Task chair for bedroom home office set-up - pink/green/beige colors
I'm trying to choose task chair upholstery for a home office set-up that has to be in a bedroom. The room is shabby-chic, with a pink-green-beige color scheme and floral prints. The manufacturer of the task chair has no pink or mauve upholstery - they offer medium-to-dark greens or beiges. It's very tough to get it right - the green could be too strong and the beiges look modern. Grateful for any thoughts.
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last yearlast modified: last yearMany thanks for your effort, lisedv. If I could get those colors with a 30-day trial and an upholstered back (the picture shows a mesh back), that would work. However, the ordering process is rather opaque. Before I went to the showroom, I spoke to the consultant at Haworth headquarters, and I will contact him again tomorrow to clarify the possibilities. The rep in the showroom said that the only green upholstered choice with a 30-day trial was this.
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last yearDon't get a traditional office chair for a desk in the bedroom. I'd go for a Louis style side chair with an off-white or natural wood frame and a pink or green velvet that matches your bedding.
Something like this but not as bright:
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Or, you could just get one in a neutral fabric, like this:
Sunset Plaza · More InfoBallard Designs and Restoration Hardware would be good places to look.
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last yearlast modified: last yearHello again lisedv.
The back is mesh - if you look closely you can see through it to the back, and the fabric type is shown on the page - Fern Mesh.
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The only green upholstered fabric is very different from the online image. Completely unsuitable - was a bit of a shock to the system. The small swatches are faux leather. With those it's possible to get the seat and back in the same fabric. With my colors, I'm thinking about the lower right green one. It's called Mineral. It's less blue IRL. The middle beige one has a green undertone IRL but I think a large pale chair in the room will look like a whale. I think the darker green one will be too strong. Any thoughts? Thanks.- PRO
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last yearHere's how it would look with the teal colour:
If it's vinyl, maybe you can go with the white?
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