dining chairs - opinions
I think I will posting fast and furious over the next month as many decisions need to be made. I do have a designer that I love and trust, but as always, it never hurts to get the opinions of my peeps here.
I am trying to create a mix of funky London chic and am pretty happy with my choices so far. We have an off-white tract arm linen slipcovered sofa and cotton slipcovered living room chairs in a gold and off-white pattern. We've got a black, white and gold theme going with a bit of deep blue and hot pink thrown in.
I've bought two of these in a peacock blue velvet for the head of the table
Here is what the room used to look like. It was very traditional. Don't want that look anymore, but table and rug will be the same.
I love these chairs. black wishbone chairs
Or a black wire type chair.
Here is a link to pics of the room as it is now.
Also have to keep in mind that the bar stools will be right behind the chairs (that wall is gone) haven't chosen those yet but am thinking very plain black wooden or metal.
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l pinkmountain
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Opinions please on this dining room set
Comments (19)I vote with the others that your set is nicer and would keep it. Why does the hutch have to match? This is my own bias speaking but I don't care for rooms where everything is matchy-matchy. I do think that furniture should complement and coordinate with the other pieces and yours does that. Doing that makes for a much more interesting room. Do whatever else you are planning with paint or drapes or artwork and then see what you think. My dining room consists of a dining table that is about 90 years old that was my grandmothers and a hutch that is about 60 years old that my uncle made in grade 12 woodwork....See Moreopinions please on this dining room set
Comments (23)Just because it's an estate sale doesn't mean the piece is old and good quality. It could be the pics, but I'm sure that this is a modern reproduction and it appears to be of a lower quality wood covered with a tinted varnish to get the color rather than be of genuine mahogany that a good quality reproduction would be. I'm thinking 1980's import quality rather than 1960's solid wood repro. If that's the case, then the whole thing would go for around $200 used rather than the 1K of the better quality version. But, if you like it, that's no reason to not buy it. Just for the lower price....See MoreOpinions please, on Dining Room chairs
Comments (11)Those upholstered chairs are from Overstock. Regretfully, there are no reviews, so if you order them, you are ordering a pig in a poke (what is a pig in a poke?) The price isn't too bad, 2 for $500. If you are only going to pull the extra chairs in when you have a large group for dinner, then I'm not sure it really matters what the additional chairs look like. I think fitting around the table and looking good in other areas of the house override matching what you have. Have you checked Craigslist in your area? Here is a link that might be useful: upholstered host chairs...See MoreOpinions Solicited: Fabrics to update Dining Room
Comments (34)Tinam, you are right that it's all about the region one lives in.....red may be trendy in some areas and not others. I was kind of hoping to hang on to it until it was in again :-) I like the idea of a stencil, rorah, as that way I could get exactly the right colors--- but mtn has got the red completely right with that Cole and sons wallpaper. I like it, it is a bit toned down but the gold is fantastic, as in the coral and gold paper. Maybe I am just longing for bling and don't realize it! I have to admit I am also liking the idea of a very white or shades of cream room, although that is completely unlike me. Lots of ideas to consider here and I appreciate all the input. Creating a room that is lovely and welcoming and comfortable and elegant is not an easy task! Many thanks! I will post later after I have seen what ID #1 has to say. And VERY good news--- finally got the bid on the basement renovation and it is about 50% less than my "worse case" scenario and about 20% less than my expectation, so I am seriously excited and we are starting right after Christmas! Not getting the handmade brick made a huge difference in the price of the flooring. Luckily, I found a locally made brick I like even more, the brick size is better and they are doing a run just for my basement, then slicing off 1/2" for my floor. The rest of the brick will be pulverized and recycled into more brick. This stuff is so reasonable I am now going to brick the service hallway on the other side of the house AND the wine cellar!...See More
Nothing Left to Say
8 years agoRemind me, is there a new chandelier? If so, what does it look like?
For some reason, this post makes me think of the very first image I saved to an idea book here so I'm going to post it.
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Bunny
8 years agopalimpsest
8 years agodaisychain Zn3b
8 years agocrl, that pic is exactly my style. I even have a collection of antique chalkboards that I had hung on the living room wall.
And yes, there is a new chandelier (in brass) and the bottom pic is the new island light.
So the two chairs I've chosen are out due to lack of comfort. Any other suggestions? My budget is pretty limited at this point. Insurance is paying for the cost of 4 of the ikea Henrikson chairs (about $400). I can top up a little but not much.
Nothing Left to Say
8 years agoI think one of the issues with mixing modern side dining chairs with a traditional table and more traditional chairs, is scale? Sometimes the modern chairs end up looking too small.
What about a modern take on a windsor chair?
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daisychain Zn3b
8 years agocrl, our condo backs onto the most prestigious street in our city. This is the view from our condo window. The backyard of a very wealthy couple who also happen to be hoarders. I am very tempted to hop through the broken down fence and snag the Eames (original? knock offs?) chairs for our room.
daisychain Zn3b
8 years agopalimpsest
8 years agoNothing Left to Say
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8 years agol pinkmountain
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jlc712
8 years agoThe view of the neighbors yard is breathtaking :-) How funny is that, wow.
I'd probably do something simple and let your velvet chairs be the focus, like this-
Mimi Saddle Black Leather Dining Chair · More InfoThese metal chairs would be much more comfortable, if you want to go in that direction-
Blu Dot Hot Mesh Chair, Black · More InfoOr, you could do bistro chairs (these are metal), ghost chairs, or a very simple leather chair-
Odessa Metal Dining Chairs With Backrest, Set of 2, Black · More Info
Baxton Studio Dreama Modern Black Acrylic Ghost Chair, Set of 2 · More Info
Modern Montez Rounded Dining Chair in Black Leatherette · More InfoI have to add that I'm always a bit nervous about the steadiness and longevity of chairs that don't have cross-bracing between the legs-- but I'm sure it depends on the quality of the chairs, and the care of those using them.
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