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A hood assembly for use with furniture, the hood assembly comprising a frame structure including at least first and second rigid elongated frame members that are spaced apart by at least a first brace member and a fabric sock cover member that forms a passage that is open on at least one end, wherei

A hood assembly for use with furniture, the hood assembly comprising a frame structure including at least first and second rigid elongated frame members that are spaced apart by at least a first brace member and a fabric sock cover member that forms a passage that is open on at least one end, wherein the frame structure is slid into the passage to stretch the sock cover member over the frame structure and form an architectural structure including portions of the fabric sock cover member on either side of the frame member.

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1. A furniture assembly, the furniture assembly comprising: a hood structure and a lounge structure;the hood structure including a frame structure and a fabric sock cover member;the frame structure including at least first and second rigid elongated frame members and first and second rigid elongated

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A furniture assembly, the furniture assembly comprising: a hood structure and a lounge structure;the hood structure including a frame structure and a fabric sock cover member;the frame structure including at least first and second rigid elongated frame members and first and second rigid elongated brace members, each of the brace members forming at least a first coupler for mounting the hood structure to a supporting structure, each of the first and second frame members having first and second ends, the first brace member linked between the first ends of the first and second frame members and the second brace member linked between the second ends of the frame members, the first and second brace members defining a hood width;the fabric sock cover member forming a passageway, the cover member including at least a first opening for inserting the frame structure into the passageway, the cover member secured adjacent the first and second brace members and forming an aligned opening for each first coupler that is aligned with the first coupler when the cover member is secured adjacent the first and second brace members;the lounge structure including first and second arm members that have first and second top surfaces, the first and second arm members defining a lounge width that is substantially similar to the hood width, the hood structure mounted to the lounge with the first and second brace members substantially horizontal and adjacent the first and second top surfaces, respectively;wherein portions of the fabric sock cover member are located on either side of the frame member. 2. The furniture assembly of claim 1 wherein the first and second frame members are each bent to form an arch where each arch includes first and second substantially vertical and parallel members and a single substantially horizontal member extending between top ends of the first and second vertical members, the fabric sock cover extending along the first vertical members, the horizontal members and the second vertical members. 3. The furniture assembly of claim 2 wherein the first opening is adjacent the first brace member when the frame structure is received in the sock cover member. 4. The furniture assembly of claim 3 wherein the sock cover member includes a second opening that is adjacent the second brace member when the frame structure is received in the sock cover. 5. The furniture assembly of claim 4 wherein the closure structure includes hook and loop fasteners. 6. The furniture assembly of claim 4 further including a second closure structure for closing the second opening after the frame structure is positioned in the passageway. 7. The furniture assembly of claim 6 wherein each of the first couplers forms at least one mounting hole for mounting the brace member to the support structure. 8. The furniture assembly of claim 2 wherein each of the first and send frame members includes a first bend between the first vertical member and the horizontal member and a second bend between the second vertical member and the horizontal member, the assembly further including a third brace member mounted between the first bends of the first and second frame members and a fourth brace member mounted between the second bends of the first and second frame members. 9. The furniture assembly of claim 8 wherein each of the first and second bends includes an outer surface forming an outer radius and wherein the third and fourth brace members each forms a radius along its length that is substantially similar to the outer radius. 10. The furniture assembly of claim 2 further including a rear wall member mounted to the sock cover member and extending between the first and second vertical members of the second frame member and to the horizontal member. 11. The furniture assembly of claim 10 wherein the rear wall member is formed of fabric. 12. A reconfigurable furniture kit comprising: a hood assembly including first and second spaced apart lower mounting members adjacent first and second lower ends that define a hood width, the hood assembly including first and second side wall members extending upward from the first and second lower ends and including a substantially horizontal ceiling wall member that traverses the distance between the first and second side wall members;a table assembly including a table top member having first and second side edges that define a table top width which is substantially similar to the hood width; anda lounge assembly including first and second lounge arm members having top surfaces, the lounge arm members defining a lounge width which is substantially similar to the hood width;wherein, in a first configuration, the hood assembly is supported by the table top with the first and second spaced apart lower mounting members supported by portions of the table top adjacent the first and second side edges and, in a second configuration, the hood assembly is supported by the top surfaces of the lounge arm members. 