Re: New Here ... Interested in filling needs for furnishings

[Guest guest]

Anybody?

Does this mean that there IS no need for small scale furnishings?

We'd surely like to help, but if there's no need, then that's fine,

just would like to hear from some of you.

Thanks,

Dee

[Guest guest]

Hi Dee,

No need as far as I'm concerned. In fact, as an adult, I wouldn't want small

furniture - it would kind of look ridiculous and friends and family couldn't

use it. I think you'll find that most of us want our homes to look as

" normal " and as usable by others as possible. Kitchens are a bitch, but

otherwise, everything else works fine.

Maybe some kids on this list would though.

Thanks for the offer.

Re: New Here ... Interested in filling needs for

furnishings

> Anybody?

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> Does this mean that there IS no need for small scale furnishings?

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> We'd surely like to help, but if there's no need, then that's fine,

> just would like to hear from some of you.

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> Thanks,

> Dee

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[Guest guest]

I'm assuming from this post that you have not received a response.

Personally while I'd love handmade furniture, in my case I'd have

trouble finding a cause for adaptablility. Most of my needs can be met

with minimal adjustments to the furniture on the market. But, I'm

close to four feet in height and most furniture works for me. While a

shorter table to work on in the kitchen might be advantageous (yeah, I

MAY one day want to cook AGAIN!), I know cutting a few inches off of

the legs of a store brought one would solve the problem.

Another example is that I'm comfortable with the height of my computer

table, while I date someone whose desk is much lower than I would

need. He accomodated his needs by not using the legs on his desk, it

sits directly on the floor and it is a perfect height for his

wheelchair. Whereas I have to sit on a low stool if I want to use it.

Not that we are anywhere near the 'living together' stage, but last

weekend I was thinking that in the case of sharing space with someone

with his needs I can see that the computer work station area would

have to be of varying height in order to accomodate both of our needs.

We've seen a few other offers for furniture and some for fitted

clothes, but I find it difficult to consider proposals if I don't know

where the individual is located for one. Crafted furniture while

lovely and desireable might become cost prohibitive if you live in

Oregon and I live in NJ (which I do). And I would invest time and

money on a local seamstress for clothes items that I cannot easily

find on the market/off the rack. Fittings are a necessity (as you well

know) when one is having something custom made.

But, I appreciate your offer to give designing appropriate size

furniture for those who do have a need.

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> Anybody?

>

> Does this mean that there IS no need for small scale furnishings?

>

> We'd surely like to help, but if there's no need, then that's fine,

> just would like to hear from some of you.

> Thanks,

> Dee

>

[Guest guest]

What with being the voracious reader I have always been, I have tons

of beautiful books stacked all over the place. To be able to purchase two

or three tall bookcases would solve the book stack problem, BUT, then HOW

would I ever REACH the books on the two top shelves, right?!!

RIGHT.

So an accomodating bookcase would be nice, HOWEVER, as

pointed out------the shipping alone on something like this would be

horrendous to even THINK about, so I will either keep adding small bookcases to

my

home, or continue growing my lovely little stacks of books.

Thank you for asking though.

Adelaide

[Guest guest]

I must have missed the first post, but I for one could use a comfortable

chair or sofa that was made to fit my body size.

Can you send me your info privately, please?

Thanks.

Bill

On 4/19/06, M <petite_isla@...> wrote:

>

> I'm assuming from this post that you have not received a response.

>

> Personally while I'd love handmade furniture, in my case I'd have

> trouble finding a cause for adaptablility. Most of my needs can be met

> with minimal adjustments to the furniture on the market. But, I'm

> close to four feet in height and most furniture works for me. While a

> shorter table to work on in the kitchen might be advantageous (yeah, I

> MAY one day want to cook AGAIN!), I know cutting a few inches off of

> the legs of a store brought one would solve the problem.

>

> Another example is that I'm comfortable with the height of my computer

> table, while I date someone whose desk is much lower than I would

> need. He accomodated his needs by not using the legs on his desk, it

> sits directly on the floor and it is a perfect height for his

> wheelchair. Whereas I have to sit on a low stool if I want to use it.

>

> Not that we are anywhere near the 'living together' stage, but last

> weekend I was thinking that in the case of sharing space with someone

> with his needs I can see that the computer work station area would

> have to be of varying height in order to accomodate both of our needs.

