Would a brown leather work in this space?? Please help me!!
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Would a brown leather sofa work in this space? What style sofa do you think I should use? Our taste is rustic and industrial with clean lines. Would it be too much to use a brown leather sofa and brown leather chairs in the eat in kitchen area? Or should I use an Eames style chair in the eat in area? Please help me try and pick the right furniture for this space without it looking to Farmhouse or Rustic!! ***I know the railing should be changed but it's not in our budget right now.***
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Comments (10)Sorry I've taken so long to get back here. Thanks for your responses! There's so much good info that I want to respond to, but it's taking me a while to sort it all out. First, I should address one big concern. If we do make the eating area our only dining space, we still have the living room up front that could become a dining room if we ever felt we needed it for us or resale. I am concerned about the eating area being narrow, and if we go that direction, I'm pulling the peninsula in by several inches to gain at least a little more room. rhome - you're correct, we do have an island now, but it's kind of small to me (2.5 x 3.5). I don't know if we can make it much wider, so if we made it longer, would it seem ... spindly? Anyone know how much space I should have around an island? One of my annoyances with my current kitchen is being unable to open the cabinets opposite the dishwasher while the dishwasher is open. I guess, with the new storage I'll be adding, I could try to store things there that don't tend to go through the dishwasher. :) lavender_lass - I appreciate your worries, but I didn't find your first response negative; you brought up valid points that do need to be thought about, and we have. Also, I love that you woke up thinking about my kitchen! I wake up around 3 a.m. every night/morning with thoughts about the kitchen circling relentlessly through my brain. That's a new thing for me, and I am not loving it. The dining room wall isn't load-bearing, and doesn't contain any ductwork, or anything else that can't be moved (The benefit of an unfinished basement), so that can definitely be moved. The reason we can't change the windows in the eating area is because we somewhat recently put money into replacement windows there, and that means the foot, it is down, on reworking that area. But the dining room has the old windows. I'm glad most don't think the pantry is a crazy idea. I like that I'll be able to bring some things up from the basement (and then maybe we'll finish that space if we ever get through the kitchen.) More thoughts to come, and I'll take a stab at drawing up an island layout....See MoreRelated Professionals
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PRO7 years agoHere is an example of clean lines on a leather sofa from West Elm. Are you purchasing or have existing brown leather sofa?
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I can see a cognac colored Chesterfield or, on a lower budget, Ikea Stockholm
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I would love to see a chesterfield in front of that fireplace...
You can do a bright rug (teal, maybe?) and repeat the color for a chair in the corner...something comfy and loungy since it's part of your kitchen..
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7 years agoYou have some great ideas above! Love that mustard colored sofa. Are you aiming for a color in the stone?
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PRO- PRO7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoDepending on your kitchen design as not seeing the whole perspective I do think you could do eames chairs in your dining space like above to incorporate the metals and textures to create the clean lines and industrial rustic feel. It really depends on mixing two leathers in the adjoining rooms as what you choose but anything is possible with the right combination. Again, best of luck.
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You have so many options!
You could even do a muted velvet or fabric for the sofa and leather for the chairs.
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