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last year

Would love input on whether this table works in our space. Thinking black chairs with it. Thanks in advance for all suggestions

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Patricia Colwell Consulting

last year

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I think the table works but I do not think the sofas work with the table the table is very sleek and contemporary the sofas not so much and the tables for sure not. Maybe if the sofas must stay then some glass and chrome tables and a rug that is very contemporary added to the LR and then chairs for the table in a color from the rug to keep this from too much dark in a really nice space . Are those legs on the table metal? These types of rugs I love the multi colored one and I would dored chairs with that table and the glass and chrome coffee and end tables and some really good table lamps in a very contemporary style You need art on the walls the lamps in the picture of the table would be great .

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njmomma
last year
It looks like it works. My only concern would be, does it not work with your counters.
Helene Walford
Original Author
last year
That’s my question. Few people say table will look great with counters but I’m a bit worried it might take away from them
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Thank you, Patricia. I am trying to find a place for the cabinet. I like your idea of putting it in a closet. It was hard downsizing and losing 1500 square feet of space. I got rid of a lot of furniture! Below is a sideboard that I still have in another room which I can use in the dining room if I need something to "ground" the picture. (Sorry for the picture quality.) I still have the Marge Carson dining room chairs (one seen in the picture), so I don't need chairs. I put in another outlet in centered on the picture wall so that lamp cords plugged in the wall won't show like this one does in the picture. Even though my dining room is open to the kitchen, I want something dramatic for this dining room. It deserves a statement chandelier (thinking about a gold/gilded one. The room was previously painted BM Van Deusen Blue. I remodeled the kitchen and took down the wall between the two rooms to let in more light. Then I changed the color to BM Ballet White. I miss the blue... I like your idea of a round table. Would you suggest that I use a round or square rug? I just need to be mindful of the passageway from the foyer to kitchen that goes down one side of the dining room. This area of circulation is used a lot. Below is a shot of my living room to give you an idea of the space near the dining room. I hope this helps to spark some ideas.
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KW PNW Z8
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Agree with @Patricia Colwell Consulting about table styles. What does the kitchen counter pattern look like? All I see is the white edge - are the whites in table & counter the same? I think it would be really important that they be the same tone & shade of white because that table will look like an extension of kitchen counters - if one is more yellow or creamier I think it’ll look like a mismatch simple because they’re so similar.
Helene Walford
Original Author
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The counters are Caesar stone empira white so they are a bright white. The table is softer. The couch and sofa are old and are going just there for now until newer black leather and sofa (more contemporary) arrive.
We haven’t put set up yet but we will
Helene Walford
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last year
Counter on left table on right
njmomma
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KW PNW Z8
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@Helene Walford Based on the colors I see on my monitor, I wouldn’t put that table in your kitchen next to your counters. In a separate room, ok but not next to each other. If you really like that look, how about investigating cost of having exactly the sized top you need fabricated from Ceasarstone? Not sure where you’d acquire the base but I’m sure there’s a source for that too. If this is doable cost wise, you could also match your counter edge finish to for a really custom job!
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Have you looked at Tulip Tables? They come in all sizes.

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ffpalms
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I think adding curves to your interior, like the tulip table no momma posted, would keep the rooms from looking too sharp and angular.

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