If you are going for a modern look, that chair is fine. I'm an antique lover and was immediately drawn to your channel-back chair.

I like the new chairs. Did you say earlier you were going to change the rug? I think they'd work in the cream and natural with the rug you have. Bring a sample of the fabric home before you order so the tone is right and not too yellow or something. Do you have to worry about linen on the cushions wrinkly or creasing. I don't know, and am just asking because linen wrinkles so easily. Maybe you'd have to get a linen blend. Somebody else here will know better than I.

I like that channel back chair, just not the fabric color. I can see it reupholstered in aubergine (a classy color ;-)) cotton velvet. It would add just the right accent to the room.

Suero, I love the way you think!

I love what sue did!!

I like the shape of the chair you posted up above.

Spill it, where is it from? Totally my style.

To answer your original question, yes, I do like the chair as it offers a more steamlined vibe than what you have now. Having a pair of chairs to either side of the sofa will be a nice look and offer additional seating. That said, I do however also like the channelback, but can understand the desire for a change.

Me too, that channel-back chair is fabulous!

I like the one you selected to replace it, jockewing (wish I could take that channel-back off your hands lol).

Oooo Sue, I don't know about a purple chair, but that color looks good with everything else. I really do like my room, but I think all the colors are too pale and I need something darker to ground it. But, I want chairs upholstered in something that will work with everything and I won't have to worry about getting tired of, thus the cream linen. By the way, all the fabrics I am looking at are linen blends, which should eliminate the wrinkling problem.

I will keep that chair for sure, and in fact I have another one just like it except in a rust color. They belonged to my grandmother who died last year. They are just not really comfortable enough to be lounge chairs, and I really like a more modern style.

Sue, could you photoshop the new chair into the room?

Oh and the chair is from a small furniture store in New Orleans called Halpern's. It is actually manufactured at a company called Younger's Furniture in North Carolina. My couch came from there, too, and I am very pleased with the quality. It is also pretty affordable at around $600 for a chair.

Yes, I like the chair you are looking at. I think it will look great in your room.

The best I could do quickly:

Yes I like it, but I would consider a pattern, tone-on-tone or texture.

It's a fine chair but I don't like it with the sofa. Here's why...the arm styles are so similar, but not quite the same. To me, it looks like a tried-to-match-but-didn't. I'd prefer to see a distinctly different shape on the chair arm. And I also love the quirkiness the channel back chair brings to the room. But, I'd do it up in persimmon!

Amysrq and I have similar thoughts going on. Also, for me, it is just another pair of rectangles in the room. That is perhaps part of the appeal of the channel back, is the roundness that acts as a nice balance in the room.

I think a similar chair with a more rounded feel would be the better fit. Something like this, perhaps:

rendezvous chair

I kind of like fabric 5483-90 in the Thomasville choices.

I like the new chair but the old chair is just cool. Old chair just needs a texture fabric (sorry I'm repeating myself).

I generally dislike the term "boxy", but that's the first thing that came to mind when I saw the proposed chair Photoshopped into your setting. It really emphasizes the rectangular shapes of the other pieces, while your current chair does indeed provide a shapely balance that I find more appealing.

I like those chairs and have something very very similar in my living room but I love the chair you have now.

Let me just say, I can totally relate to you Jocke. I was having the same kind of feelings myself about a year ago. I woke up one day and I felt like everything in the house was too light or too beige or too blah and just needed to be changed. I say this because all your recent threads could have been taken right out of my head. The new wall colors you are looking at, the abstract art that really pops, the more modern lines of your chair - it was all exactly the same. If I showed you a pic of my current living room you would probably laugh because what you are seeing in your head right now, was what I was seeing too. I ended up going for it and have a room I love, that feels more like me and makes me happy every time I am in there.

With that said, I really love your living room right now and your grandmothers chair just adds so much charm to the room. I think if you start changing out some of your key pieces the whole overall feel is going to dramatically change. Not saying you shouldn't do it because like me, I don't think you will be completely satisfied until you do, but just keep in mind that once you start heading towards that vision, it will be a completely different room.

I like the proposed chair(s) too but LOVE your grams chair.

I think the channel back chair as is- makes the room sing.
I had been looking hard at your room back when you posted about what is wrong and what to change( just after my surgery so I didnt post but lurked) and I wouldn't change a thing then or now.
With the new chair which is nice- I think you lose the individuality of the room.

I really like the new chair. I love that style and I think it would look lovely in your room.

It's a fine chair but I don't like it with the sofa. Here's why...the arm styles are so similar, but not quite the same. To me, it looks like a tried-to-match-but-didn't. I'd prefer to see a distinctly different shape on the chair arm. And I also love the quirkiness the channel back chair brings to the room.

My thoughts exactly!

I really like the mock up suero did. The curvy channel back chair really adds to the room. While I like the new chair, I think that the taller back and curviness make the room stand out.

The new proposed chair is the exact style my DM chose in the early 60's for sofa and chair. Nice style but I think there are better choices to go with your sofa. You already have lots of squares and rectangles and need something to soften the look which the current chair does.

Have you thought of having both channel back chairs reupholstered in the same print/color and use one on either side of the sofa? They would be more comfortable with better padding in the seats. I'd use a darker color - the aubergine/purple photoshopped color is wonderful IMO.

