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Almost ready to order table-does this go together?

16 years ago

I previously posted these chairs that we love and pretty much set on:

http://www.stanleyfurniture.com/product/84747/829E100635/_/Coastal_Living%3Cbr%3EWayfarer_Side_Chair%2C_Toasted_Coconut_Fabric

After much searching around, we think that we've found a good table to match:

http://www.stanleyfurniture.com/product/84747/829E100635/_/Coastal_Living%3Cbr%3EWayfarer_Side_Chair%2C_Toasted_Coconut_Fabric

Our priorities are that it can extend to a very long length and that it match the chairs.

Here is a picture of our dining room before it was completed. The fireplace surround is a honey onyx.

So, what do you think? Do you think the table would work?

Thanks!

Comments (17)

  • 16 years ago

    Both links go to the chair...

    You might want to paste a new link for the table.

    I have to say I love your taste though!

  • 16 years ago

    Oops! Here is the table:

    Here is a link that might be useful: Dining Table

  • 16 years ago

    I don't know which color chair you are getting, but here is a piture:

    And here is the table:

  • 16 years ago

    I'm just not really seeing that pairing. The chairs have a more contemporary feeling because of the seemingly simplified lines and the color while the table has a more traditional feel. The table will work fine in the room and the chairs will work fine in the room, I'm just not sure of together.

  • 16 years ago

    Yes, I wish I could photoshop them in. I'm not 100% about the pairing. The chairs are from the Coastal Living collection from Stanley. So, I'd say that they are casual. They are a painted, slightly distressed finish. So, I was looking to pair it with a casual looking table. The inlay on the top gives the table some formality, but at the same time, the table is somewhat rustic looking; so, I thought it would work. We would like the space to be able to feel casual, yet have the potential to be more formal bc it is our only eating space. Thoughts?

  • 16 years ago

    I love both the chairs & the table but sadly, I don't really see them being paired up together. The chairs seem to be contemporary to me while the table has much more of a Mediterranean/Old World feel.

    I kind of see the chairs with a much more clean-lined, modern table. Even a round or rectangular glass top. Or...if you wanted to go more ornate with a table, I think it might work if the table were painted white & distressed. Then you might have a pairing that would work. But with the dark wood, I just don't see it. :(

  • 16 years ago

    BTW - the table is something I would have chosen for a 1929 Spanish Colonial house we used to own. I would have seen it as a more formal piece than rustic based on how I use to shop for that house. I LOVE your taste though! I feel your pain as I often love different pieces that don't necessarily pair well together. Again - I see the pairing working if the table were finished the same as the chairs.

  • 16 years ago

    What color chairs are you getting?
    I agree that you need a more clean lined table to go with the chairs. Then the chairs (which I love!) will really stand out and shine.

  • 16 years ago

    I'm having a hard time making a decision here.... I was wondering if seeing the chairs with the below table would help envision them together?

    {{!gwi}}

    The chairs are paired with a rustic farmhouse table, and I was thinking that the pedestal table wasn't a huge stretch from that since it's kind of rustic and casual. Is it really completely different? I wish I could see both these items in person!

  • 16 years ago

    I think the main element in that photo are the curley-cue lines- in the black chairs, the black lines of the chandelier and the curley top of the hutch. I just think the curls are the star- everything else is neutral background- including the rest of the kitchen. I do like how they look together- I just think the curly elements will be needed.

  • 16 years ago

    The chairs should be a go, if you are ordering them in black. They're fun and very transitional. I think they can work with the table but not carzy about the table.

  • 16 years ago

    I don't know...seeing the mockup you did, I really see the chairs as sophisticated modern (although I know it's in the coastal casual collection) & not so much rustic. The curly-cues on the back of the chair really remind me of the scrolls on the neck of a violin which is very classic. I really do love the chairs & I think having a table with as many or similar design would detract from the chairs. I think the chairs would definitely be your statement pieces for the dining room.

    Are you getting the chairs in black? Then I can see it with a darker pedestal table. If white, then I see it working well with a same finish table. The thing I like about a pedestal table is that you can have more of an ornate pedestal without it competing with the chair - it's a little more tucked away. In a 4-legged table - it's all out there. Anyway...just my opinion! :)

  • 16 years ago

    As others have said, I really like your individual choices, but unfortunately I don't think they work together at all.

    If you really want to use those chairs, I would suggest getting a clean, straight lined farmhouse table in a medium toned wood. I think the black curly cue chairs would look sharp with such a table.

    If you really want the trestle table, then I would go in a different direction with the chairs. I really like the pairing of slip-covered parsons chairs, much like Dawn25 posted recently (see link).

    Good luck with whatever you decide!! :)

    Here is a link that might be useful: Dawn's trestle table/chair post

  • 16 years ago

    If you are getting the chairs in black, then I think they will be okay with the table. Here's a very bad mock-up.

  • 16 years ago

    Your chairs are really pretty. The table you are looking at might indeed work with them, but with the prices on new furniture today, I personally, wouldn't want to buy something, have to shell out the money, and then feel that I made the wrong decision.
    I think a simpler table would be nicer actually. But since you can't physically see the chairs with the tables before you order, why don't you just get your chairs? You know you love them, you've done your homework and feel that they are a good fit with your home and family, so order them. Then, go from there....
    Put the chairs in your dining room. Use a folding table (covered with a cloth if you like) temporarily. Or, if you have Craigslist, or good garage sales, pick up something you can use while you make your decision. Also, there are many times pedestal tables on Craigslist. If you could find something for cash that you could try, that would give you your answer, give you a dining set while you wait to order, or maybe even be "The" table if you got it painted or refinished.
    Another thing you could do if you get your chairs in your house.....go looking again locally for your table. If you find something you think you like, throw a chair in the backseat and haul it to the store to sit at the table. Furniture store people are used to lots of questions, people fretting over the purchase and won't think you're silly to bring in your chair to try.

    Red

  • 16 years ago

    Thank you everybody for your opinions! I really like "talking" these things through with lots of people. Why is this so difficult? So, this is what we decided to do. We just moved into a new house, and we need several pieces of furniture. We need a dining room table more than chairs bc my DH accidentally threw out the leaves to our table during the move (long story) and the current table size configuration doesn't really accommodate our large family very well. We have chairs, although they are beat up bc they weren't the best to begin with and have taken over a decade of abuse, and they are functional. So, we decided that our priority should be the table. So, I think we're going to go ahead and buy the above trestle/pedestal table and wait on the chairs (unless you all can talk me out of it!). Although I love the chairs, chairs are the big expense in a dining set, and we can wait on those since we have chairs, and we can think about whether they'd match the table once we get the table (we wanted to go bold and get the chairs in red). Anyway, we figure that it would be best to spend those funds on getting furniture we don't even have for rooms, instead of replacing furniture we have. Plus, with 4 young boys, those chairs would take so much abuse; so, may be it's worth waiting a little bit until they are older and won't be so messy (does that ever happen?).
    Thank you for talking me through this. It's hard to resist the temptation to go out and get everything at once and furnish the house in one swoop. Do you all still like the table or is the table by itself a mistake?

    Thanks!

  • 16 years ago

    Sounds like a wise decision to me.
    Can you have your existing chairs painted black and recovered? Might give you the fresh look you want until you can replace them?
    If we could see a photo of them???

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