CL dining room set...i'm exicted STILL!
So I had previously purchased a table top and was going to buy chairs and a china cabinet separately (we're still in reno phase but not much longer, should be ready to move all our furniture back downstairs this week!!!)
I saw this on Craigslist Friday and HAD to have it...thought it was a steal and fits nicely with my other furniture. It's microfiber seats, the whole set made by Rhodes???
Came with the bottom buffet, upper china cabinet, 4 side chairs, 2 arm chairs, table and 2 leaves..
I paid 600 for it! Table and chairs look darker in pic but it's all pretty dark mahogany!
So now i'm pondering paint colors for the dining room...my Kitchen flows into it and it's BM Louisberg green. I'm painting both the living room and dining room and would like the colors to flow. Something in a lighter grey/tan with green undertone maybe?
I found a color by RL at home depot that I loved but I've never used RL paint..always SW, BM, Behr...anyone have experience with it?
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Comments (21)Thanks everyone. :) Oceanna, Estreya - Yes, I'm definitely excited! When we got home, I almost regretted asking the seller if he could keep it for a few weeks longer. (Their house is for sale, and it shows better with more furniture. Meanwhile I wanted time to spruce up our old set and photograph it for sale in the DR instead of the garage. ) jerseygirl, The seller didn't know the manufacturer. It was bought 2 years ago at Freed's Furniture. Suero, good point about the glass top. We plan to brace it with a wooden block or cylinder painted black Lynn, I'll definitely post pics one of these days. I bet your DH's table was solid wood. This one is veneered, but even the veneer is high these days. (DH looked for some after we bought the table.) pharaoah - I just bought a beautiful tablecloth at LNT's closeout! Good thing it was under $20. I'm not sure what I'll do when we actually eat at the table. ;-) I'd really hate to cover it then, but neither do I want to risk the finish. When we get it home, I'll find out just what the finish is and how durable it is. As for not seeing things like this on your local CL, it's pretty rare around here, too. I'm glad it was worth slogging through all the postings to find this. Oddly enough I saw a coffee table that combined a similar grain with black accents yesterday, but it was gone by the time I went back to the listing...See MoreCL Dining Set in place - & LR set, too
Comments (11)I think having a combined dining room and library is such a great idea and your new table and chairs look fantastic in there! Congrats on such great finds for the dining room and the LR. Lynn...See Moreopinions please asap on this cl dining room set?
Comments (22)fillagirl: I understand the attraction of the shieldback chairs, at the same time I find some of your comments contradictory. The CL set is in vintage mahogany. It is a very traditional classic design in the Duncan Phyfe style. I also prefer this style over Queen Anne and have incorporated several other Duncan Phyfe pieces throughout my home. Regarding the specifics of the set you are looking at, I would NOT gel stain it as that will alter the original finish. The reason that some of the leaves are darker is that they were most likely stored away in a closet or under a bed and the mahogany faded a bit from the sun. My leaves are the same way. You can safely use Restore-A-Finish in a mahogany stain on this piece. I have done several pieces with RAF from this time period (1940's-1950's) with excellent results. There are several old posts on the topic which you may find if you do a search on Restore-A-Finish or RAF. It is not like sanding, stripping, etc. off an original finish, just enhancing the beauty and luster of the original finish as well as filling in any scratches, removing water rings, etc. This is what my DR set looked like when I first bought it: This is what it looks like now. I have done RAF on the chairs and replaced the chair cushions. I have not touched the table as yet. My leaves are also darker but when I use the leaves I always use a tablecloth so it does not bother me. However, if you are interested in a transitional look, this is not the set for you. I agree with lyban on her suggestion to update the drapes as to me, that what makes your DR look dated. Your chandelier is also very formal and could be another area you could consider changing. The DR set you have right now looks very good quality, probably has sturdier chairs, but has a "generic" look with the white cushions. There is a lot you can do simply by updating the cushions, drapes, adding a table runner, etc. If you've not redone cushions before, it is quite a simple DIY task with fabric, batting and a staple gun. The reason I am cautioning you to think about it very carefully is that while I see several Duncan Phyfe DR sets on CL for the price range you mentioned, I think yours is worth more and may be difficult to get a similar one like it should you be dissatisfied with the CL one. In my case, I didn't already have a dining set, but if I had one like yours I think I would first start with the chair cushions and other changes to the DR first....See MoreWould this CL mirror work in my dining room?
Comments (28)The new mirror is nice, but I agree it needs to come down a few inches. Wonder if you would consider changing out that lamp with the one on the metal table in the other room? This one just feels off to me in here, and I think it would be more appreciated in the other space, and the simplicity of the white shaded lamp would be better here. The candlesticks your dad made are amazing! But I think they will be lost in there. Please consider putting them in a grouping on the mantel, with soft green candles in them. Silver candlesticks are nice there, but maybe deep red candles? I like the colorful bowl, but I would rather see a large platter (oval or rectangular, perhaps) on a stand. It would help bridge the gap between the cabinet and the mirror. Maybe something like this? carynthum platter Finally, I keep forgetting to mention how much I like your DR chandelier!...See More
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15 years agoI "LOVE" the big curio cabinet!!!! That's a steal for everything!!!!! The table and chairs AND buffet....WOW!!! Nice set!!!
I used Ralph Lauren, gray/green in my sewing room. It's a thick paint,nice sheen, high quality. I got it from HD.
dana1079
15 years agopatricia,
My flooring:
Kitchen has 16X16 tile (travertine look but budget friendly ceramic lol, so it's a nice oatmeal/taupe). My cabs are white, but right above the uppers next to the ceiling I have glass cabs that are deep red inside with lights for display (this used to be a soffit area and we did this during the kitchen remodel). My countertops are granite from HD-mojave cream, so it has some red, black, green, taupe, creame white.
My living room/foyer, dining room, stairs and upstairs foyer/hallway are all hardwood flooring, it's a light natural oak , (I let my bf decide). I wanted to stain them dark)..
Here's a pic that looks almost identical to what they look like: (ours are not polyed yet and doesn't have the orangey look but has the color variation)
Our sofa /chair/ottoman is a dark taupe/cappucino colored leather and we will be keeping it. (I bought it after I painted my LR it's current color, which now looks like chocolate milk exploded, that's WHY all the downstairs is being repainted).
My sofa table, LR tables are all the dark espresso/cherry like the DR set.
I have held the paint chips up to the dining set and the sofa and they look good against it...but i def want to make it look richer and not wash it out!
Currently the DR is a deep mocha color, however it makes the room look TOO dark, it's about 2 shades darker that the current LR color.
I'm looking for colors to tie in the floor with the color variation, dark furniture, and play off the sagey/grey green of the kitchen (deep red accents)
Our kitchen gets Western light, so the kitchen often looks brighter during the day, and a darker olive around sunset. The DR and LR get Eastern light (front of the home) but the LR always gets more light than the DR (more windows). The LR flows into the Kitchen,foyer and DR. The DR sets between the foyer/LR and Kitchen!
This is a older home so it's not the super open layout. We did take out 34 inches of the wall separately the foyer/DR to bring more light in since it only has one set of double windows!
Here was my inspiration wall color pic for MY kitchen:
Here's my granite:
*you can't really see the red in the pic above but it's there!
I can post pics of my kitchen tonight, LR layout, and sofa for LR...i'm at work now and surfing for ideas! Shame on me!
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