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Help my daughter!

Katherine Wilson

last year

Hello, i’m trying to help my daughter who id in her 20’s pick out chairs to match a large, living room sectionalsla. She likes creams, blues and others. She likes the ones in cream that ii have attached,, but i think they don’t look right with the karge sofa. not sure!

Thanks so much!

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Patricia Colwell Consulting

last year

I would not put those chairs with a huge boxy sectional.

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Susan
last year
If the arms/legs of the sectional are square (so it leans modern rather than traditional), style would work with the chairs.
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marmiegard_z7b
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I agree- that chair style is wrong for the sofa. I don’t think huge chairs are needed, but they need to have some greater presence or chubbiness.
Hard to tell without overall room & are chairs even needed especially you don’t have to think in terms of a pair of chairs.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
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IMO we need to see the space too.
Kendrah
last year
Did she purchase the sofa herself or was it a hand me down? The chairs are youthful and pretty and maybe that is what she is going for. They are not the best match for the sofa, but she is young, maybe it is the time in life where you dont need a cohesive look and it is more important to find your design identity and get things you like. Maybe she can replace the throw pillows on the sofa for ones that have more of a contemporary vibe to tie in with the chairs. Also, these chairs are rather chunky aside from the arms so I dont think it is a stretch tp use them together.
KW PNW Z8
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Those chairs look like a fit with the rattan coffee table I see - they are very open as is coffee table. It would be easier to see if chair styles are a good blend if we could see more of the sectional & that coffee table plus any other furnishings in the room
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BeverlyFLADeziner
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Here are a variety of chair designs that will work with the sectional. Depends on the size of the room.
Maureen
last year
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It really depends on their location in relation to sectional and how large room is. Maybe only one chair could be added, allowing for other options, better quality, and to save money. If you could provide a picture of the room it would be helpful.

In regards to chairs, I’d suggest a light blue (in rug’s tone), as cream may not do anything for sectional, nothing too delicate and lighter legs to be more complementary to coffee table.

https://www.livingspaces.com/pdp-cv05-zoe-blue-accent-chair-272084?epik=dj0yJnU9YlZYWV9lbFVsTUFwR1A5SnkzbHBYMGVfM25QRkc0NWgmcD0wJm49bWQ3TC1TbVJEczJtN0Z0OExOUVJkUSZ0PUFBQUFBR09RdE1R

I belive she has a macrame wall hanging and thought these textured cushions might work well added to what she already has.

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