On Sun 13 Jan 2008 08:09:57p, Edwin Pawlowski told us...

>
> "Puester" > wrote in message
>
>> Yuch! As much as I like traditional furniture, I can't see using it in
>> the tropics.
>> It always made me sad to visit old friends who had retired from New
>> England to
>> Florida, taking their heavy, dark furniture with them. It looked out of
>> place, incongruous
>> with the lush surroundings and indoor-outdoor living.
>>
>> gloria p
>
> But with the indoor-outdoor living, the plastic slip covers sure help
>
>
>

Back many years ago in anothe lifetime, I worked as a licensed interior
designer. I hate to bring ethnicity into this, but it always seemed to be
either Jewish or Italian clients with "a bit" of money who had literally
everything covered in plastic...custom made plastic slipcovers, lampshade
covers, you name it. It was hard not laugh on a first visit.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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taking something.
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Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> Back many years ago in anothe lifetime, I worked as a licensed interior
> designer. I hate to bring ethnicity into this, but it always seemed to be
> either Jewish or Italian clients with "a bit" of money who had literally
> everything covered in plastic...custom made plastic slipcovers, lampshade
> covers, you name it. It was hard not laugh on a first visit.
>
LOL.. you're kidding? Who made them? I've heard of them as jokes, but
have never actually seen any (thankfully!)

"Goomba38" > wrote

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> Back many years ago in anothe lifetime, I worked as a licensed interior
>> designer. I hate to bring ethnicity into this, but it always seemed to
>> be either Jewish or Italian clients with "a bit" of money who had
>> literally everything covered in plastic...custom made plastic slipcovers,
>> lampshade covers, you name it. It was hard not laugh on a first visit.
>>
> LOL.. you're kidding? Who made them? I've heard of them as jokes, but have
> never actually seen any (thankfully!)

Oh my goodness, we were just talking about them today. Jewish
and Italian, I do not know why. I think the discussion started in
reference to the movie Goodfellas. You never saw plastic covered
furniture? They even came up with stuff that had breathable holes
all over so when you sat down, WHOOSH all the air came out.

Sorry if anyone is offended, it's just true. Funny as hell.

nancy

On Sun 13 Jan 2008 08:35:23p, Nancy Young told us...

>
> "Goomba38" > wrote
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>>> Back many years ago in anothe lifetime, I worked as a licensed
>>> interior designer. I hate to bring ethnicity into this, but it always
>>> seemed to be either Jewish or Italian clients with "a bit" of money
>>> who had literally everything covered in plastic...custom made plastic
>>> slipcovers, lampshade covers, you name it. It was hard not laugh on a
>>> first visit.
>>>
>> LOL.. you're kidding? Who made them? I've heard of them as jokes, but
>> have never actually seen any (thankfully!)
>
> Oh my goodness, we were just talking about them today. Jewish
> and Italian, I do not know why. I think the discussion started in
> reference to the movie Goodfellas. You never saw plastic covered
> furniture? They even came up with stuff that had breathable holes
> all over so when you sat down, WHOOSH all the air came out.
>
> Sorry if anyone is offended, it's just true. Funny as hell.
>
> nancy
>
>
>

OMG, I forgot about the breathable ones. Too funny!

--
Wayne Boatwright

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Date: Sunday, 01(I)/13(XIII)/08(MMVIII)
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Nancy Young wrote:

> Oh my goodness, we were just talking about them today. Jewish
> and Italian, I do not know why. I think the discussion started in
> reference to the movie Goodfellas. You never saw plastic covered
> furniture? They even came up with stuff that had breathable holes
> all over so when you sat down, WHOOSH all the air came out.
>
> Sorry if anyone is offended, it's just true. Funny as hell.
>
> nancy

Nope. never actually saw any in real life, just on television and spoken
about jokingly. Perhaps my folks have seen it? How long ago did it go
out of "fashion" ??

On Sun 13 Jan 2008 08:47:00p, Goomba38 told us...

> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> Oh my goodness, we were just talking about them today. Jewish
>> and Italian, I do not know why. I think the discussion started in
>> reference to the movie Goodfellas. You never saw plastic covered
>> furniture? They even came up with stuff that had breathable holes
>> all over so when you sat down, WHOOSH all the air came out.
>>
>> Sorry if anyone is offended, it's just true. Funny as hell.
>>
>> nancy
>
> Nope. never actually saw any in real life, just on television and spoken
> about jokingly. Perhaps my folks have seen it? How long ago did it go
> out of "fashion" ??
>

Heh, in Cleveland some probably still do it. :-) I would guess it waned in
the mid-late '70s.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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"Goomba38" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> Oh my goodness, we were just talking about them today. Jewish
>> and Italian, I do not know why. I think the discussion started in
>> reference to the movie Goodfellas. You never saw plastic covered
>> furniture? They even came up with stuff that had breathable holes
>> all over so when you sat down, WHOOSH all the air came out.

> Nope. never actually saw any in real life, just on television and spoken
> about jokingly. Perhaps my folks have seen it? How long ago did it go out
> of "fashion" ??

