Let's talk about my dining area, it needs a warmth
First, let me remind you that my style is fairly minimalist. Our house has polished concrete floors and I always intended to get a rug to define the area but just didnt get around to it. Also, we had plans to buy new dining room chairs. There is nothing really wrong with the existing ones, but there is nothing about the chairs or the space that makes you want to linger. I want to linger.
It's all an open space, the kitchen cabinets are deep forest green, the backsplash is green apple and orange. The living room echoes the green and calls out the blue undertones of the kitchen cabinets. The dining room needs those same colors. Right now it is all natural wood tones.
Here are two rugs and a chair I like. Is the chair and the rug on the left too much green? The green fabric of the chair is tweedy with specs of gold and blue so it's pretty yummy.
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let you try them in your room? I was poking around to see if I could
find them and this popped up (since you mentioned geo). I couldn't see how to try it in your room on this site, tho...
https://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/nourison-alh03/Green/407ALH03BLU-P.html
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoLooking at the art, maybe this would work
from RugStudiomtnrdredux_gw
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoBy the way, your room is beautiful. I love it.
I really like your current chairs (and adore your sideboard), but if you do not I have one idea. I've said this before, but a slipcovered Ballard Parsons chair is a great choice. Mine are 25 years old. Very wide range of slipcovers, and realllllllly comfy. These chairs are endlessly flexible and can be used anywhere. There are the LBD of furniture IMHO.
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoI was just scrolling down to suggest a seagrass rug. I have one in my breakfast room and I love it. It is almost 7 years old and has held up very well. As mtn mentioned, they are pretty inexpensive. I have this one. Mine is bound in the natural color mainly because I was influenced by a blogger who prefers it to a colored binding. Re: PB and their rugs....watch for a sale. I some how managed to get mine on sale and with free shipping. I’ve never seen free shipping on rugs at PB before or since.
I’m glad several other people mentioned the chair. I too find the green upholstered chair “commercial” looking. Could you keep the chairs you have and add upholstered host and hostess chairs? The back on this one from Anthropologie might be too low to pair with what you have, but I‘m thinking something contemporary looking like this
P.S. this chair also comes in “green” but it isn’t a very pretty green
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