Found: Lofted Living Room Swing

We have a severe love for swings in the home. They just seem to provide the right amount of playfulness, making anyone feel like a kid again. We are however, completely jealous of those with enough space to pull the look off...

You can check out this swing in person if you're local to the San Francisco area. Make sure to take a look at the San Francisco Living: Home Tours on Sept. 12-13 where the focus this year is on simplicity. This home along with several others will be on display. More information is available from the ever loved Anh-Minh Le over at The Chronicle.

(via: The Chronicle)
(Image: Bruce Damonte for The Chronicle)

Comments (2)

Wow, that looks great. To bad this is really hard to make it look good. I would love to have something like this myself.

posted by AlexHoogeveen on September 4th 2009 at 7:04pm
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In the 1990s, I met a woman of a certain age who lived off Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. In the 1940s, her husband had given her a swing for their high-ceilinged living room. She told me that he had always pushed her as she swung her legs, and between them, the swing got very high. She proudly pointed me toward a mark her outstretched toe (and dirty shoe) had made one night on the ceiling. She also told me that though people had remarked on that little patch of dirt, she refused to wash it off. (By that time, her husband had passed away.) Not only was the swing (still installed) a marvel, the story behind that touch of mud made the room the most romantic place I've ever sat down in.

posted by ShannonTaylor on September 6th 2009 at 5:18am
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