Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Chairs for Jane

Jane over at Ill Seen, Ill Said is considering chairs for her Tulip, so this one's for her:

Top Row: Venice, Nella, Cortez, Sophie, Icon, V-back, all at Urban Barn
Bottom Row: CHKD005 and CHKD008 at Casalife; Eilot, Jakob, Tobias, Linus at Ikea

All of these chairs are on the low-end of the price scale - I was thinking if I was going to blow $$$ on the table, I'd skimp a bit on the chairs, at least for the time-being.

My favourite look so far is featured in April 2008's Style at Home Colour Issue which is currently on newsstands - flip to page 124 and see the airy dining area of interior designer Stacey Litwin-Davies' kitchen (sorry, don't have a scanner and can't seem to find the image online - will update with a photo when I'm able - I also really love her sunroom with the "assertive green walls.") The closest I've found to the chairs in the photo is the Sophie Chair above...the hunt continues though...
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4 comments:

  1. Jane FlanaganMar 11, 2008, 8:45:00 p.m.

    These all work for sure and are certainly a good option if you're on a budget! I agree that of all of these the Style at Home image is my fave.

    For me, I'm looking for more of a juxtaposition of design styles... something a bit more unexpected.

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  2. Jane FlanaganMar 13, 2008, 11:28:00 p.m.

    What do you think of this one? http://www.stylegarage.com/products/seating/thompsonchair/thompsonchair.shtml

    I found last night... Good price, something a little different, nice retailer - not something everybody will have etc...

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  3. phoenixMar 13, 2008, 11:43:00 p.m.

    You know, this was actually the first I had really considered! I'm on GUS Designs' email list and this was in their ad promoting their participation in IDS08. :) I like that it's got a mod vibe and looks like it could be really comfy too.

    After checking out The Story of Saarinen Table... over at a mad tea party with alis, and thinking about your first comment about juxtaposition, I'm leaning more and more towards something comfy, upholstered and tufted a la Restoration Hardware's Martine Dining Chair, which I think you may have blogged about too, if I recall correctly.

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  4. Jane FlanaganMar 14, 2008, 9:08:00 p.m.

    Oh yeah - I included that on my original list! As you know I love a good scoop and I think the scoop on this back ties with the scoop of the tulip base, so it ties in without matching.

    For me, I want something with arms so they're really comfy chairs for extra seating (away from the table), but if I had the freedom of separating those functions, these would most definitely be on my wishlist!

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