hug:

I'm off to bed.........Hope your day is lovely, without too many freepers and other assorted characters with evil intent!

[Guava Jelly]

39. I like this one

:7

[Heidi]

40. It reminds me of Mick Jagger, for some reason.

Very cute, GoPsUx, but my studio chair _must_ have wheels. :)

How're you, my friend? :hug:

[Guava Jelly]

42. I am good

My vacation ends at 6:30 today when i have to go back to work :mad:
but thats ok i'm relaxed and ready.
:)
I hope all is wonderful on your side ofthe pond.
:hug:

[bridgit]

43. You see now, my experience is different...

every artist i've ever known never used a desk, they used a bench, or layout table; as a teenager i used to 'do' photography in what used to be called The Stucco Factory here in town http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=oid%3A34786 but it seemed i was forever standing in my darkroom so :shrug:

hubby seldom sits, but when he does he uses a stool at one of his bench's...though has a grouping of chairs with arm rests round a table across the room where he'll sit and look at works from a distance with others, or by himself so again...

whatever floats that boat i would think, though a chair that is easy to maintain, whatever that is from whichever part of the world to include china :thumbsup:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

44. Beta.

[LostinVA]

45. I love IKEA

[Heidi]

46. The first chair is from IKEA.

The desk and the Beta chair are from Fly. :hi:

[LostinVA]

82. Really???? They look very IKEA-like

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

47. Beta

:hi:

[bridgit]

55. oooh, pretty Beta...

:hi:

[texanwitch]

49. Hello Heidi

I would go for good back support.

Happy almost Birthday.

[Heidi]

50. Hi, gf!

Thank you! I'm officially 44. :yoiks:

[texanwitch]

51. Well then Happy Birthday.

I am 53, and love it.

You are at a good age.

:pals: :hug: :party: :bounce: :woohoo:

[Heidi]

53. I really love my forties.

My mid to late thirties were darn good, too, but I believe that my 40s are even better because menopause can't be far away. :rofl:

Thank you for the birthday wishes, sweet friend! :hug: :loveya:

[texanwitch]

57. Menopause can be your friend.

I don't miss certain monthly visits at all.

[Heidi]

58. That's why I'm looking forward to it.

:D

Every year, I put "menopause" at the top of my Christmas list, but Santa hasn't been listening. x(

[texanwitch]

59. It runs early in my family.

I also started late, so I can't complain.

You might have a few more years to go yet.

[Broken_Hero]

52. The beta looks very good to me,

looks like you got good back support, and the arm rests look good, :D

[Heidi]

54. Hi, SuperMod!

:hi:

Yes, I'm gonna get the Beta. CMW's Beta is really comfortable except for the stiffness of the leather. :7

[Broken_Hero]

56. well if you get one, get one for me, :)

the wheels on my crappy chair are falling apart, :D

:hide:

[Xipe Totec]

60. Aeron - check this one out

No more sweaty buns.



http://www.hermanmiller.com/CDA/SSA/Product/0,,a10-c440-p8,00.html

[Heidi]

61. I love it!

But it's a little bulky looking for my studio. If I had to sit in a chair all day, I'd definitely get an Aeron, though. :thumbsup:

Hi, Xipe Topec! :hi:

[Xipe Totec]

76. Hi back at cha!

:hi:

I woke up in the middle of the night, logged in, saw your post, and went back to bed.

This is the chair model I have at work. It's the same dimensions as a standard office chair. It looks bulkier than it is because all the mechanism is in that gizmo underneath.

[Rhiannon12866]

62. The first one looks a lot more comfortable to me.

And I like the way it looks, too. :-)

[Heidi]

63. I gave some serious thought to this roller stool:

But it offers no lower back support and mainly just looks good. :)

[Oeditpus Rex]

64. I used to have a friend who'd adore that

She was so easy on birthdays and Christmas and stuff. Cow anything. :7

[Heidi]

66. I only like the black and white cowskin thing in certain situations,

like paired with red. Ginger likes this combination, too. :7

[Oeditpus Rex]

69. Julie's entire apartment looked like that

Minus the red sofa and Ginger, that is.



Reminded me of what Lucy said when she and Ethel each bought a side of beef for their new walk-in freezer, not realizing how big a side of beef is, and they were afraid of what Ricky and Fred were gonna do:

"You don't suppose they'd believe a cow wandered in here and fell apart, do you?"

:rofl:

[Rhiannon12866]

80. It depends on how long you're going to spend sitting there...

If it's going to be for extended periods, you'll want the back support. I'd go for the stool if you're going to be getting up and down and moving around a lot. On my job, I spent extended periods sitting at my desk and had a great chair with a comfortable back and wheels, so I could both lean back comfortably and could scoot around, too. I rarely had reason to ever get up...:D

[SKKY]

65. I chose Beta because it looks more comfortable...

...but I personally would chose Skruvsta based on "cool" factor.

[Heidi]

67. Yep. You busted me.

I like the looks of Skruvsta, but Beta is comfy and consumes less space. :hi:

[Heidi]

68. Double post. Self-delete. (nt)

[krispos42]

70. Definately B. It does with the spindly, bare-bones table

[Heidi]

71. Hiya, krispos!

Chair B it is! :hi:

[krispos42]

72. Glad I could put it over the top!

I feel special!

:-)

[xchrom]

73. you've already gone and gotten your chair -- but i went with skruvsta.

i like the look of that much better than the beta.

and btw -- i work with furniture for a living -- i wouldn't put anything on the leather for any reason.

leather products like neat's can be great for items like ball gloves -- but they can ruin finished leather like whats on those chairs.

[Heidi]

74. Hi, you!

I haven't gotten it yet. Got busy yesterday. :)

How're you, my tasteful friend? :hug: and :*

[xchrom]

75. lol -- ya know -- i don't know how i am!!

But i have major loves and kisses for you and cmw --:loveya: :loveya:

i really need to get to europe -- but i have weird complications -- but i'm considering saying fuck it -- major frustrations.

[neweurope]

77. Definitely Beta.

Scruvsta would dwarf that beautiful desk.
Also Beta looks as if it might be better for your back.
:hi:

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[Rabrrrrrr]

78. The Skruvsta is gonna ruin your back - burn that POS.

Get the other one.

Chairs are not an item to buy on "looks" - they are to bought on healthiness and comfort.

[ironflange]

79. Did you consider this one?

I just set up an art table for my daughter, got all the stuff at IKEA. This stool is surprisingly comfortable, but I guess it would have to be so Grampa could ride that old tractor around all day. That's what it's called. Traktor.

I learned the hard way not to plunk myself down on it heedlessly.

[Heidi]

81. I have Traktor in black,

but I mainly use it when I'm sitting to do detail work. I agree that it's pretty comfy but I think I need more lower back support when I'm sitting at the desk for longer periods (like when I'm DUing). I know exactly what you mean about plunking down on it heedlessly. I have a hard-wood floor in my studio, and Traktor goes aflyin' across it waaaaaaaaay too easily. :blush:

Did you get your daughter the child's easel at IKEA? I was thinking about sending one to my three-year-old nephew in Oklahoma but wasn't sure how stable it is. (My nephew is a one-man tornado, according to my brother.)

[ironflange]

83. That's not what I meant

See the bump in the front there? I plopped myself right down on it, and I had to walk a little funny for a few minutes.

[Heidi]

84. OUCH.

Sorry that happened to you. Call Me Wesley keeps his "party parts" out of my studio, so he hopefully won't suffer the same fate at the hands of Traktor. :scared: