What kind of chair goes with this desk?
8 years ago
Found this desk on craigslist and now need to find a chair that works with it. Any ideas? It's going in a sort of Victorian bedroom. Thanks.
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8 years agoVery pretty! I have a similar piece in my home office. I think you have some leeway here. I couldn't find one like yours on the web, but I did find this variety of pics, which each show a chair with them. I bet your Craigslist may also have a chair which would blend nicely with your secretary.
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Comments (31)A comfortable one. Not a pro. More interested in comfort and function than "style". Suggest you sit in any chair you're considering buying and at least consider a chair w/short armrests (short horizontally) for resting your elbows but not necessarily the full length of your arms -- arm rests that will not interfere w/placing the chair as far beneath the desk as possible. Allergy noted. If not a chair with casters/wheels, choose one with or add glider feet so you could move it around easily w/o scratching the floor so you can be sitting where you need to be to use the desk. Do measure the height of the table from floor to the top of the table -- the total table height. Do measure the vertical knee space -- the height between the floor and the bottom of the table at its center point. Make sure the chair you choose has you sitting high enough to actually be comfortable using the chair with the desk. Unless you're wanting to add your favorite bold color to the room, choose black because it will be neutral and because the desk appears to be either very dark gray or black. If you're actually planning to use this desk as a desk, then limiting yourself to something akin to a formal dining room chair makes no sense at all unless you're more interested in appearance than function. You might even consider an upscale swivel bar stool in lieu of a traditional chair. https://alfabarstools.com/shop/comfortable-custom-height-captains-bar-stool-arms/ https://shopping.diamondbackbilliards.com/product/s6225-swivel-bar-stool/...See MoreDecorating a home office with beige carpet, bamboo desk and red chair
Comments (11)@JustMe Here is a rough drawing with dimensions of the office. My desk is on the longest wall. The window at the bottom of the drawing. My desk is about 72" and I've been seriously thinking of getting a different wood desk top that is smaller at about 63" to fit on that wall space next to the door. Something like a mesquite desktop or something. My desk is a standing desk so I'll be keeping the black base. The reason why I didn't put my desk against the window is mainly because of the giant monitor that is on an arm that wouldn't let me look outside anyways but I'm open to options. I do really think that my desk is way to big though. Also, the closet(which is at the bottom left of the picture in case its hard to tell has built in bookshelves. Although shelve space is always good, I've been looking at tons of wall shelves to utilize the vertical space more. I also added some more offices I liked to my profile. I'm a big fan of the contrasting natural colors and I want to incorporate live plants and such as well....See MoreWhat kind of flooring goes with barnwood walls?
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What about a ghost chair to juxtapose with the very traditional secretary? This one uses a stool, which doesn't look particularly useful, but you can get the idea.
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