I quite like the line of the chairs you have now.If the woods worked together I would keep them but I have chairs that are different than my dining table and ,like you, have an eclectic preference. Looks like it is a great room, can not wait to see the finished room!

I would wait until the table arrives and then decide. It is easier to give advice or make a choice when we/you can actually see the pieces in place, don't you think?

I agree with roarah.

No, you should send the chairs to me. Now that they've been posted here as potential rejects, they will retaliate and next time you sit down they will dump you to the floor.

Truthfully, I love them and I'd find a way to make them work in the space. Even if I had to go get other stuff to pull them in, I would do it. They are so pretty, are they comfy as well?

I also agree with roarah.

I really like those chairs and I love an eclectic look. You still might want to wait on the table anyway just to make sure they are different enough. Not too close in order to make it look like you were trying to match and missed or that they don't fight one another all together. If you were to replace those chairs with something else, please use them in another area. They are fabulous. The peak of the room you have given looks great by the way. I would love to see the rest. After looking again, I think keeping the chairs and recovering them is the way to go.

Cyn, yes but I've been waiting for the table for about two months so I need something to do while I wait!

Engineer, you touched on something I was just pondering earlier today. I am thinking about some kind of wine/bar cabinet in the corner of the room, and I looked at this one, which reminded me of my chairs. See the link. I wonder if pulling this piece into the room would help the chairs make sense.

And I'm not buying anything til the table is here. And rug...also waiting for rug delivery.

I'll dig out a couple pics of the room. I'm on my iPad now and can't do it from here.

Here is a link that might be useful: Bar cabinet

I agree with EngineerChic!!! LOL

I think the chairs are really nice and they will work no matter what--just because! (but if you don't think they do, then you definitely have to send them to EC!).

Okay, sorry these are lousy pics from my phone.

There is a lot of random stuff inthis room which I intend to pare down a BIT -- I think when the rug arrives I'm going to empty the room and see what really has to go back. However, in general my house is full of random stuff.

This is one angle, need to put second pic in next post. Where the narrow "Table Talk Pies" display shelf is to the left of the loveseat, that's where I'm thinking about a bar cabinet. But then I need to find a place (somewhere in the house) for the pie shelf unit because I love that thing. Or maybe I can put the TTP shelf to the right of the loveseat, and hang the mirror over the bar over on the left (the left corner is closest to the kitchen so the bar seems to make more sense over there).

Here's another angle, I'm not showing you the final remaining angle because I have boxes containing a desk for my son leaning up against the bookcases.

Aww..come on Sue! You know we all love to see unopened desk boxes leaning against Stickly bookcases :).

What a charming room. It looks like a great place to play games or read, etc. I love the wall color and current rug. I hope you have another great home for that one!

I like the chairs very much but would recover them, maybe in a simple but colorful solid (stuck on coral, lol). Beautiful lines.

Yes, already said I'd be recovering them. Waiting on the rug, which has some greens and blues I could pull out for chair fabric. Or. I might want to push the chairs to correspond better with the settee, so maybe a subtle print that has cream as well as a bit of rust -- main color of the rug is a dark rust color.

I'm glad that so many people like the existing chairs. I bought 3 of them for $100 when an antique shop was going out of business. I recovered the seats but did a lousy job. Will be happy to pay someone else to do it next time.

I wish my table would arrive! Supposed to be mid-January.

Okay Tuesday, I'm sitting on the settee and here's my view. Messy bookcases, Christmas stuff thrown on the chair, and yup, there's the desk top.

Does anyone have an opinion on the bar cabinet linked a few posts up? It would fit perfectly in the corner to the left of the settee, ending an inch before the window trim.

We have "bar stuff" scattered around -- some wine in a rack in the kitchen, some in that bottle holder under the mirror in the dining room, bar accessories in a couple of random kitchen drawers. I've always liked the look/idea of a bar cabinet with a tray of bottles or glasses on top. Plus it would free up some kitchen storage space!

Thanks Sue. I love to see someone else's rooms in disarray :).

Those chair are perfect!

Here is a another pic of the bar cabinet on a blog.

Looks nice and really functional.

Is the settee made for dining? I am curious if the height is an issue.

Here is a link that might be useful: Sherri Cassara blog with Oslo cabinet

melly, I took care to look for a settee that would be the right height for the dining table. A lot of them sit too low, but this one is good. It's the Marcel Mini Sofa at Pottery Barn.

Thanks for that blog link! I like the cabinet a lot and DH gave the OK. I'm going to pop over to C&B over the weekend if I can and take a look at it IRL. I'm not even a big drinker but I love the idea of having a bar. :) Just because it will make me seem cool. I hope.

I laughed aloud a few times as I read through this thread! Thank you all for that. Gotta love Fridays!

Sue, I really like the chairs.. and I'd keep them unless the size doesnt work well. When I think of libraries, I don't think of perfectly matched woods and styles. That's part of the charm and comfort of the library style.

LOVE the bar. I was luke warm on it until I saw the blog photo. I think it will work nicely to the left of the settee. I've been trying to find a place for one in my house-- unfortunately, the only place I see one fitting now is in the office. Somehow, that doesn't seem cool.. or wise lol.

I just realized with the closer shots that you have the other safavieh rug I was considering when I bought mine. (I didnt see either in person--but I like yours better!)

I love your room...so cosy. The ideas you have for the bar cabinet sound perfect, including moving the mirror over there.

I ordered the Oslo cabinet today! I visited it at the store and liked it even better in person. I am excited to corral all our "drinking supplies" in one spot. Seems so grown up. And kinda Mad Men-esque.

For anyone who was paying attention to my earlier dining room rug saga, I saw that the rug company charged my credit card a few days ago so it must have been in stock.

Finally, I think I have someone to buy our old table and hopefully the new one will be here soon. Then I will move on to the chair-fabric phase...then the window treatment question.

I think the chairs will look good. And that bar cabinet is nice. So nice I'm looking forward to you getting it so you can check some things out for me. I'd like something like that piece too but the closest CB store to me is in Toronto - over 100 miles away. I'm not going across the border or to NYC (the next closest store) to see it in person. I do live about a 30 minute drive away from the Stickley factory though so I can check up your order if you like. ;-)