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Good Questions: Cushions for Ghost Chairs?

cushionsghost111608.jpgPam sent us an email: Hi! I love the cushions I saw on the Ghost Chairs that were shown on Gossip Girl. Where can I get cushions like that for mine?

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You would have to have them custom made.

...but like in the "Hot or Not" post of these - What's the point?

posted by bepsf on November 21st 2008 at 4:22pm
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REPOST

posted by Monica on November 21st 2008 at 4:39pm
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They ruin the chair.

posted by littleboots on November 21st 2008 at 5:07pm
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Not entirely a repost, to be fair, but I think the obvious answer to the question is that you'll have to have them custom made.

posted by amt230 on November 21st 2008 at 5:31pm
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...a strange sense of déja vu...

(ahem AT)

posted by mschatelaine on November 21st 2008 at 5:38pm
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...me too...

posted by canadian in swedish clothing on November 21st 2008 at 6:10pm
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You have to know the chair, understand the underlying joke, then be amused by the idea of almost completely obscuring something transparent. That's asking a lot of a casual viewer. It's all a little too arch for me.

posted by AustinSarah2 on November 21st 2008 at 6:26pm
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how would you fix them to the chairs?

posted by hanako66 on November 21st 2008 at 6:27pm
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"how would you fix them to the chairs?"

Transparent glue?
;-)

posted by bepsf on November 21st 2008 at 6:43pm
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AustinSarah--I get the joke, just don't think it's a particularly clever one or worth ruining the chair over. And what is the deal with Gossip Girl interior design posts. There are far more interesting interiors in movies and other shows to focus on than this terrible show. Why give it two posts (that I'm aware of--hard to miss as they are only a few posts apart)? Have you ever posted on 'House'? Title character's apartment is worth posting over and the hospital is the most aesthetically pleasing hospital ever created.

posted by littleboots on November 21st 2008 at 7:20pm
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No imagination ... oh, that is for the posters above.

Who cares if you cover it. Slip cover it. Make pillows for it ... It supposed to change over time. That is what furniture does. Or do you want a showroom?

posted by Randy Dandy on November 21st 2008 at 8:05pm
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Yeah. Post on House. What about the Noguchi lamp in his office? I find that and his chair far more interesting, especially when he's in the room..........

posted by JacksonMarie on November 21st 2008 at 8:16pm
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The deal with the Gossip Girl posts are there are interesting things happening in terms of set design and look at all the comments next to the topics. As you can see, they generate more comments = more loyal readers. Gossip Girl actually has a great stylist team; fashion and architecture. They get some of their clothing from Bird in Brooklyn. I agree with Randy, its more interesting to have furniture intervention.

posted by cafeen75 on November 21st 2008 at 8:22pm
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which personally, I actually do like the cushion for the space it is in. I always liked the chair, just thought it lacked the softness to balance my space. This is a clever solution and like how the cushion "floats".

posted by cafeen75 on November 21st 2008 at 8:24pm
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perhaps the cushions were merely a mechanism to reduce the glare for the filming........

posted by meso on November 21st 2008 at 8:41pm
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I have two with piped seat cushions on them (but not on the back like the picture) and they were custom made. Oh, and I swear they don't ruin the ghost chair. The whole idea of the ghost chair is that it's an irreverent take on a classic chair design. Take a deep breath people.

posted by HFG on November 22nd 2008 at 1:55am
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I never watch that show. Ever. But I like the way those cushions look in that photo and I generally don't like cushions added onto chairs.

posted by Curtis on November 23rd 2008 at 11:20am
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Never!

posted by Lizia Lins on November 23rd 2008 at 6:21pm
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