>

> We've seen a few other offers for furniture and some for fitted

> clothes, but I find it difficult to consider proposals if I don't know

> where the individual is located for one. Crafted furniture while

> lovely and desireable might become cost prohibitive if you live in

> Oregon and I live in NJ (which I do). And I would invest time and

> money on a local seamstress for clothes items that I cannot easily

> find on the market/off the rack. Fittings are a necessity (as you well

> know) when one is having something custom made.

>

> But, I appreciate your offer to give designing appropriate size

> furniture for those who do have a need.

>

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> > Anybody?

> >

> > Does this mean that there IS no need for small scale furnishings?

> >

> > We'd surely like to help, but if there's no need, then that's fine,

> > just would like to hear from some of you.

> > Thanks,

> > Dee

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[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for replying Helene, I do understand of course. :-)

Let me ask, is there anything else that is needed? I guess I'm talking

about other small furnishings ... step stools, etc.?

Hugs,

Dee

[Guest guest]

> Personally while I'd love handmade furniture, in my case I'd have

> trouble finding a cause for adaptablility. Most of my needs can be

> met with minimal adjustments to the furniture on the market.

Hi ,

Thanks so much for responding! :-)

Yes, you're right .... a table can be adjusted cutting off legs, and

I also hear what the others are saying in that you'd need regular

sized furniture for guests and other family members. Thanks for

that info.

I do hear kitchens could use allot of adjustments ... I'm surprised

that the building industry hasn't gotten on this yet.

I can also see what you're saying if there are 2 persons of

different heights, because Jim and I actually have that problem.

Jim is short (5'3 " ) and I'm 5'5 " , so believe it or not, we have a

few adjustment problems also. A computer desk that is adjustable

would be nice, that's a thought.

As for clothing, yes .. that's probably something I didn't think

about, I guess since we're all different, there would be a need for

measuring and such. I was thinking a few different lines for a few

different heights and arm length, etc... would help, but maybe

there's just too many variations for that to work. Hmmm????

Thanks ever so much for all the info, if you come up with anything

else you can think of, let us know. :-)

Hugs,

Dee

[Guest guest]

Sure Bill ... will do that now. :-)

Dee

[Guest guest]

Dee -

The idea of custom made furniture for me is right up

there with custom made shoes. Someday, when I have

enough disposable income it will be on my shopping

list.

Perhaps if you could provide an idea of price

guidelines (including shipping costs), you might have

more nibbles.

Kage

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[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

I have found IKEA to be the ideal place for furniture...they even have

outdoor furniture that looks like it was made for LP's. My kids (both Lp's) are

very low to the ground, easy for them to get into.

[Guest guest]

Karolyn,

What a great idea!!!

[Guest guest]

Hi Adelaide,

I saw on one of those room do-overs on TV where they took a narrow bookcase and

turned it on it's side then hung it on the wall. Why couldn't you lay one on the

floor and the second on top of it to made for a wonderful and large accessable

bookcase which would look very stylish? There would even be room on the top for

a TV or art knick knacks if say the bottom horizontal bookcase was 8 feet long

and you got one for the top that was 5 feet long (horizontally).

Or something like that! :-)

Cheers

Karolyn

Re: Re: New Here ... Interested in filling needs for

furnishings

What with being the voracious reader I have always been, I have tons

of beautiful books stacked all over the place. To be able to purchase two

or three tall bookcases would solve the book stack problem, BUT, then HOW

would I ever REACH the books on the two top shelves, right?!!

RIGHT.

So an accomodating bookcase would be nice, HOWEVER, as

pointed out------the shipping alone on something like this would be

horrendous to even THINK about, so I will either keep adding small bookcases

to my

home, or continue growing my lovely little stacks of books.

Thank you for asking though.

Adelaide

[Guest guest]

> I do hear kitchens could use allot of adjustments ... I'm surprised

> that the building industry hasn't gotten on this yet.

We are much to small a market to make it worthwhile.

> As for clothing, yes .. that's probably something I didn't think

> about, I guess since we're all different, there would be a need for

> measuring and such. I was thinking a few different lines for a few

> different heights and arm length, etc... would help, but maybe

> there's just too many variations for that to work. Hmmm????

Again, a small market problem. In order for clothes to be reasonably

priced you have to produce a certain quantity of each size. (my

brother is a men's clothes designer) So although many of us may have

similar arm length and profit by the seasonal 3/4 sleeve style, we do

vary tremendously in which size we wear.

