Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: Great rooms and common house spaces

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On Mar 31, 2006, at 11:33 PM, Dave and Diane wrote:

> Hi Sharon, and everyone in coho-land,
> This is indisputably a fantastic idea if you have planned for the soft 
> furniture and the plants and accounted for it in your budget. But if 
> you haven't, then you have to try to make do afterwards, and figure 
> out how to "soften" the spaces without softening your wallet. The felt 
> walls I was looking at cost somewhere between $400 and $700 depending 
> on the height.

These look very attractive and when ti comes to sound, every bit helps. 
I couldn't find any technical specs.

And how do they stand up with kids around. We've found flip chart 
stands, for example, to be a hazard to children (as well as the 
reverse) and have to be sure they are removed from the commonhouse 
after meetings.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org