Show me your "pull up/move around" living room side chairs, please!
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ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
8 years ago
jewelisfabulous
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Comments (42)I like the idea of the TV being on the wall opposite the window and the couch up against the window, but I wonder if it will be a problem since that is sort of a hallway area. I guess the other problem I would run into is where to put the cable box etc. I will do a little mock up of it today or do a computer drawing to see how it will all look. Painting the trim around the window can be done, I will have to fight with DH, since he loves it and says that it mirrors the window trim in the kitchen. @loribee and @oceanna I have taken a look at the gallery. Lots of great ideas with colors etc. I just keep thinking 'if only I had an extra 2 feet of living room space . . . ' Of course that would be too easy :-) @loribee, I was able to open the link that you sent me and something along those lines is what I was thinking for the chair. I prefer the ones with arms, though so I was thinking something small like that one, with open arms like the one in @chickadee2's link. I also like these chairs quite a lot. I have also toyed with @luckygal's idea of moving the living room to the office. The office is 9'x11'. I agree with the idea of at the very least painting the trim. I have seen some pics of it done, and it looks great. I was scared about doing it, but now I think I will. I also like the idea of a creamy color that was suggested for the walls and trim. If I work up the courage, I will remove the trim all together. Thanks again for all the wonderful thoughtful suggestions....See Moreshow me your second hand rooms, please
Comments (14)My Dining room table and chairs, were just what I was looking for and found on CL. I had a set that worked great in my previous home, but wanted something like this. DH agreed only if I could sell our set, which I did without a problem. The china cabinet in the background was bought at an antique store, it looks exactly like the one my grandmother had, but my stupid uncle let his ex-wife have it. My daughters' bedroom, entirely furnished with craigslist and ebay: Before pic of the french provincial furniture that all my little friends had as a child and I desperately wanted, but my parents had no money and couldn't afford to buy it. And the after pic: The little green upholstered chair was also bought on CL. The dresser, mirror, and highboy dresser were bought on CL for $150. There is also a desk that isn't pictured. The pair of twin beds were won on an auction on ebay for $139. We live in central NJ, and the beds were located in Philly. We drove there for the day and took our daughters to the Camden Aquarium. The beds will always have a story and a memory attached to them now. In my opinion the furniture that is purchased today is just lacking in quality. I would much prefer to buy solid wood furniture second hand and spruce them up....See MoreShow me your couchless living room
Comments (16)There is something in the linked pictures that I just can't put my finger on.....to me the four dark brown leather chairs a feeling of isolation and look like they had come from an expensive man-cave restaurant. I have a lot of leather in my home so that's not the issue. Of course Zuzu's arrangement is much more feminine and one could imagine having tea and gossip session while setting there. I love contemporary and often admire people who do things differently, but pulling it off is sometimes difficult. Without a sofa, the big question is "where can a body take a nap??". Stretching out in a chair with feet on coffee table isn't quite a comfortable as curling up on a sofa....See MorePlease show me pictures of your corner cabinets in dining room.
Comments (15)Thanks, my3dogs. I feel very lucky to have gotten it. I also have the dough trough he made. My sister has the bed and a desk (with a hidden compartment). Yes, Rob, the inside is painted. Both my grandmother and my mother painted it to match the dining room walls in their homes. I suspect everyone in the family always did that. I have not repainted. I love all these cupboards, whether corner cupboards or flat ones! They are a weakness of mine! Would love to find a step-back cupboard that I could afford. Found one once, but was with a friend who wanted it, so I didn't get it. Turns out she never did either-so disappointing. Then again, I would take any one of the ones all of you posted. Wonder how many would fit in the house??? :) Good luck on your search! I think the idea of trying to find some from houses that are being renovated is a good one. Lots of older homes had built in corner cupboards that people may be removing and there were often two in the dining room. Post pictures when you find what you want....See More
Errant_gw
8 years ago
eastautumn
8 years ago
maddielee
8 years ago
dedtired
8 years agoI have two of these. Hard to tell the size from the photo, but they are not big and easy to move. I put felt pads on the legs to make it easy to slide them. They are made by Sherrill.
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8 years agoI have two smaller profile chairs in our living room from Hickory Chair that have been reupholstered once. They can easily be moved around and our i terior designer referred to them as "pull up" chairs when we were decorating this room. I dont have very good pictures of them but this is what i do have (sitting under steamer at hair salon :-)
Chair is to right of sofa, it is walnut and upholsterd in a small chinoiserie pattern. On the other side of the room next to a different sofa is the other one:
Sorry for the dog's view photo, i think i took it after my DIY repolishing of the ormolu on my cocktail table.
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Holly- Kay
8 years agoI have two of these. They were my great, great aunt's parlor chairs. They are easy to move around and I sit on them every day when I am working or playing on my lap top in the library.
I also have two of these cane bottom antique chairs. The picture is lousy but they are darling and in perfect condition. The only problem is both sets of chairs are delicate and small so we also can pull dining chairs up for sturdier use.
porkandham
8 years agoWe have these chairs that normally flank the piano. I found them at an estate sale. A wooden rocking chair usually lives in that spot.
They're a bit cumbersome for their purpose. I was actually on the hunt for a pair of chairs more similar to this one that's in my younger DS's room. It came from my IL's house and has been reupholstered since this picture was taken. However, I liked them enough that I was willing to deal with their size.
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jakabedy
8 years agoHolly- Kay
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DYH
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cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
8 years agoNot counting dining room chairs and a couple of Windsors, we have these. The two club chairs were originally done in a woven, rough, tweed-like material. We reupholstered for the living room, but then moved them to the library. I now want to redo them more as they were originally-not such a formal fabric.
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoI have two of these. They are my dining room end chairs. I keep them elsewhere in the house. I can pull them out and use them for company or for dinner in the formal dining room. I'm getting ready to reupholster them, they have faded through the years.
jewelisfabulous
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nhbaskets
8 years agoThis is a chair my parents had in their living room when I was growing up. I had it reupholstered last year and keep it in our master bedroom. It's light enough to easily move into our living room for extra seating.
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8 years agoI purchased two Hayes dining room chairs from Pottery Barn in EverydaySuede Oat, pictured on the right. They are surprisingly light and support the back:
$320 on sale, not a great deal, but a very comfortable chair and nice looking as well.
Sueb20
8 years agoWe have a chair in the corner of the living room that only gets used very occasionally, so I didn't want to spent a lot, and I wanted something kind of fun. I ended up finding this chair at Target for, I think, $59.99. The fabric has the exact right colors for our living room.
We have a couple of ottomans that can be used in a pinch, too.jewelisfabulous thanked Sueb20
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