I remember in SLC (or was it Boston?) there was a woman selling

sweatshirt cardigans, (she'd take a sweatshirt, open it in front, sew

trimming, resize the sleeve) I'm not sure why she didn't find more of

a market. I appreciated them and brought 3 at her 'going out of

business' sale. I still love them and if I find a reasonable

seamstress I'd have more sewn.

There might be a few items which might yield a market; for example

ponchos. I love the ease of throwing them on, but most are made too

long for dwarfs. I'd also like a waterproof one for the rain. So,

that's something I usually have my eye out for in the children's

section. But, I'm steering clear of anything with duckys on it.

I think one difficulty is in marketing these products. I personally

want to try something on. Maybe few who go to conferences can also

afford to go clothes shopping during the same budget cycle. *shrug*

not sure.

[Guest guest]

>What with being the voracious reader I have always been, I have tons

of beautiful books stacked all over the place. To be able to purchase

two or three tall bookcases would solve the book stack problem, BUT,

then HOW would I ever REACH the books on the two top shelves, right?!!

I have the same addiction, but do have the regular size tall shelves.

I find I can place those less read or already read but part of a

collection on the upper shelves with 'things' or objects. On occasion

when I do want one, I just use a grabber. I place most 'coffee table'

type books on the lower shelves, as I prefer not to get knocked out

trying to pull one of those down.

I do dream of having a more accessible study one day, so I can have

everything nicely arranged and get to all of those books I buy and

never read.

[Guest guest]

" There might be a few items which might yield a market; for example

ponchos. I love the ease of throwing them on, but most are made too long

for dwarfs. I'd also like a waterproof one for the rain. "

Hi ,

I can help you in the poncho department. I crochet them. Unfortunately I

can't make a waterproof one but a little innovation may work, such as

waterproof material that could possibly be sewn inside to make it

reversable. I just bought a neat jacket that is very lightweight yet

waterproof. The water just beads off of it. E-mail me if you are

interested, my service is free except for shipping and materials. (I am

in Michigan) Postage rates are fairly cheat because a poncho would be

lightweight.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/20/06 7:41:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

petite_isla@... writes:

On occasion

when I do want one, I just use a grabber. I place most 'coffee table'

type books on the lower shelves, as I prefer not to get knocked out

trying to pull one of those down.

I hear you, ! One of MY biggest " goose eggs " on my head

came from my huge, " The Impressionists " book, which REALLY made

quite an impression actually...

I do dream of having a more accessible study one day, so I can have

everything nicely arranged and get to all of those books I buy and

never read.

I too, dream of having such a room! And like you, I am thoroughly

addicted to books. Art, theatre, literature, poetry, biographies, history,

faraway places, and horses are MY worse addictions.

Adelaide

[Guest guest]

On 4/20/06 10:31 PM, " qscholar " <qscholar@...> wrote:

>

> " There might be a few items which might yield a market; for example

> ponchos. I love the ease of throwing them on, but most are made too long

> for dwarfs. I'd also like a waterproof one for the rain. "

>

> Hi ,

>

> I can help you in the poncho department. I crochet them. Unfortunately I

> can't make a waterproof one but a little innovation may work, such as

> waterproof material that could possibly be sewn inside to make it

> reversable. I just bought a neat jacket that is very lightweight yet

> waterproof. The water just beads off of it. E-mail me if you are

> interested, my service is free except for shipping and materials. (I am

> in Michigan) Postage rates are fairly cheat because a poncho would be

> lightweight.

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[Guest guest]

On 5/2/06 3:59 PM, " Clipsham " <jackiclip@...> wrote:

> On 4/20/06 10:31 PM, " qscholar " <qscholar@...> wrote:

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>> " There might be a few items which might yield a market; for example

>> ponchos. I love the ease of throwing them on, but most are made too long

>> for dwarfs. I'd also like a waterproof one for the rain. "

>>

>> Hi ,

>>

>> I can help you in the poncho department. I crochet them. Unfortunately I

>> can't make a waterproof one but a little innovation may work, such as

>> waterproof material that could possibly be sewn inside to make it

>> reversable. I just bought a neat jacket that is very lightweight yet

>> waterproof. The water just beads off of it. E-mail me if you are

>> interested, my service is free except for shipping and materials. (I am

>> in Michigan) Postage rates are fairly cheat because a poncho would be

>> lightweight.

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