"I'm sitting in a doctor's office waiting room with 30 chairs in it. Four chairs have been taken, so there are 26 empty chairs," the woman said, setting the scene in the r/BoomersBeingFools subreddit.

He’s had a lot of requests for “soft seating”— a new term Rick learned, that refers to waiting room furniture — for both new office spaces and their own homes.

Your waiting room is crowded, so she sits down next to other visitors. She left her phone in the car, so she flips through a magazine and plays with the TV remote.

The waiting room is more than a showcase of your therapist’s interior design skills (or lack thereof). It’s more than a place to sample muzak or white noise.

The office, like your home, needs furnishings that are attractive, comfortable and functional. In this column I’m going to focus on that one area of the office that everyone sees – the waiting ...