Please help! I need chairs.
Hi, I need help selecting chairs for both a kitchen table and a dining table. My goal is to buy kitchen chairs that coordinate with the dining chairs, so that when I move them to the dining table, they look like they belong there. The round kitchen table was purchased from Lulu and Georgia and the dining table was purchased from Restoration Hardware. I also need suggestions for counter stools that would coordinate with the kitchen set. I have been struggling with this design dilemma for months now. Thank you!
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Comments (16)Lyfia, all great points you brought up, it really helps me plan and think. Honestly we have no set time frame for having this project done, since we have an up and running kitchen in the other part of the house and we are working on the new kitchen as time allows. I spent part of this week filling every little brad hole with putty and sanding everything. This weekend we should get a primer on and if dry time allows the walls and ceilings painted. I think we are at the point we are going to put in the cabinet order too. We still have the floor to put down, sand and seal. Tile the whole range wall, put up shelves. The wiring is done, we still need to run plumbing .. which means going under the house in the Summer .. YIKES! We live in copperhead country, not a fun prospect. Last year my DH got bit, we were very fortunate it was a 'dry bite' though! Valinsv, thanks for the help and suggestions, they are very helpful! Les, I love those 50's dinette chairs and if I was going to do a booth, I'd be all over them. I honestly don't think with a very rustic table I'd be happy with them ... even though they look super cushy to sit on. :) If I do go with these chairs I'd have seat pads made for them. I still haven't put my chair order in, I was all ready to go, now I'm hemming and hawing over details again. Part of me wants to go this way, part can really see everyone sacked out in a comfy booth and chairs playing board games and drinking coco. I know that everyone brought up very valid reasons to stay away from a booth, like people being inconvenienced by having to move to let the inside people out, etc. The thing is though we don't have those types of sit down and eat parties where I see it being a problem. When we entertain adults it's normally in a relaxed, casual setting outside on the deck or around the pool area, where we have large tables in each area. When it's just the five of us here, there would be plenty of seating that we could all spread out. I'm lucky that my girls really do get along, there is not alot of she's looking at me, touching me, breathing my air problems. *LOL* I grew up with 3 siblings, I know how that goes, we spent a lot of time bickering. ;) When it's the kids and their friends having snacks, I don't see it being a problem where the kids would feel inconvenienced. So in short I'm still stuck, I think! *LOL* Sometimes I can see right away the path I want to follow, sometimes I start second guessing myself. *sigh* Normally my Husband will chime in with his feeling on the matter and we'll work it out in a way that we are both relatively happy .. this time he really doesn't seem to care, well other than wanting me to make a plan so we know how to finish the room. ;)...See MoreNeed help with dining room/dining chairs, please! Lots of pics!
Comments (13)Don't write off fabric just yet. You could use microsuede, Crypton, or any of the newer indoor/outdoor fabrics available now. My DD chucked a whole bowl of tomato soup on one of my pale blue microsuede chairs and I swear it cleaned up perfectly. I think softer lines, and fabric, would bring some balance to the angularity of your room. I love the artwork and might think about pulling some color from the painting next to the stairs into said fabric. I know and love your kitchen from the KB. Nice to see you over here. looking forward to seeing more! :-)...See MoreI need help in deciding what chairs i should get for my dining table
Comments (1)Check out the Home Decorating Forum. This forum is mainly about noisy neighbors or difficult landlords....See MoreI need help finding chairs because I cannot find my dream set...
Comments (5)Check out these modern dining room photos on houzz and see if anything catches your eye. https://www.houzz.com/photos/modern-dining-room-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_722~s_2105 Here is a google search for modern industrial dining rooms. https://www.google.com/search?q=modern+industrial+dining+rooms&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi68MK5_ZDYAhXF4yYKHV9DCF4QsAQI3wE&biw=1440&bih=712...See More
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoHere are some ideas. I would select one style chair. I only put multiple styles in the example so you could see what they look like.
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4 years agoYour problem is that you bought wonderful pieces that in no way relate to each other. Any chance you could return the gold base tulip table for a plain white one? Then you could get any kind of white dining chairs--upholstered, painted, plastic, whatever--but with wood legs that matched the dining table wood finish. Hate to say this, but the dining table, wonderful though it is, clashes with your warm floors. Are either returnable for tables that would harmonize better? See warmer wood table below. You need to be going in a warmer direction.
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4 years agoSue I recommend..
Replace 3 recessed lights with https://amzn.to/2UopJ8H to brighten up the space.
Buy 6 chairs bit.ly/MidCenturyChairsand fill with seasonal fruit...i.e. spring...lemons. Summer Lemons. Fall and Winter Pomegranates or Artichokes to bring a pop of color. Or a seasonal flower arrangement.
Like for Easter bit.ly/EasterFlowerDelivery1
And Thanksgiving bit.ly/AutumnFlowerArrangement
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Put roman shades on the window doors in the living room, they will serve as a nice backdrop for the dining area.Sue thanked Tessa Rose Design- PRO
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I recommend streamlined chairs throughout, then you can add different accents here and there.This creates a timeless, sophisticated look. Go bold with some walls and lighting in other areas.
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4 years agoTheresa Janssen
4 years agoI absolutely love how you are combining the looks and I think you have so many options.. restoration hardware has so many chair styles that in my opinion are meant to be mixed and matched... I have several chair styles below that could be combined and used with both tables.... it becomes a matter of the feel of the rooms you want... a few ideas..
you could use leather arm chairs at the head of the dining room table and combine that with wood with leather chairs and put the wood with leather chairs with the kitchen table... or you could add some gold metal chairs in the kitchen and use them in the dining room with leather chairs for the head of the table. you could do all wicker, in both rooms but use a different style of wicker chair for each room... same color, just different syle.
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houzz comments · More InfoSue thanked Theresa JanssenTheresa Janssen
4 years agojust saw this pic in an article and thought of your rooms.and what you are trying to do. in the pic below you see a traditional wing back chair in the background but is in a room with modern furnishings.
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