Which Stressless leather/base color for my office?
I'm thinking about getting a comfy chair for my office. The Stressless recliner has always felt good and the Admiral model is discounted to $1800 for the rest of the year. I'm having trouble deciding on a color combination given the existing colors in my office. I have a black Haworth chair with a black chair mat. My monitor is also silver / black. Here's a photo -- the chair would go in the corner on the left side of the photo.
I can get the Admiral in black, sand, brown, silver, blue, and gray leather with various wood finishes. I think black leather would be too much black overload. But brown might clash. Any other suggestions? Or should I just get what I like and work on the other stuff later? I can swap my black Haworth with my wife's Haworth which is grey if that gives other options.
This is the Admiral chair + ottoman in Chocolate + Brown (not necessarily the combo I was thinking):
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoI made some mockups based on some in stock options. Any thoughts? Is black the safest route?
Here's a totally different option too. Might be better to get a two-seater if I want to read with a family member. This is the Jasper loveseat from Room and Board.
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4 years agoTheresa Janssen
4 years agothis may be too much information, but just wanted to offer up an idea for room layout, if you are interested. you could consider using the window wall as a long desk area that could span the whole distance of the wall. you could use a few stock filing cabinets for storage and use them as the base of the desk and then add a couple long pieces of butcher block for a desk top. you then could add feasibly the loveseat and a couple of the leather chairs with a coffee table to have a seating grouping for the room... some art for the walls and some additional lighting could make it a nice office. heres the concept of the long desk with storage...
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoH L
3 years agoHere's a mock floorplan for consideration. This has a loveseat instead of the recliner and adds a console / low bookshelf and a floor lamp. Thoughts?
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago@Theresa Janssen Is this what you are suggesting? My exact room dimensions are in the drawing. Might be hard to get power to the desk?
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