do chairs need to match?
pblouise
8 years ago
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Bette P
8 years agoPlease add a photo of your sofa and chair or describe the colours and fabric etc. Found this photo on houzz, the description reads:
The pleasing blend of buttermilk, peppermint and coral colors weave in a considerable mix of patterns, but there’s harmony in the united colors. The green of the far sofa is picked up in the pillows of its neighbor, while the coral of the armchair is echoed in the subtle print on the larger sofa.
I think it also works because there is symmetry in the bookshelves and the rest of the room is quiet. It would be very nice to spend some time in this room.
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Comments (3)Yeah -- that's new to me. I'm a little jaded when it comes to "new" innovative fabric treatments. Personally, unless there is a reason to be overly cautious of staining on upholstered stools and chairs, I don't worry too much about it. Choose a good quality fabric that will resist stains and/or clean easily. There isn't much fabric yardage required in stools and cushions so you might be in a position to spend a little more money on really good quality, stain-resistant fabric. There is, of course, the old stand-by Scotch Guard fabric spray! Been around for years, I guess because people trust in it!...See MoreDo all your dining chairs match?
Comments (17)msrose: Yes, I did see that on Rate My Space show and I thought the same thing as you! It looked great to not have everything so matchy...something I'm slowly learning! Also in my situation it would make practical since to have 4 upholstered parsons chairs & only 2 black wood chairs. Our dining room is connected to our small living room so we keep our table round with only 4 chairs, however when we have company (1-2 times a yr) we put the leaf in and need 6 chairs. Our kitchen has a breakfast nook that seats 2 so if we use black wood chairs in there then we can just pull those into the dining room when we expand the table & need 6 chairs. Otherwise if I were to buy 6 upholstered parsons chairs I would have to store away 2 of the chairs so that I could only use them 1-2 times a yr. The other way makes more sense for us. I'll show you what I end up with once I have the chairs all purchased....See MoreSofa matching chair?? Need help
Comments (7)Sueb20, I'd love to see a picture of your room. I have been longing for a wild lime/acid yellow leather chair. My plan was to put it on a traditional style-- but I never found the right chair/leather color in the same line. I am relieved to see the responses to this thread as I am struggling with the same right now. I purchased two chairs on clearance (but neither was inexpensive--part of the problem here) and a custom leather sofa. I don't know what I was thinking at the time-- well, I do know. I had zero spare time but I had put off furniture shopping for soooo long. I let the store designer talk me into purchasing two chairs from the floor and then I ordered the sofa in the color I had been searching for-- an earthy/organic green-brown. Long story short--the chair and the sofa are two very different colors of brown. It looks like I tried to match them and didn't.. or worse, it looks like I shopped the clearance floor. Not the look I was shooting for. Some tell me they work well together-- others tell me they don't. The furniture store is willing to exchange both chairs (the scale of the other chair is just completely wrong--that one will be returned regardless). The problem is the leather chair has been discontinued so I can't get the same chair in the same leather as the sofa. I love the comfort of the chair but am struggling to make it work. I think maybe an upholstered chair would help take the focus away from the two that don't match. In the meantime, I am looking for another chair from the same manufacturer that is just as comfortable... or an additional chair that works with all. Anyhow.. your posts give me faith that I can make them all work together....See Morematching chairs, matching tables...do your lamps match too ?
Comments (12)For 20 years, nothing has matched. And since I liked estate sale vintage lamps, all my lamps were different too. But about 5 years ago, I bought two matching lamps from JCPenney. It was kind of nice having the two lamps in the bedroom match, while being on unmatched antique bed tables and unmatched vintage furniture. It's like the lamps linked everything together. About 3 years ago, I found two more nice looking lamps at HomeGoods, these two with deep red shades, so I moved them into the bedroom, placing one on a rattan table also from HomeGoods, and one on a vintage sewing machine base, turned into a night table. My rattan bed was bought new off the net, my dressers bought at different times from estate sales, one is painted black and one is pecan. My mahogany desk came from a classified ad, and the leather desk chair came from Sam's Club. The two JCPenney lamps moved into the living room where they are the only two matching entities in another sea of furniture that works well together, but does not match. and that's the way I decorate.... Red...See More
pblouise
8 years ago
Thank you all so much for your advise! I'm so glad no one thinks I need to match chairs because it would be rather difficult. I'm pretty good with color but not sure about heights, widths, styles and materials. Here is a picture of a similar chair and the fabric I did it in. Couch is brown, curved arms with show wood.
Bette P
8 years agoIf you have the room, I prefer a chair with arms, not a slipper chair. I love the shape of the armchair in the 1st photo and both chairs in the last photo. You could go with a solid colour but with texture or a stripe, choose colours from your floral fabric. Pull more colours from the floral for your pillows. Love the drapes in the 4th and last photos.
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