Here’s a decorating problem that’s really, I admit, a personal problem: I desire chairs I can’t afford and develop irrational attachments to ones I don’t need. For instance, after shopping for months for a coffee table to go in the glaring empty space in my living room, I’ve given up. I decided to get a couple of drum-shaped thingys, maybe from Pier 1 (though I wish I could afford a few of these Stone Stools designed by Marcel Wanders for Kartell or a Marga cube from Box Furniture.)

But when I get to Ikea in search of a simple rattan blob that might fit the bill, I end up enthralled with their langourous, almost comically spare woven rockers, like the Gullholmen chair, above. They are made from banana fibers, which are completely sustainable, and plus, a great conversation starter to distract guests … as they  dismayedly look around for somewhere to place their drink. –Paul O’Donnell

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