I don't think you necessarily have to go neutral, but I think keeping the rug to one dominant color (could be tone-on-tone, not suggesting a solid) or one color plus a neutral (blue and cream, magenta and gray). An overdyed oriental to match the blue or pink in the chair could work. https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Cameron-Tweed-Magenta-Ash-Area-Rug-9-x-12/20741001/product.html?refccid=WC2DPIGUCFQKH6KD7OQDS4PID4&searchidx=69 https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Safavieh-Valencia-Traditional-Distressed-Silky-Polyester-Rug-8-x-10/13299669/product.html?refccid=4NOO663MC3GKUACMWT46ELJFQU&searchidx=409 https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Hand-tufted-Tatum-Aqua-Wool-Rug-79-x-99/9590760/product.html?refccid=4NOO663MC3GKUACMWT46ELJFQU&searchidx=371 https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/M.A.Trading-Hand-Woven-Khema5-Multi-9x12-India/14033108/product.html?refccid=CMHPLRQ6MJJ22HCMRN2QDD4IDA&searchidx=46

Hi! I know this is an old post but I judt came across because we just replaced our dining room table with a live edge one and don’t know what chairs to pair with. Was wondering what you went with. Also I noticed that you have what appears to be a one wall kitchen which is my goal for a kitchen makeover and was wondering how long that wall is from fridge to end. Any help would be great! Claudia

A comfortable one. Not a pro. More interested in comfort and function than "style". Suggest you sit in any chair you're considering buying and at least consider a chair w/short armrests (short horizontally) for resting your elbows but not necessarily the full length of your arms -- arm rests that will not interfere w/placing the chair as far beneath the desk as possible. Allergy noted. If not a chair with casters/wheels, choose one with or add glider feet so you could move it around easily w/o scratching the floor so you can be sitting where you need to be to use the desk. Do measure the height of the table from floor to the top of the table -- the total table height. Do measure the vertical knee space -- the height between the floor and the bottom of the table at its center point. Make sure the chair you choose has you sitting high enough to actually be comfortable using the chair with the desk. Unless you're wanting to add your favorite bold color to the room, choose black because it will be neutral and because the desk appears to be either very dark gray or black. If you're actually planning to use this desk as a desk, then limiting yourself to something akin to a formal dining room chair makes no sense at all unless you're more interested in appearance than function. You might even consider an upscale swivel bar stool in lieu of a traditional chair. https://alfabarstools.com/shop/comfortable-custom-height-captains-bar-stool-arms/ https://shopping.diamondbackbilliards.com/product/s6225-swivel-bar-stool/

Beautiful table.!! These are on sale and arhaus has a great reputation, different wood colors available. https://www.arhaus.com/furniture/dining-room-furniture/dining-room-chairs/cadence-dining-chair-with-metal-stretchers/?FinishName=AGED ELM& We actually bought a table just yesterday and hadn’t considered black, only to find this picture (Joanna Gaines does it again) that made me rethink excluding it. Our wood tones are vastly different than yours tho. I imagine if yours is a washed out gray, black might be too dulling. Post pics when you’ve got it all put together!