tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post1410930890754007671..comments2024-03-28T20:03:47.696-04:00Comments on Chinoiserie Chic: Velvet & ChinoiserieBeth Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-3016935875325395382020-08-22T08:25:25.267-04:002020-08-22T08:25:25.267-04:00I had wrongly assumed based on comments on their w...I had wrongly assumed based on comments on their website the the "policy" was loosely enforced by the delivery companies and with a generous tip they would at the minimum bring them inside. It never occurred to me they would dump them and run. Really outrageous. I plan to do a post reviewing Article here and also a negative review on their website, so I will at least warn others. it was very stressful and a huge hassle.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-24115565286444554452020-08-21T13:10:51.915-04:002020-08-21T13:10:51.915-04:00Anonymous, you are too funny.Anonymous, you are too funny.Lisa D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08333815608310503191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-7957418913171997922020-08-21T13:06:48.820-04:002020-08-21T13:06:48.820-04:00Love the William Sonoma Home picture. Just beauti...Love the William Sonoma Home picture. Just beautiful.<br /><br />That's ridiculous, Beth. People who are in the business of selling large objects, such as furniture, need to adapt in order to service their customers. That's part of running a business successfully. I've had food delivery people ring my doorbell to deliver. After weeks, my housekeepers have returned. They wear masks, gloves and I provide disposable shoe covers for them. I'm always fearful of ordering large objects such as furniture, online, because I worry they will not turn out to be what I thought they would be, and I don't want the hassle of returns. I have ordered clothes, shoes, small appliances online, always being mindful of the return policy, and I've had to make many returns because it was the wrong item, did not fit, or was not what I expected.<br /><br />I used to say couch, but now say sofa - that seems to be the most frequently used terminology. I love all of the performance fabrics that are available now!Lisa D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08333815608310503191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-2254221073038300992020-08-21T08:43:55.893-04:002020-08-21T08:43:55.893-04:00LOL. Read today's post. One of the sofas is ma...LOL. Read today's post. One of the sofas is massive and very heavy - three of us could barely move the box. I am not hurting myself or damaging velvet sofas because they have a horrible system. Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-8995453247796966512020-08-21T08:40:04.174-04:002020-08-21T08:40:04.174-04:00Thanks - read today's post - adding insult to ...Thanks - read today's post - adding insult to injury!Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-517631942778464402020-08-21T08:39:13.281-04:002020-08-21T08:39:13.281-04:00It was a Massachusetts company now defunct and the...It was a Massachusetts company now defunct and their sofas were so popular that people started using the word davenport to refer to any sofa - in certain areas of the country.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-45185115601809262832020-08-21T08:37:39.553-04:002020-08-21T08:37:39.553-04:00Thank you - me too.Thank you - me too.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-9094232123033446402020-08-21T08:36:32.268-04:002020-08-21T08:36:32.268-04:00You would think businesses would be delighted for ...You would think businesses would be delighted for the business and be geared up for online and delivery and instead it is a disaster. All my deliveries of late have been problematic. Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-75082203725643466622020-08-21T08:30:45.409-04:002020-08-21T08:30:45.409-04:00Me too - thanks.Me too - thanks.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-71091010407580653882020-08-21T08:20:30.576-04:002020-08-21T08:20:30.576-04:00Thanks so much.Thanks so much.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-62048267366204538292020-08-21T08:19:59.008-04:002020-08-21T08:19:59.008-04:00Read my post today - the delivery was the worst! I...Read my post today - the delivery was the worst! I grew up with couch in the Midwest but sofa on the East coast.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-35981844606279736252020-08-21T02:45:58.132-04:002020-08-21T02:45:58.132-04:00I thought cats don’t bother velvet because they ca...I thought cats don’t bother velvet because they can’t sink claws into it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-9569652451550520702020-08-20T23:42:08.250-04:002020-08-20T23:42:08.250-04:00My late husband was a lawyer and couldn't chan...My late husband was a lawyer and couldn't change a light bulb. I too was the one with the tool box. Guess where that is now? Don't get me started/Sandbagger. Wait until you read my post tomorrow on the delivery. A nightmare.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-32205915553295744402020-08-20T23:38:20.318-04:002020-08-20T23:38:20.318-04:00Very interesting and glad you like the pig. Very interesting and glad you like the pig. Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-18698604440674198482020-08-20T20:59:11.866-04:002020-08-20T20:59:11.866-04:00I agree and it's getting frustrating. Read my ...I agree and it's getting frustrating. Read my post tomorrow!Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-86482020822259957592020-08-20T20:33:28.460-04:002020-08-20T20:33:28.460-04:00Thanks and very interesting.Thanks and very interesting.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-85267374703388226322020-08-20T20:32:56.374-04:002020-08-20T20:32:56.374-04:00Gorgeous - love the brass too.Gorgeous - love the brass too.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-7557468642285713322020-08-20T20:30:48.569-04:002020-08-20T20:30:48.569-04:00Wait until you read my post tomorrow - unbelievabl...Wait until you read my post tomorrow - unbelievable!Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-87405698407797659252020-08-20T20:27:27.944-04:002020-08-20T20:27:27.944-04:00Ha! That was one of my inspiration pictures when I...Ha! That was one of my inspiration pictures when I was planning the renovation at our Florida home. I actually didn’t go with velvet but instead went with a off white linen. But I used the blues and aqua with all of my blue and white. Love, love, love this color combo in Florida. Can’t wait to see your new sofa!<br />MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-74310146415933711722020-08-20T17:25:08.473-04:002020-08-20T17:25:08.473-04:00I took some interior design courses at a local col...I took some interior design courses at a local college. The professors told us the correct “professional” terminology was “sofa.” And, it’s a “lighting fixture” not a “lamp.” A lamp is what most people call a “light bulb.” 🙄 I love your new home and decor choices! ❤️Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-63914354761751610432020-08-20T17:19:35.849-04:002020-08-20T17:19:35.849-04:00I use the word Sofa. Home Depot delivered a new F...I use the word Sofa. Home Depot delivered a new Fridge and they came into my house. Everyone wore masks and I was aware of my social distance while they were in my house. I've had issues with deliveries of items purchased online. Particularly with Talbot's. I've had to complain multiple times and now just don't order from them till this mess is over. I think some companies use COVID as an excuse for their BAD service. If they are not careful, they will be closed for business. Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01665044918267088359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-76420099137232303072020-08-20T16:49:08.441-04:002020-08-20T16:49:08.441-04:00Used sofa growing up in WI and still do
Daughter h...Used sofa growing up in WI and still do<br />Daughter however picked up couch growing up in VT<br />So her two young children in MI use the word <br />couch as well <br />My grandmother in WI used Davenport <br />Forgot to mention in an earlier blog that I liked your flying pig on your dresser or some say vanity Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599525625541024884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-26527041561749742742020-08-20T16:22:52.088-04:002020-08-20T16:22:52.088-04:00Sofa.
Yes, everything I order is maddeningly delay...Sofa.<br />Yes, everything I order is maddeningly delayed. And because I'm mostly enscounced at home, I've ordered a lot. Marilyn in Mt. Vernon, VAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507850910653982083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-19584337755486969702020-08-20T15:17:12.807-04:002020-08-20T15:17:12.807-04:00I live in Kansas, but I grew up in southern Oklaho...I live in Kansas, but I grew up in southern Oklahoma. Both places "sofa" not couch. This delivery thing is rather dicey! Just yesterday my rattan cart from Serena & Lily arrived and fortunately my 72 year old husband could unpack it and haul it upstairs where I am using it a bedside table. Any heavier, I dunno! I'm the one with the tool box and who knows how to use it. My husband and father-in-law were lawyers. My husband's grandfather was an electrician. I said between two lawyers they couldn't change a light bulb! I have found WSHome and RH white glove delivery to be excellent. And when the RH guys put together 3 large bookcases that were almost 9' tall and put in the shelves to my liking, I did tip them. That blue velvet sofa is going to be glorious!home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-62776333552671507592020-08-20T14:23:13.295-04:002020-08-20T14:23:13.295-04:00I'm on the west coast and we said couch. Growi...I'm on the west coast and we said couch. Growing up my mother had a pair of loveseats in the living room. Loveseats suited the square shape of the room. Sofa sounded a little bit old fashioned and might have been said by someone who put their flowers in a "vahz". <br />A Davenport was a stand up writing desk. Interesting that it was a type of couch.<br />I also noticed that you said toilet room. We would have said W.C. or water closet. Probably because I grew up in an Edwardian house and the toilets were almost always in a separate room of their own.<br />As far as the furniture delivery goes I would have chilled bottled water for the delivery people and a tip ready if they would carry the furniture into the house. <br />Love the Williams Sonoma picture. I'm looking forward to seeing how you put your beautiful pieces together.Mr Sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04538687353917780993noreply@blogger.com