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Here is a suggestion for you. We decorated our home in all neutrals and find it calming and open. All of our upholstered furniture is off-white except for one set of chairs with a zig-zag pattern of light tan and off-white. When it came to chairs I liked adding tan leather. It compliments the lighter colors and materials. These were used for our kitchen and are Arne Jackobson. (As an aside, these leather pieces are the cut out left-overs from his egg chair). So you might want to consider a chair with chrome legs and tan leather instead of plastic or fabric? (we also had a tan leather swivel chair and ottoman man in a similar color)
When you say I should get a different color, do you mean something else than blue? Or do you also mean something else than white/beige too?I agree that you'd want a different color for the chairs. Your floors have a fairly yellow tinge of wood so you would take that into account in deciding your color palette.
I'd suggest playing around with a color palette generator like http://colormind.io/ Lock in the blue shade from your sofa, the shade of gold of your floors, maybe that grey from the console you bought. Then cycle through some color combo ideas on screen. This may help you with discovery of another accent color to use for the chairs or for a rug
The violin chairs look really nice but it's hard to see them work with your table.
I think their overall shape calls for a round or oval table. I'm sure it can work with a rectangular table but yours is really minimalist and I'mnot sure I see it.
What current full-time dining chairs are you using, that the DWR Note would mesh well with?I wonder if any of you have experience with the DWR Note Side Chair. I need some stacking chairs I can stow away and bring out for the occasional dinner party, and prefer something made of wood that echoes the profile of my current dining room chairs, which the Note does. Not surprisingly I suppose, finding a stacking chair in the same price range as the Note and that fits my criteria is proving to be a challenge. Just curious of anyone has this chair and what they think of the quality and durability because I did not see much in the way of actual reviews online. I could go in a completely different direction, but am interested to know other’s experience if possible. Thanks for any thoughts.
+1.I think their overall shape calls for a round or oval table. I'm sure it can work with a rectangular table but yours is really minimalist and I'mnot sure I see it.
Dining chairs.Hey everybody,
I've been lurking this thread for a while, and there are tons of amazing ideas! Thought I might ask for some advice too
I recently moved to a new apartment, and I'm progressively buying furniture (gave away the old Ikea stuff).
The living room:
Here are a few pictures of the living room:
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I obviously need to tidy everything up, get rid of the Ikea shelf, and I will soon receive my Spectral Next TV rack (with black metal legs and TV mount):
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For the colour palette, I was thinking of using mostly white, wood, beige, blue as an accent colour, and maybe green from plants and a few decorative items. And also some black where it cannot be avoided (TV, furniture legs, speakers).
Choice of dining chairs:
I plan to move my white Kartell Four table and use it as a dining table:
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But I am not sure what dining chairs to get, and what colour. The table has steel legs and a laminate top, which are "cold" materials, and I was told that using wooden chairs would not work with it. So I've been mostly looking at metal / plastic chairs.
One option would be the Gubi Beetle chairs by GamFratesi (which I can get for -30% off until Tuesday):
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Gubi Beetle plastic chair with chrome legs:
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Gubi Beetle plastic chair with black chrome legs:
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My first idea was to get the blue plastic chair with chrome legs:
- chrome legs because they are "light" so would "match" the white from the table (not sure it works like that?)
- blue because it would match the sofa
But maybe using blue chairs is too obvious, and it is better to repeat the blue accent colour in smaller decorative items, since I already have a huge blue sofa. In this case, I should use more "neutral colours" for those chairs.
So the second idea was to get the beige plastic chair with black chrome legs, since it would match the black and beige TV rack, and beige is a more "neutral colour".
But I wonder if it would match the all white table...
Another idea would be to get the white plastic chair with black chrome legs, and go for a monochromatic look.
Gubi Beetle Upholstered with metal legs:
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One advantage of upholstered versions, is that they cannot get scratched like the plastic ones.
But I wonder if such fabrics would go well with the metal and laminate of the Kartell table?
Gubi Violin Chairs:
I have also seen the new Gubi Violin chairs, also by GamFratesi:
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I like them, but I haven't be able to sit in them yet, and they are 4 times more expensive than the plastic chairs.
Eames DSR with white metal base:
Another option would be the Eames DSR:
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The white metal base would go with the white table, which lets me choose any colour for the top, without having to worry about matching it to the table.
But I feel those Eames chairs are overexposed, and the metal base seems a little "busy"...
Kartell Masters by Philippe Starck:
I could also accompany my Kartell table with Kartell chairs:
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But it's probably too much plastic...
I also considered the transparent blue Louis Ghost chairs, and the new Jasper Morrison EVO-C, but same problem... Too much plastic.
Conclusion
I see this post is getting far too long, so I'm going to stop now before I bore you.
I wanted to also ask about white marble coffee tables (Saarinen oval vs Florence Knoll vs Paul McCobb Planner Table vs Jasper Morrison Plate Table vs Poul Kjærholm PK63), but I guess I'll do that in a future post ?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
What current full-time dining chairs are you using, that the DWR Note would mesh well with?
I can't speak to the long-term quality but I sat in one (the non-upholstered version) and found it uncomfortable, for long dinner sitting, and not that attractive a design (not ugly per se, more just bland). I have no experience with the upholstered version but I don't think it would make much difference for some reason; the discomfort was related to the proportions and back as well, not just the seat.
You're welcome. Your decision of course, but imo very often "closely matched but not the same" is more awkward and odd than "clearly mismatched because of temporary versus permanent use".Thanks--that is helpful to know. We have some Frem Rojle from the 60s that are really comfortable, with the angled back you see on lots of other MCM chairs. That was the main thing I was thinking about with the Note. But maybe better to just skip the rough similarity.
You're welcome. Your decision of course, but imo very often "closely matched but not the same" is more awkward and odd than "clearly mismatched because of temporary versus permanent use".
Maybe post a photo(s) of the specific Frem Røjle chairs you have, in order to garner more suggestions.