I know people had them well into the 70s. I really don't know when ...
or if ... people stopped buying that. For all I know it still goes on.

nancy

On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:50:42 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>
>"Goomba38" > wrote
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>> Oh my goodness, we were just talking about them today. Jewish
>>> and Italian, I do not know why. I think the discussion started in
>>> reference to the movie Goodfellas. You never saw plastic covered
>>> furniture? They even came up with stuff that had breathable holes
>>> all over so when you sat down, WHOOSH all the air came out.
>
>> Nope. never actually saw any in real life, just on television and spoken
>> about jokingly. Perhaps my folks have seen it? How long ago did it go out
>> of "fashion" ??
>
>I know people had them well into the 70s. I really don't know when ...
>or if ... people stopped buying that. For all I know it still goes on.
>
>nancy
>

you mean plastic furniture covers aren't a sign of my leap into the
middle class? shit.

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" > wrote

> On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:50:42 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
> wrote:

>>"Goomba38" > wrote
>>
>>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>>
>>>> Oh my goodness, we were just talking about them today. Jewish
>>>> and Italian, I do not know why. I think the discussion started in
>>>> reference to the movie Goodfellas. You never saw plastic covered
>>>> furniture? They even came up with stuff that had breathable holes
>>>> all over so when you sat down, WHOOSH all the air came out.
>>
>>> Nope. never actually saw any in real life, just on television and spoken
>>> about jokingly. Perhaps my folks have seen it? How long ago did it go
>>> out
>>> of "fashion" ??
>>
>>I know people had them well into the 70s. I really don't know when ...
>>or if ... people stopped buying that. For all I know it still goes on.

> you mean plastic furniture covers aren't a sign of my leap into the
> middle class? shit.

Well, look at it this way. Now you get to enjoy peeling yourself
slowly off the sofa in hot weather. An experience not to be missed.

nancy

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
> you mean plastic furniture covers aren't a sign of my leap into the
> middle class? shit.
>
> your pal,
> blake


From upper or lower?
Dee Dee

On Mon 14 Jan 2008 07:59:40a, blake murphy told us...

> On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:50:42 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Goomba38" > wrote
>>
>>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>>
>>>> Oh my goodness, we were just talking about them today. Jewish
>>>> and Italian, I do not know why. I think the discussion started in
>>>> reference to the movie Goodfellas. You never saw plastic covered
>>>> furniture? They even came up with stuff that had breathable holes
>>>> all over so when you sat down, WHOOSH all the air came out.
>>
>>> Nope. never actually saw any in real life, just on television and
>>> spoken about jokingly. Perhaps my folks have seen it? How long ago did
>>> it go out of "fashion" ??
>>
>>I know people had them well into the 70s. I really don't know when ...
>>or if ... people stopped buying that. For all I know it still goes on.
>>
>>nancy
>>
>
> you mean plastic furniture covers aren't a sign of my leap into the
> middle class? shit.
>
> your pal,
> blake
>

You could move to Cleveland! that would work.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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the same.
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On Sun 13 Jan 2008 08:27:34p, Goomba38 told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> Back many years ago in anothe lifetime, I worked as a licensed interior
>> designer. I hate to bring ethnicity into this, but it always seemed to
>> be either Jewish or Italian clients with "a bit" of money who had
>> literally everything covered in plastic...custom made plastic
>> slipcovers, lampshade covers, you name it. It was hard not laugh on a
>> first visit.
>>
> LOL.. you're kidding? Who made them? I've heard of them as jokes, but
> have never actually seen any (thankfully!)
>

Back in the day, the "best" ones were known as "cast vinyl" slipcovers.
There were a couple of local companies that specialized in making these.
They could custom slipcover anything! Usually they used clear vinyl, but
some that I saw were tinted pale shades of color. Unbelievable!

--
Wayne Boatwright

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Date: Sunday, 01(I)/13(XIII)/08(MMVIII)
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Useless Invention: Battery-operated
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"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
3.184...
> On Sun 13 Jan 2008 08:27:34p, Goomba38 told us...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>>> Back many years ago in anothe lifetime, I worked as a licensed interior
>>> designer. I hate to bring ethnicity into this, but it always seemed to
>>> be either Jewish or Italian clients with "a bit" of money who had
>>> literally everything covered in plastic...custom made plastic
>>> slipcovers, lampshade covers, you name it. It was hard not laugh on a
>>> first visit.
>>>
>> LOL.. you're kidding? Who made them? I've heard of them as jokes, but
>> have never actually seen any (thankfully!)
>>
>
> Back in the day, the "best" ones were known as "cast vinyl" slipcovers.
> There were a couple of local companies that specialized in making these.
> They could custom slipcover anything! Usually they used clear vinyl, but
> some that I saw were tinted pale shades of color. Unbelievable!
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
>




My dearest Aunt had a living room that included a turquoise-blue vinyl sofa
(you know the ones with the little tiny wooden legs - danish style) that was
the covered in clear vinyl. Now that's one for the books!

Vinyl upon vinyl,
Dee Dee

On Sun 13 Jan 2008 08:58:12p, Dee.Dee told us...

