Help in My Dining Room-Can't Get it Right!
Hi my houzz friends. I'm trying to work with 2 very different artists in one space in my dining room and having trouble making them work cohesively together. My husband loves to collect art and this is the only wall the large painting will fit on.
How can I make the 2 different styles of art work together through the right decor? Or will they just not work together? Can't change the table. Some thoughts below would be to...
*change the wall color? It is Relaxed Khaki by Sherwin Williams now-but thinking about painting the walls a more neutral color-less green undertones in it-perhaps accessible gray which is on the walls in the living room and kitchen or revere pewter by BM.
*change the ceiling color
*change dining chairs-thinking about getting new slipcovers made in a linen fabric similar to the bench or changing all the chairs to chairs from Restoration Hardware-similar to style of bench.
*change the rug or get rid of the rug? I know it is too small, but how are the colors?
*keep the bench in place of slipcovered chairs or move the bench to another wall or another room and do only chairs?
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoHi Avery and Tracey. Funny we should meet on my "old thread" again...Lol
As you know, I'm still waiting on that small giclee by Andrada that I ordered from Etsy. I can't imagine why it is taking so long to arrive.
I'm not sure if you remember it, but the colors look pretty perfect in the renderings.
Once I receive the giclee, I will decide whether or not I want to commission Andrada to do a larger piece.
So, I guess I'm waiting to decide on the ceiling color once I have the new art. I hate to make any major changes until I'm certain about the direction I'm taking with the art.
Here is the giclee that I ordered and the rendering of it in a larger size below.
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoKaren, I’ve been
watching the progress of your dining room from the sidelines. Nice project. I can sympathize with you trying to find just
the right dining chairs and not break the budget.Since one of your
contenders is a Bernhardt chair, I suggest that you contact Lenoir Empire Furniture in North Carolina. (Linda in Cust.
Service)423-929-7283. http://www.lenoirempirefurniture.com/
Lenoir is a discounter of brand name furniture who has been
around for at least 30 years. Their
service is excellent. Per my
recommendation, Houzzer, Stefanie, ordered her dining room Bernhardt cream
sideboard from Lenoir at a great price.
At least you will know the least expensive cost for those chairs to make
an informed decision.In the past I have previously spoken to Linda at Lenior who
is very knowledgeable. She can tell you
a lot about the chairs and fabric you saw in the local store which is helpful.
However, I didn’t notice that chair style you saw in your local store in
Bernhardt’s current catalogue.
I did a quick check in your area and saw the above pictured dining chairs,
similar to the ones you like, are being sold in a consignment store near
you. Set of six chairs including the
table is $750. Might be worth a look. Since they are a consignment store perhaps
they might consider selling you only the chairs. But at this price you can buy it all and sell
off the table and recoup most of your cost. As of this morning, they still have the set.Consignment Store ad: http://neworleans.craigslist.org/fud/5390940421.html
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