Home Office Chair
ortochini
5 years ago
I need to buy a chair to go with father in law’s antique desk which we inherited when he passed away. Here are pictures of desk and small office space. Office will be painted all white with floors stained in dark walnut l. I am planning on buying a rug to go under desk. Suggestions on that are also welcomed!
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Kendrah
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Flooring for home office - chair casters?
Comments (7)I would suspect that wood or laminate warranties would not cover that kind of repetitive wear, but I'm sure some of the people who know more about that kind of flooring could say for sure. I don't know how transferable casters are when supplying them "aftermarket" -- might be a question for a good hardware store (not one of the big-box stores) or an office-supply place. I like carpet tile -- I put it all over my house (kitchen excepted). I wanted the color and the texture and like that it will wear far better than standard residential broadloom. It's also easier to move things on it. :-) Personally, I would avoid padded carpet tile, which knocks out the Legato and Tesserae available at the big-box stores and some FLOR lines. But you can get carpet tile on-line from various sources or from some local places that handle flooring exclusively....See MoreHome Office Chair
Comments (8)H & M and Leathercraft are too expensive and will not sell to you only a dealer the best way to go here is Fairfield. Too many companies are ripping off the customer by not letting them buy anything without a dealer buying it the dealer's price which is probably twice or sometime three times more depending the company you choose to buy from. It used to be that Hickory had a 20 mile area to look at different stuff for the same quality, styles, and at price value! Basically if you are paying a $1000 or more for a home office chair, you better go have your head examined! Better yet Office Depot would be better than a $1000....See MoreSmall Houses and Aging Boomers
Comments (26)Hi Loretta, I thought I remembered you saying that you were reading, just not typing much! It is good to hear your contributions again. I have a half bath that is situated where the halls to the foyer, kitchen and laundry all meet. It is smack in the middle of the house. It is our only extra bath, and I have considered making it a wet room with nothing in it but the toilet, a sink above the toilet tank for washing hands (your wash water becomes the flush water for the next flush), and a shower head in a tiled room. I guess a towel cart would be on wheels and would get wheeled into the hall when a shower was in progress. A shower curtain would have to be drawn over the inside of the door to make sure it did not leak out into the hall. I would move the door to the long wall, giving the option to have it be a wider door, and making a bench space for the wall that is a 90 degree angle from the wet wall. One could sit on the bench and adjust the taps. There would have to be a good heater/vent fan in the ceiling. This would have to be my accessible bathroom. Our big bathroom has a tub in it. It also has two sinks, and the big vanity keeps us from being able to widen the door. I have thought that when we remodel it (the tile is beginning to show its age), I might do a smaller vanity in order to have room near the toilet to transfer from a wheelchair, but that pushes the vanity back by the door again, too. Making the half bath accessible by making it a big wet room might be easier. This house was built in 1978, when multi-levels were popular. We got rid of the level change from foyer to living room and we made a ramp down into the family room from the kitchen when it was remodeled. The only two level changes now are from the foyer to the rest of the house (4 inches) and from the laundry to the rest of the house(also 4 inches). I have ramps made of aircraft aluminum for these two steps. I also have one for 2 inches and two for 6 inches that I no longer need. We have a composite wood ramp coming up to the front door of the house. It is a little steeper than code, but works well for us. Here is a link that might be useful: Ramp from kitchen to family room....See More$2000 Eames Office chair...gulp
Comments (32)Hope you got it, did't read all comments (37) here but that chair is a definite go. It was designed c. 1958 and that it's very still popular, should say a lot. In Design Within Reach lists for around $2450 last I saw that may say something too. Plus it should last forever. And be out-of-this-world comfortable from the start. He - its designer, Charles Eames, along with designer wife Ray to be fair, pioneered ergonomics. Notice the black and aluminums airport chairs you've seen all your life; same mfr, same designer. they.hold up If you get a knock off, make sure it's exact, not just the concept but in welded steel and polyester The steel welds can break and will render a bulky foot piece in any case, it's tat elegant star base that carries a lot of the visual appeal and always will. And poly can make you sweat....See More- PRO
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5 years ago ortochini
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Carolae
5 years agoThis chair is expensive but very comfortable and durable. This price includes soft casters for hardwood floors and an attached seat pad. Knoll offers a designer discount so if you are working with a designer you can buy it for less.
I like mixing modern furniture with antiques but I know that doesn’t appeal to everyone.
Your desk is beautiful! We have also been fortunate to inherit antique furniture that has been passed down from our grandparents. :)
ortochini
5 years ago
pink_peony
5 years agoWill you be floating the desk in the center of the room or will it be against a wall as it is in the photo? What colors are in your home? With the tone if the woods a rich green would look lovely or blue.
Surya GES1015 Geisha Green, Blue Rectangle Area Rug, 2'x3' · More InfoA simple parsons chair would look nice
Townsend Belgian Linen Upholstered Skirted Dining Chair · More Infopink_peony
5 years agoIDK whats up with the pictures again.....
If you are keeping the walls white have you considered painting the built in cabinets and shelves? Or at least the back of the shelves? As I said above a rich green would be prettySurya GES1015 Geisha Green, Blue Rectangle Area Rug, 2'x3' · More Info
Emerald Green�FauxSilk Taffeta Curtain, Single Panel, 50"x96" · More Info
New Accent Chair Linen Wing Back Host · More Info
Madison Park Marcel High Back Wing Chair, Blue · More InfoOr a blue
Consigned, Antique Geometric Hand Made Persian Oriental Rug, Brown, 7'0"X4'11" · More Info
Surya Zahra ZHA4027 Green/Blue Classic Area Rug, 3'6"x5'6" · More Info
Robin's Egg Blackout Faux Silk Taffeta Curtain Single Panel · More Info
Elegant Curved Back Soft Blue Gray Wing Chair, Button Tufted Ring Pull Retro · More InfoIt depends on what colors you have running through your home.
ortochini
5 years agoPink peony love your ideas!!!! I am keeping the walls and built in white. The sconces are these. Maybe I should do drapes and upholstered chair in off white linen. And buy one of the rugs you suggested...
pink_peony
5 years agoHelen
5 years agopink_peony
5 years agoLets try again LOL! Some days this site is going to be the death of me.
If you want to use creams on white I think you would greatly benefit from more texture. I would wallpaper the walls in a grasscloth in cream
Designer Grasscloth, Fine Sisal Cream- 488-444, Double-Roll · More Info
Brewster 63-54725 Shuang Cream Grasscloth Wallpaper - Off White · More InfoI would paint the built ins in a light taupe color like these
Hillsborough Classic Tudor · More Info
I would ground the room with a neutral rug like one of these
Surya Stretto SRO-1001 Rug, Taupe, Cream, 1'10" X 2'11" · More Info
Surya Ayasofya Classic Neutral AYA-3404 Area Rug, Rectangular 2'x3' · More Info
Anji Mountain 5' x 8' Denali Rectangular Rug AMB0407-0058 · More InfoI would then do a crisp linen window treatment
Window Treatments · More Info
and do a great looking chair like thisNew Accent Chair Linen Wing Back Host · More Infoci_lantro
5 years agoortochini
5 years ago
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