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Originally posted by viet_mom
What have you all done when choosing new furniture with youngsters?
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Vomiting babies and toddlers are a strong argument for leather upholstery (a position usually advocated by a male in a pair). So far, I've won this argument with regard to one club chair and all cars. I gave in on the sofa, because even with the additional wipe-clean practicality, that's a lot of damn leather in one room, and I'm not a coke pimp or a cowboy. Barring leather, you don't want anything in a velvet texture. Microfiber is good, but can start to look sloppy after a few years of abuse.
Eventually, someone is going to regret the home design trend away from the "living room as museum/natural preserve" of prewar houses. Going from living room + family room to simply "great room" means you're entertaining fellow adults in phantom pools of yesterday's baby vomit. I'd rather have a house with a parlor that's used once every two months by adults only.
P.S. Kitchen chairs, if not just wood, should be upholstered in nothing but leather. Wet sponge = problem solved.
P.P.S. A couch lives or dies by the quality of the seat cushions, not the upholstery. Spending $1,200 on a couch you will set fire to when your oldest is 16 is an option, but for $3K to $5K you'll have 16 years of better sitting. I'm impressed with
Baker furniture for deluxe quality. It's hard to justify $5K for a single piece of furniture, though.
