Pretty much all of the furniture in the house comes from Stickley Audi, an update New York-based company that's been around for more than a century. Although mom knew of them, we specifically chose their services because she was reading The New York Times and saw their advertisement for a sale. When I went to the store, I was really impressed with the quality of the work and the excellent service.

Sometimes I think what we would've done if mom hadn't glanced at that advertisement; perhaps we would've gone to Macy's and bought different sets at a higher price that wouldn't even match nicely like we have now. Because I grew up in the Internet Age, I've grown weary after years of being barraged by ceaseless advertisements and just ignore them altogether. But mom showed me that not all of them are scams promising a new iPad or better mortgages on the house; they actually can deliver something worthwhile. I wonder if my time on the computer has made me cynical and closed doors for me without giving them a chance. AdBlock always removes them completely, but what if they offered goods I've actually been looking for?

I'm actually thinking about buying a small bookshelf from Stickley Audi to put next to my clothing cabinet, but then I have no idea where to put the beanbag chair. The only other place is at the foot of the bed, where I'm planning to put either a bench or series of ottomans. Does anyone have ideas?