Curved bench or chairs in entry?
I’m planning to get 60” round table for a new home I would like to keep 6 seats around it, but have two seats for backup when I need to seat 8. ideally, these extra 2 seats would do double duty as entry seating by my front door (for shoe removal). Either a curved bench or 2 chairs would work for the table, but would they look bad in the entry? Thanks
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2 years agoThe bench or extra chairs for 2 at dining table is only for the few times a year that we need 8 seats so I'm not worried about moving them. I like the idea of multi-tasking those 2 seats, hence my attempt to find something that doubles as entry seating for 99% of the time. This is a rendering from a furniture store showing an idea of furniture, and you can see the 2 chairs against a wall. That seems to work, but I my first choice would have been to find something that works in the entry instead so I can use that wall space for furniture. And while you're looking at it, do you have any thoughts about table shape, round or rectangular/oval?
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