Great article to check out at New York Times:
Instead of furnishing their East Hampton, N.Y., house with the overstuffed sofas and antiques favored by so many of their neighbors, Russell Groves, 45, and Neal Beckstedt, 32, took a different approach. We asked ourselves, ‘What’s the most practical, low-maintenance solution?’ ” Mr. Beckstedt said. “And it always came down to something that would be used in school.” As Mr. Groves put it, “We always joke that it looks like a German boys’ school.” – from NYTimes