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Help me Choose Dining Table to go with Espresso Kitchen

Nadia Brautigam

9 months ago

last modified: 8 months ago

Hi everyone,

I have read so many threads and everyone here is so wonderful.

So my Husband and I bought a new contruction - Funny enough I found that i really love espresso kitchen cabinets. I just really need ideas of what color dining table to go with.

Dining room is not separate, is next to kitchen. I will be replacing the kitchen hardware with brass and the island will have white counter stools with gold frame.

If anyone can give me ideas. I read that white, gray and light wood could go. I am just having a hard time picturing it - we haven't closed yet but I am just so excited to get started.

I am grateful for any ideas. thank you kindly. :)

So kitchen cabinets is espresso

Counters are granite and its called Luna pearl.

Backsplash are white subway tiles.

The kitchen island base will also be espresso tone.

The picture is from the model home.

adding the counter stool i am leaning towards to:

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BeverlyFLADeziner

8 months ago

We really need to see how glam the barstools are. The style of the stool will influence the design of the chairs and table.

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mytwo cents
8 months ago
a white dining table could be very striking. You'll see in the photos of this one it is showin with espresso wood chairs

https://www.cb2.com/aqua-virgo-rectangular-white-dining-table-72/s443230?localedetail=US
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mytwo cents
8 months ago
last modified: 8 months ago
I was really disappointed with a whitewashed dining table I bought online for an eat-in kitchen because the finish was simply not up to the better finishes of my countertops and appliances. The table is now in my garage being used as a catchall for mail and snow removal products.
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ShadyWillowFarm
8 months ago
Congratulations on your new home!!🎉🎊🍾. You are a year away from having to make this decision if you have not closed yet. You can mix woods pretty easily, and the flooring is very important too. You will have a rug under the table to help pull the look together. You won’t be limited to the colors you stated.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
8 months ago
I would do a glass topped table with espresso legs and the same chairs to match the stools if possible . I like simple and few finishes when 2 spaces are very close together . I do however think the decisions are best made after you are in the house . You can certainly think about all of this but I would not make purchases before you are in. It is exciting but expensive mistakes are not the way to go.. My one piece of advice is stools with arms are awkward to get in and out of and if those are wood floors sliding the stool in and out does a lot of wear and tear on the floor . I like swivel stools with no arms. You have time to go test stools and chairs and look at tables do that for now.
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Sherrie
8 months ago
I would agree with Patricia regarding the bar stools with arms. Someone posted these bar stools a while ago and I thought they were extremely attractive and would purchase in a minute if I had the need. The model home kitchen in your pictures is really nice. Congrats on your new home.

https://by-crea.com/us/furniture/barstol/
mytwo cents
8 months ago
Glass topped tables show everybody's legs and feet under them and need cleaning on both sides. They can be a bit nerve wracking if like me you frequently arrive at the table with a heavy full pitcher in one hand and a heavy platter of hot something in the other. I also can have my teeth set on edge by the sound of people putting down glasses or utensils or ceramics onto glass-topped tables over the course of a meal.

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