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> 3.184...
>> On Sun 13 Jan 2008 08:27:34p, Goomba38 told us...
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>
>>>> Back many years ago in anothe lifetime, I worked as a licensed
>>>> interior designer. I hate to bring ethnicity into this, but it
>>>> always seemed to be either Jewish or Italian clients with "a bit" of
>>>> money who had literally everything covered in plastic...custom made
>>>> plastic slipcovers, lampshade covers, you name it. It was hard not
>>>> laugh on a first visit.
>>>>
>>> LOL.. you're kidding? Who made them? I've heard of them as jokes, but
>>> have never actually seen any (thankfully!)
>>>
>>
>> Back in the day, the "best" ones were known as "cast vinyl" slipcovers.
>> There were a couple of local companies that specialized in making
>> these. They could custom slipcover anything! Usually they used clear
>> vinyl, but some that I saw were tinted pale shades of color.
>> Unbelievable!
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
>>
>
>
>
>
> My dearest Aunt had a living room that included a turquoise-blue vinyl
> sofa
> (you know the ones with the little tiny wooden legs - danish style) that
> was the covered in clear vinyl. Now that's one for the books!
>
> Vinyl upon vinyl,
> Dee Dee

Hey, gotta protect that turquoise-blue vinyl! It might fade. :-)

Actually, one of the characteristics of the vinyl slipcover material was
that it blocked UV rays, so it did inhibit fading.

When I was a kid we had quite a few pieces of vinyl upholstered furniture
in our basement rec room. However, that vinyl was made to imitate the look
of leather, both in texture and color. Mom wouldn't put real leather down
there for fear of mildew.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> When I was a kid we had quite a few pieces of vinyl upholstered furniture
> in our basement rec room. However, that vinyl was made to imitate the look
> of leather, both in texture and color. Mom wouldn't put real leather down
> there for fear of mildew.
>
My dad lived in a house in O.B, LI that was built by a sea captain. When
we went into the attic there were no nails in the construction- it was
all pegs! Very cool old house. Anyway, a lot of the furnishing were also
passed down from people who lived in this house, some probably inherited
from the great estates or they bought the furniture many years before I
ever saw it. There was one very comfortable settee or sofa that I never
knew what it actually looked like because it had a sturdy slip cover
over it. But it was almost chenille like material and not vinyl in any
fashion! Only years later did they remove the slip cover and I saw that
the sofa was actually a rose colored fabric....which could be almost as
bad as vinyl, eh? Perhaps *that* is why they covered it? LOL

On Sun 13 Jan 2008 09:34:13p, Goomba38 told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> When I was a kid we had quite a few pieces of vinyl upholstered
>> furniture in our basement rec room. However, that vinyl was made to
>> imitate the look of leather, both in texture and color. Mom wouldn't
>> put real leather down there for fear of mildew.
>>
> My dad lived in a house in O.B, LI that was built by a sea captain. When
> we went into the attic there were no nails in the construction- it was
> all pegs! Very cool old house. Anyway, a lot of the furnishing were also
> passed down from people who lived in this house, some probably inherited
> from the great estates or they bought the furniture many years before I
> ever saw it. There was one very comfortable settee or sofa that I never
> knew what it actually looked like because it had a sturdy slip cover
> over it. But it was almost chenille like material and not vinyl in any
> fashion! Only years later did they remove the slip cover and I saw that
> the sofa was actually a rose colored fabric....which could be almost as
> bad as vinyl, eh? Perhaps *that* is why they covered it? LOL
>

Could be... At least it wasn't slipcovered in vinyl. :-)

Although I have done color schemes that included shades of rose that were
really quite pretty.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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On Jan 13, 10:27 pm, Goomba38 > wrote:
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> > Back many years ago in anothe lifetime, I worked as a licensed interior
> > designer. I hate to bring ethnicity into this, but it always seemed to be
> > either Jewish or Italian clients with "a bit" of money who had literally
> > everything covered in plastic...custom made plastic slipcovers, lampshade
> > covers, you name it. It was hard not laugh on a first visit.
>
> LOL.. you're kidding? Who made them? I've heard of them as jokes, but
> have never actually seen any (thankfully!)

My "aunt" (family friend) had plastic slipcovers on her parlor
furniture. She also had two boys, then after one of them died,
another boy and a girl. We were not allowed into the parlor, and she
still had those covers on after Jeff's funeral.

maxine in ri

In article >,
Goomba38 > wrote:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> > Back many years ago in anothe lifetime, I worked as a licensed interior
> > designer. I hate to bring ethnicity into this, but it always seemed to be
> > either Jewish or Italian clients with "a bit" of money who had literally
> > everything covered in plastic...custom made plastic slipcovers, lampshade
> > covers, you name it. It was hard not laugh on a first visit.
> >
> LOL.. you're kidding? Who made them? I've heard of them as jokes, but
> have never actually seen any (thankfully!)

Shoulda come to my sister's house -- custom made heavy plastic
'slipcovers' to protect the upholstery. Stuck to your butt on a hot
summer day.

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Notes about our meals in Tuscany have been posted to
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com; 10-16-2007