THE Chair
This little chair came to live with us in May 1990 after my mother-in-law passed away. We’d given it to her when she started having trouble sleeping in a bed.
She loved the small size because it fit her small sized body and shape. And, the lever made it easy to recline.
We enjoy it for all the same reasons.
After my husband retired, the chair became his chair. He’s not tall, 5’ 9” so the size worked perfect.
We’ve now had the chair nearly thirty years. With each relocation, the chief determinant for a new home was “where will THE chair fit?”
The main living area had to be sized so that the chair aligned with the television for all baseball and football game viewing. Usually placement was easy.
With our move from Texas to Colorado, the house had only one location for the television and the chair. It came off the truck, the movers set it in place, and there it stayed until we returned to Texas.
Our new Texas house was a different story. The new living room had four windows, a fireplace banked by built-in bookcases, and our piano that needed an inside wall. Positioning THE chair across from the television meant blocking the opening into the dining room.
Not a serious problem, but I felt sure there was another solution.
That’s when my interior designer cousin came to help.
Studying the unique room, she nodded her head toward THE chair and innocently asked, “Can we move that?”
The answer, of course, as long as the tv sits across from it.
She laughed. “I see.”
It took a bit, but together we finally figured out another arrangement for the remaining furniture, so the room didn’t look like an overcrowded showroom.
And, I’m sure you’ve guessed, THE chair remained exactly where it was.