First off, a big thanks to everyone for weighing in on our barstool discussion last week! We were ready to pull the trigger and place our order (the blue leather was our secret favorite), when we realized we hadn’t double checked to make sure the darn thing would fit. I know, seriously. The problem is, this is a barstool…and what we really need is a counter stool. Fortunately, the nice people at Steelcase let us borrow their showroom sample (with green cushion) to try out at home.
It looks good and is comfortable, but in general it is bigger (wider) than we were expecting.
And it just barely slides under the counter, so there’s not a lot of extra room for things like human legs.
I’m sitting on it now as I type this and it’s ok for casual blogging, but it’s not ideal for meal eating. It’s designed for commercial use and feels a bit large for the scale of our space.
Defeated by a barstool once again! So here’s out backup plan – I’ve been eyeing the Sebastian stools from IKEA. I noticed them on one of my recent excursions and also heard good reviews from a few of you. Despite the chrome base (argh!), they’re the closest runner-up to the Scoop (but in a more functional 24″ height) and at $50 each we won’t feel bad if we find something down the road that we like better.
P.S. – Thanks to our neighbor for walking his counter stool down the street to help confirm our suspicions. It takes a village, y’know.
Also, a bit of housekeeping –
I’ve been messing with the header and sidebar fonts with Typekit. This is what it’s supposed to look like…is this what you see? For me, it looks fine on Internet Explorer but defaults to sans serif (or something similar) on Firefox.
Also, we’re a little late on this, but a HUGE thanks to everyone who voted for us on One Project Closer’s Before & After contest (especially our moms, who told all of their friends)! Unfortunately, we lost out to the patio project, but we appreciate all the support nonetheless. *group hug*
In re the fonts…I’m rockin’ IE7 here at work and the header and sidebar fonts do not look like the ones in the pic you included in your pic.
And BTW…I haven’t dropped any comments here in a while, but I’ve definitely been following along (and have enjoyed all of the weekly updates). Your place is looking absolutely amazing!
I’m on Safari and the post font is a serif and the titles look like a bold version of what you chose. So complicated! You’re brave for trying to play around with that!
I noticed all the font changes a couple of days ago and was going to send you a comment 🙂 I’m using Chrome on a Mac and I see what Daniel sees, I think – very bold post titles, post text in a pretty small serif font (looks like Times New Roman), and the sidebar/comments look similar to what you’ve chosen, except letters seem a bit taller and narrower.
We actually bought two Sebastian stools a couple of weeks ago, and we really like them so far! I like to sit on mine sideways, which wouldn’t be possible with the Scoop-type stool.
place is looking pretty amazing guys! we should grab dinner or happy hour sometime (i am now in phinney, practically neighbors!)
also, the fonts all look correct to me… i do believe we are using internet explorer 8.
I’m the same as Daniel and I’m also on Safari on Mac.
I’m also on a Mac and am seeing the same things and Daniel and Brittney.
The chrome legs- are you going to paint them or anything?
Still loving your blog!
Leslie, I did start thinking about whether or not I could alter the chrome finish…haven’t done any research yet, so we’ll see!
Hey Sarah! Seriously, it’s been a while!
I’m in FF and it definitely looks like a generic sans serif font, with bold titles.
Also, good call on counter height vs barstool height, we’re considering nixing my dining room table and just going with an extended island, and I’ve never considered the stool implications!
hey guys – I’m using Chrome and it’s a big bold sans serif type font here too
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