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 Posted By: jfain 
Mar 5  # 11 of 32
Quote Cook Chatty Cathy wrote:
Are you the type to plate your food in an eye-appealing manner, and do you take extra care to make sure it is a colorful and clean presentation?

I do, I am not into serving a plate that is less than attractive. I love color, and even in my plating I like it to be a work of art...as well it is! It is my belief that we eat with our eyes as much as we do with our tatse buds. If my food looks good it tastes better in my opinion.

I was just writing about this on the least attractive vegetable thread. I also like a rainbow of color on my plate and I almost always plate the food unless I'm having more than 6 people. Then I serve buffet style.
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 Posted By: chubbyalaskagriz 
Mar 5  # 12 of 32
I love old/contemporary blended together- w/ a hint of Scandinavian, and TONS of eclectic WOOD thrown-in.

My dream log-home would have this dining table from Crate & Barrel. I've had my eye on it for ages!

http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=883&f=14071&q=big+sur&fromLocation=Search&DIMID=400001&SearchPage=1
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 Posted By: jfain 
Mar 5  # 13 of 32
Ours looks almost exactly like that only the color of it is black/brown. We got ours at IKEA. People can say what they want about IKEA but it's contemporary design at affordable prices and the peices we have bought have been heavy and good quality. honestly though I don't want my furniture to last for 50 years. I would be so sick of it by then. I have a sort of scandinavian/asian thing going on in my house with a bunch of murano glass vases added in. I love art glass.
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 Posted By: chubbyalaskagriz 
Mar 5  # 14 of 32
RE: "Ours looks almost exactly like that only the color of it is black/brown. We got ours at IKEA. People can say what they want about IKEA but it's contemporary design at affordable prices and the peices we have bought have been heavy and good quality. honestly though I don't want my furniture to last for 50 years. I would be so sick of it by then. I have a sort of scandinavian/asian thing going on in my house with a bunch of murano glass vases added in. I love art glass."

Seems we have similar taste jfain! I too typically like to spend less money on things- that way in 3 years if I start getting bored and wish to change, I can more easily justify it. I also like to purchase flawwed pieces so that I don't end up w/ a pricy, perfect piece to be nervous around! Had a scuffed-up pine coffee table for years and new scuffs and scrapes only added to the patina!

Art glass? I collect wishing balls. I like blown shperical ornaments of all kinds...
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 Posted By: The Ironic Chef 
Mar 5  # 15 of 32
That's an expensive table. I could build and hand deliver it for much less, lol.