Good Questions: Beautiful Leather Pouf/Cubes?

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We have just redone our living room and are looking for two small ottomans/poufs/cubes to provide seating which won't take up a great deal of room. Many of those that we easily find are very modern and antiseptic. Were could we find more interesting versions that are pouf-like and possibly have a little more eclectic/world flavor? (ps. our wallpaper is shown at left).

Thanks, JoAnne

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Dear JoAnne,

This is a great question because while seating cubes are very popular right now, there is not a great variety. Here are two places we would look:

Calypso Home have a few versions of very stripped down, leather Moroccan style seating. Def worth a look.
Dosa Leather Poufs are super nice
This is interesting...
Lazy Dog Cubes look really comfortable!

Anyone else??

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Are you married to the cube? Have you been to an Apple store lately? They have these fantastic ball seats that I fell in love with. They feel like an extra-dense version of those fancy memory foam mattresses. I found them online...click my name. They come in a variety of colors.

John Derian has leather poufs ... I haven't been to the store myself but I've seen them online and they come in a variety of colors.

Leslie

www.johnderian.com

Go to imports and then to moroccan poufs ... $225 each.

I'm in DC but the store is in NYC.

Leslie

I love your wallpaper! You may want to go Moroccan... here are a few examples:

http://treasuresofmorocco.com/product_info.php?cPath=48_67&products_id=344 (only $90!)

http://www.casbahdecor.com/pd_camel.cfm

http://www.berbertrading.com/pd_hassockpoof_natural.cfm

http://www.designpublic.com/shop/zid-zid-kids/5293

Or maybe even one of these? (not all leather, but might be interesting alone the lines you're looking for):

http://tinyurl.com/y5ovcf

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=br_1_8/601-9390284-2028942?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B000FPX2X2

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=br_1_12/601-9390284-2028942?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B000F7STTW

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/fur/245714888.html

Hope you'll show us the whole room when you're done!

try these at novica

Liorra Manne in Soho had some sweet ones. There's also a Moroccan home store on Orchard just north of Delancy that has nice ottomans.

Liorra Manne in Soho has some sweet ones. There's also a Moroccan home store on Orchard just north of Delancy that has nice ottomans.

Try silk meditation cushions (or ZAFUs):

http://www.gaiam.com/retail/product/95-1211_MSTR
https://www.ziji.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/3_52

nice recommendations helloat, especially the first two. luv 'em for joanne's aesthetic.

good luck joanne. oh and i love your wallpaper too!

i think anything under 20" is too short for regular adult legs...and very few of these are that high, your guests will end up feeling like children being so far below everyone else and then like old guys when they try to stand up. high is better.

i just bought a moroccan leather pouf at john derian last week. they are lined up in a lower cabinet like candy. this one of my favorite stores in new york, john derian has a point of view that is reflected in every item offered for sale.

Sorry to hijack, but we received a couple of Persian Gabbeh round ottomans from my girlfriends mother recently and would love to use them for just the same purpose however they are unstuffed. Anyone with ideas on where to get 'stuffing'/foam, etc? I dropped by Economy Foam and Futon but they didn't seem to have anything apt. They are round and about 40 inches tall I'd guess, maybe 25 inches around.

This cube from Target has the yellow and aqua colors in your wallpaper. The subtle pattern would be a nice complement. Plus is $19.99 (clearance)!

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=br_1_3/602-9881805-2240616?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B000E7QNP0

petty paper!

i forgot this part:
the company store has a suede moroccan inspired ottoman for $99
http://www.thecompanystore.com/parent.asp?product=zj82x&dept%5Fid=3711

I am a designer in San Francisco and I have used Tazi Designs before

http://www.tazidesigns.com.

I hope that helps.

John

This amazing footstool (poof) was handcrafted in Morocco. It has a marvelous designs,hand embroidred in Marrakesh-Morocco. This gorgeous pouf measures 18 inches wide by 13 inches tall. This pouf is versatile sit on them, eat off them, put your feet up, it doesn't come stuffed, you can fill it with old clothes or cotton, paper...it has a zipper in the bottom. Add this exotic pouf to your home interior...These are my favorite ones, i bought them recently from justmorocco and they are gorgeous...

http://www.justmorocco.com/cat_leather.cfm

http://www.justmorocco.com/pd_orange_ottoman.cfm

http://www.justmorocco.com/pd-mekissa-moroccan-pouf.cfm