# How Should I Furnish My Hobbit-Hole?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-furnish-my-hobbit-hole/505336>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 4, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-furnish-my-hobbit-hole/505336 "2009-08-04T20:50:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-furnish-my-hobbit-hole/505336/21 "2009-08-05T05:53:14Z")

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> [@BrotherCadfael](#):
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> Don’t forget tunnels stuffed with gold and jools!

Why would I want a dead keyboard player stinking up my hoard?

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-furnish-my-hobbit-hole/505336/22 "2009-08-05T09:52:56Z")

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> [@BrotherCadfael](#):
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> Don’t forget tunnels stuffed with gold and jools!

And now we’re back to the Playboy Forum again.

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**Author:** ![Offkenter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f08c70/32.png) [@Offkenter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Offkenter)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-furnish-my-hobbit-hole/505336/23 "2009-08-05T18:13:45Z")

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Here are some inspirational sites:

[http://www.simondale.net/house/](http://www.simondale.net/house/)

[http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/Remodeling-Redecorating/2000-03-01/hobbit.aspx](http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/Remodeling-Redecorating/2000-03-01/hobbit.aspx)

[http://www.finehomebuilding.com/how-to/articles/inside-hobbit-house.aspx](http://www.finehomebuilding.com/how-to/articles/inside-hobbit-house.aspx)

Out of curiosity, do any Dopers live in an earth sheltered house? Or maybe a Middle Earth sheltered house? 🙂

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**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-furnish-my-hobbit-hole/505336/24 "2009-08-05T19:01:27Z")

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> [@BrotherCadfael](#):
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> Don’t forget tunnels stuffed with gold and jools!

There never were tunnels stuffed with gold in Bag End, jeez, how many times must we debunk that story?

😃

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**Author:** ![Redwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@Redwing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redwing)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-furnish-my-hobbit-hole/505336/25 "2009-08-05T19:19:24Z")

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You must have whole rooms devoted to clothes, and your entrance hall should be lined with hooks for cloaks and hoods.

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