I love your channel back chair!

While everything in your room is beautiful, I agree that the channel back chair is what makes the room unique and special. Without it, with a chair like the one you are considering, it would look too much like a furniture showroom to me. If I were your friend and showed up to visit and the channel back chair was gone from the room, I'd cry. The curvier one Les linked would look more special, but if you can make the channel back more comfy through reupholstering, I hope you'll consider trying that. And the aubergine? Stunning and fabulous!!

I have a wingbacked chair that has the same type of seat as your channel back chair; that is no cushion.

I just had it re-upholstered and the comfort level of the chair went up quite a bit. A lumbar pillow also helps. I admit tho' that when I really want to relax, I go for the recliner or lay down on the sofa. :)

Did I read you have two of the channel backs? If so, I think that both of them in the aubergine, flanking your sofa would be fabulous!

I love your fan back chair and have been looking for one for our bedroom. When I wasn't looking, I saw several at various antique stores! Now - no!! Anyhoo I like your room and really like the mix of the styles, so I'd keep the fan back.

tina

I admit I was starting to think the same thing as you all--these chairs I am looking at are too similar to the couch. I definitely don't want a matchy-matchy look.

But I'm amazed at the love the fan backs are getting. I don't know--they sit so high and are not really for lounging in. They almost feel like dining chairs or for some very formal room. Since you all like them so much I'll put the other one in the room and take a pic with them both in there.

What about a round back chair like this? (--again ignore the fabric) It comes from the same manufacturer and is actually a little cheaper:

I disagree with the auburgine. To my way of thinking, it is too disruptive to a calm and serene, beautiful room. I do agree that both channel back chairs be reupholstered and cusioning added to make them comfortable. I also agree that the upholstery would look better if a two-tone. Below is a link that may be helpful. Also, I have listed several more link for consideration for ideas.

http://www.fabricguru.com/cart/index.php?target=products&product_id=319942

http://www.fabricguru.com/cart/index.php?target=products&product_id=304672

http://www.fabricguru.com/cart/index.php?target=products&product_id=210462&page=1

http://www.fabricguru.com/cart/index.php?target=products&product_id=306101

http://www.fabricguru.com/cart/index.php?target=products&product_id=321631

Here is a link that might be useful: Love this Upholstery Fabric

Meant this link to be the "Love this Upholstery Fabric."

Here is a link that might be useful: Love this Upholstery Fabric

I like the second chair you posted as well. While I like the fan-back chair, I'm a sucker for contemporary chairs.

What about something like this? It has an interesting pattern and a fairly contemporary shape that has some softness so it does not compete with your sofa. It comes in several colors that could go with your space.

I think the chair looks too geometric, and makes the room look boxy.

Well here is the room with both of the beloved fan back chairs:

No more thoughts on the round back chair? I appreciate all the patterned suggestions, but I really think I want to go solid for longevity and flexibility.

Ah, now there is a room I can relate to...to heck with the throw pillows, every piece of furniture needs a chihuahua!!

I love the older chair, but like the new one as well....I think it would be cool to get the new one, in a cream or light neutral, and then get the channel back chair redone in a more modern pattern, something fun, just to add some interest. I also like the aubergine channel back someone photoshopped for you, but if you get it done in a pattern, it will have more oomph and look more modern.

I like the round back chair you posted, but what makes your current chairs interesting in the room, besides their curves, is the difference in height. The round back chair is also a low profile chair, like the sofa.

I just have to jump in here and say your room with the 2 channel back chairs just takes my breath away. Lovely!

I love eclectic but the channel backs just don't work with my eye when I look at your room. I prefer to see the round back chair with your furnishings. They go more with your style. I am from the same camp you are and tend to use solid textured fabrics because I know I would tire of prints and feel textured fabrics are more timeless. You can always bring up to date colors and fabrics into the scheme with printed throw pillows,

Too bad the channel back chair is uncomfortable. That would be a problem for me as well. That height and rounded shape look good in your room though, it really softens the look of the straight lines and adds something different. I think I would look for something similar in new and comfy. I like the linen color of the chair, but also agree you could punch it up with a color you love that coordinates. If you love the color it will be flexible because you will want to use that color elsewhere.

Wish me luck! I ordered 2 of the round back chairs in linen. I hope they turn out nice. Is there a particular name for that type of chair? Looks sort of midcentury to me.

I like those chairs. You can always add an interesting printed pillow for some extra zest.

I like them too, I think they'll look really nice.
It might be fun to add a very small scale footstool/otto in animal print, too?

Here is a link that might be useful: zebra print footstool

Jockewing-that's why I like them. Please post pictures when you get them. I am looking to 2 chairs for our LR also and they may work. Do you mind me asking how much they cost and how long for delivery?

LOVE your coffee table. Is it vintage? Love the round back (barrel) chairs as well. Can you post a link to the furniture maker? I live in NC...and am looking for some chairs.

I like the channel back chairs...but they do stop one's eye. If you are trying to "open up" the room (sight-lines)with lower furniture I think the round chairs will give you a little curve without stopping the eye visually.

I'd call that round back chair a tub chair.