Does this chair work with my desk?

10 years ago

I am considering a chair from the consignment shop where I volunteer to use with my desk. The desk sits in my LR and is working out great! I love to sit there and be able to look out the window. I do not have a picture of the actual chair, altho I could stop by there soon and grab one. Here is picture of the desk in the LR:

And here is a VERY similiar chair:

What do you think of them together? Thanks for your help.

Please note - the lamp on the desk is temporary. Still looking for something smaller.

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My3dogs ME zone 5A

10 years ago

Hi, bac! I have forgotten what is staying and what is going as you work on your living room - sorry! But looking around, I think the Chippendale chair, while very pretty, brings in another style that may not play nicely with other pieces in the room.

I wish you could find something like this at a great price, as I love the way the legs on the chair reflect those on the desk. They also have it without arms.

Oooh! Check out this - http://www.homedecorators.com/detail.php?parentid=05527&search=05527&suggest=11&sItem=04251

Here is a link that might be useful: Square Louis Arm Chair

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My3dogs ME zone 5A
10 years ago
Check out a similar one to those above on sale at Restoration Hardware for $199 - $249. It comes in 5 frame finishes and several solid color fabric options.

Here is a link that might be useful: Vintage French Square Upholstered Side Chair
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Hard to tell with just 1 photo. The table is functional but it’s not doing your space any favors. Lots of hard corners going on in that space between the geometric pattern on the chair, the square rug, the squared arm of the sofa and square pillows. I think two smaller round tables, would create more of an open feel and soften the space a bit. I also think the nesting tables tucked between the chair and sofa look a little cluttered, they need to have more open space around them to work well. Maybe just remove the two nesting tables below The top tier and edit out some of the material on top of to just a book with a bud vase. For a rug, I’d pull the light blue color from the patterned chair and work with that as the primary color in the rug. Be careful with anything overly pattern, as it will fight with the pattern of the chair. Your throw pillow placement seems haphazard, probably just not staged for the photo, or you might have too many pillows overcrowding the sofa, hard to tell.
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andee_gw
10 years ago
Is there any chance you can try out the consignment shop chair temporarily?
bac717
Original Author
10 years ago
my3dogs - I like your suggestions and you are probably right about the style working with the other things in the room. Here a few more pics of the room and the DR, as well.

I would like to keep the round table next to the sofa. The coffee table may or may not change. The curio cabinet will stay. I'm working on finding another end table for the other side of the sofa near the curio. The curio can move down a bit.

I still love this chair and may just end up ordering one for the LR.

Here is the DR with wheat back chairs at the table. I'm still considering painting them black. Perhaps the Chippendale will not play nicely with these chairs.

What do you think of a similar chair to those you found? Like this one:
bac717
Original Author
10 years ago
andee -- I might be able to bring home the chair to try it out. There are two of the chairs at the shop right now.
bac717
Original Author
10 years ago
This one is pretty, too.

I kind of like the idea of an open back instead of a solid back, but then again, maybe the simpler the better. The less going on with the chair, the easier it is to blend in with everything else in the room, I suppose.
My3dogs ME zone 5A
10 years ago
I like that one that you show very much! I think it's a better visual fit with the desk.
bac717
Original Author
10 years ago
Which one? The one with the upholstered back or the one with the open back?
My3dogs ME zone 5A
10 years ago
You hadn't posted the open backed one when I wrote my post, but they are both nice. I like the wood color of the second better with the desk, as it's closer to the desk color than the darker one.

If I was choosing for myself, I'd go with the open backed one, or the Vintage French Square Upholstered Side Chair one from RH that I showed above. Both have a richer, layered wood finish.
bac717
Original Author
10 years ago
The one I posted earlier with the upholstered back is from Ethan Allen. I was showing that one mainly for the style. The chair from EA is $700!!! The open back I showed is also from EA and is $386.

Here is the same style as the upholstered back, but its from Restoration Hardware. On sale, it would be $199. It's available in 5 different woods and 6 different fabrics in a variety of colors.
My3dogs ME zone 5A
10 years ago
Just like the square side chair from RH. I've never bought anything from them, but to me, it's the obvious choice over EA for the price difference! I like the duller finish on the RH one and the bit of aging.
nhb22
10 years ago
I love, love the desk. Where did you find your desk?

If we build again, I want a desk like that in white, with a white chair like the ones shown.

My problem is that I have a computer tower with large screen. All of my wires are going to show. :(
bac717
Original Author
10 years ago
newhomebuilder - I found the desk on Craigslist!!! It's Thomasville and the seller said it was purchased probably in the 70's. It's one of my best purchases ever from CL. I hope you are fortunate enough to find something similar at some point!
nhb22
10 years ago
Me too! Thank you and good luck with finding the right chair.

Eeeeeek....here I go getting the CL itch again. Everytime I see the name, I have to go take a peek at my local CL.

This post was edited by newhomebuilder on Tue, Aug 6, 13 at 22:15
newgardener_in_zone4
10 years ago
I've seen single chairs in the clearance room at Ethan Allen, if you live near one it would be worth checking out.
anele_gw
10 years ago
Do you like any of these?
$25
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http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/atq/3973925626.html

$35 (Probably not curvy enough)
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http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/atq/3969101976.html

$25 or $50 (need work, but the one on the left is my favorite)
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http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/atq/3974180522.html

Thanks for the shopping-for-you distraction. It's been a bad day, so this helps!!!!
bac717
Original Author
10 years ago
newgardener - that's a great idea. I've been wanting to get over to Ethan Allen to look at the upholstered chair I've been eyeing on line, so that's another good reason to stop by there soon, Perhaps even today!

anele - thank YOU for shopping for me! Sorry about your bad day. The first chair you showed is very close to me and the height is good at 36", but the seat height is listed at only 16". That's very low. I still may go take a look at it, since it is so close.
I have seen the second chair while I've been looking around on CL. There are no dimensions listed, so I've emailed the seller for that info.
I love the cane backs in the third picture, but would really prefer an upholstered seat.
Thank you, again, for looking for me. I've been looking almost everyday and still missed 2 of the 3 you found!

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