13. The kit of claim 12 wherein each of the mounting members forms at least a first coupler for mounting the hood assembly to the one of the table assembly and the lounge assembly. 14. The kit of claim 12 wherein the hood assembly includes a frame structure including at least first and second rigid elongated frame members that are spaced apart by at least a first brace member; and a fabric sock cover member that forms a passage that is open on at least one end;wherein the frame structure is slid into the passage to stretch the sock cover member over the frame structure and form an architectural structure including portions of the fabric sock cover member on either side of the frame member. 15. The furniture assembly of claim 1 wherein the portions of the cover member secured adjacent the first and second brace members are secured adjacent undersurfaces of the first and second brace members. 16. A method for forming a private space above a piece of furniture, the method comprising the steps of: providing a hood shaped frame structure including first and second lower brace members that form couplers for mounting the frame structure to the piece of furniture;providing a sock cover that forms a passage between open first and second ends;aligning the open first end of the sock cover with the first brace member of the frame structure and sliding the sock cover over the frame structure so that the frame structure is received within the passage and the first and second lower brace members are adjacent and exposed at the first and second open ends;mounting the first and second lower brace members to the piece of furniture and, after mounting the first and second lower brace members to the piece of furniture:securing portions of the sock cover adjacent the first end under an undersurface of the first brace member; andsecuring portions of the sock cover adjacent the second end under an undersurface of the second brace member. 17. The method of claim 16 wherein each of the first and second brace members forms at least a first coupler, the method further including the step of using a separate fastener for each of the first couplers to mount the brace members to the furniture unit. 18. The method of claim 17 wherein the furniture unit forms a separate second coupler for each of the first couplers, the step of mounting the brace members to the furniture unit including aligning the first and second couplers together and using the fasteners to secure the couplers together. 19. The method of claim 16 wherein the piece of furniture is a lounge structure including first and second arm members that have first and second top surfaces, the step of mounting the first and second lower brace members to the piece of furniture including mounting the lower brace members to the first and second arm members of the lounge structure. 20. The furniture assembly of claim 16 wherein the step of mounting the first and second lower brace members to the piece of furniture includes mounting the brace members so that undersurfaces of the brace members are adjacent a top surface of the piece of furniture with a gap separating the undersurfaces and the top surface. 21. The furniture assembly of claim 1 further including a second coupler for each of the first couplers, each second coupler mechanically fastening to an associated first coupler and including at least a first portion which extends through an aligned opening for mounting the hood structure to the supporting structure. 22. The furniture assembly of claim 1 wherein the hood structure is mounted to the lounge with the first and second brace members above the first and second top surfaces. 23. The furniture assembly of claim 22 wherein couplers support the first and second brace members spaced apart from the first and second top surfaces to form gaps there between. 24. A furniture assembly, the furniture assembly comprising: a hood structure including a frame structure and a fabric sock cover member;the frame structure including at least first and second rigid elongated frame members and first and second rigid elongated brace members, each of the first and second frame members having first and second ends, the first brace member linked between the first ends of the first and second frame members and the second brace member linked between the second ends of the frame members; anda first coupler extending from an underside of the first brace member for mounting the hood structure to a supporting structure;a second coupler extending from an underside of the second brace member for mounting the hood structure to a supporting structure; andthe fabric sock cover member forming a passageway with at least a first open end and forming at least a first opening at a second end, with the frame structure inserted into the passageway, the first coupler extending downward through the first opening and a portion of the sock cover adjacent the first open end secured adjacent an underside of the second brace member and forming an opening through which the second coupler extends downward;wherein portions of the fabric sock cover member are located on either side of the frame member. 25. The furniture assembly of claim 24 wherein the second end of the sock cover is a second open end and wherein, with the frame structure inserted into the passageway, a portion of the sock cover adjacent the second open end is secured adjacent an underside of the first brace member. 26. The furniture assembly of claim 24 further including a lounge structure including first and second arm members that have first and second top surfaces, frame structure mounted to the first and second arm members to define a space above the lounge structure.