seating expedition....

[thoreau]

David and I hunted SOMA furniture stores today for both dining room chairs and a nice reading chair. We saw several dozen different dining room chairs. The issue is I have a dark teak dining table - so matching wood chairs is difficult - although I saw a beautiful tiled teak chair I liked alot. and a bamboo chair at Pier 1 I liked alot - but David thought an armchair that you needed a pillow in wasn't an optimal choice.

here's a slide show of today's favorites: (the wood chair I liked best for the dining room is the 2nd and 3rd slide, a lamp I liked for adding some ambient light to the desk area is in the middle with other dining room chairs - and the arm chair I liked at Pier One is the last slide)

Comments

[bootedintexas.livejournal.com]

wicker is the enemy.

[grizzlyzone.livejournal.com]

Liked the lamp. Reminds me of a sho-ji screen in the round. I might put some colored bulbs in that for different effects.

I saw some interesting ideas in a Crate & Barrel catalog awhile back. You might want to browse their catalog for ideas.

Also, browse Lamps Plus for ideas. Yes, they have some horrible lamps, but they have some interesting ones, too.

[briarhill.livejournal.com]

The arm chair is nice - and I like the leather chair for the dining room - I prefer a dining chair that you can sit in for a couple of hours and not have your rear fall asleep - because I like to encourage after-food chatting over coffee/tea/wine whatever. That's the best time for sharing and laughing.

The light is cool - my personal favorite for 'ambience' light is white christmas lights strung in a potted tree - be it real or silk - tucked in the corner.

[beastbriskett.livejournal.com]

Put a bench seat against the wall, and two chairs that can double in the "living room" when you need the seating. The table can float depending on your need. I'd go for something comfy that you can use in other places.