I'm finally getting to the dining room of our new house, and I can't decide what dining chairs to use with it. I can go with the traditional Parsons chairs that "go" with the table, but I'd like to think a little outside the box. The table is fairly traditional, and I like to mix modern and traditional in my home.

Our house is what I call "modern craftsman" (lots of stone, steel, and wood and craftsman elements), and the interior is pretty modern/eclectic. The dining room is right off the foyer and is pretty open, so I've included pics of the table plus the surrounding areas to give you a feel of what the space looks likes.

Any suggestions on chairs or other design ideas for the dining room is GREATLY appreciated. I spent so much time working on the the design of the house in general that now I've lost steam. I am looking for a long buffet to go underneath the big long window.

Dining table (seats 8-10 without leaf)

View from house entrance

Iron stairs next to dining room (stainless steel cables are going to be added between the black "clips")

Asian armoire I'm using as a hutch

Back wall leading to butler's pantry

Kitchen on other side of butler's pantry (old pic - I've since added artwork and some accessories/chairs)

Thanks in advance for your help!

Here is one I like from Pierre Deux...love the monogram:

Here is another from Williams Sonoma Home:

I don't care for the upholstery on the WS Home chair, but I love the shape!

I do love the shape of that WS chair - thanks so much!

Give it a shot! They may stay cleaner than you think.

JUST examples -- and for measurements etc.

Hmmmmm ..... how about a long wood bench on one side? Wood chairs on the other? Perhaps arm chairs -- maybe upholstered -- at each end?

Jan

Jan

I would really like to see some chairs that have curves to them in some way. You have so many rectangles and hard angles in the DR and adjoining areas that I think some curves would be welcome.

Something like this, perhaps:

round dining chair

Or an oval or spider back:

oval back chair

Some other ideas (mostly the first three pages):

oval/spider back chairs

I think you guys are right with the comment and chair suggestions - I need something with curves or soft angles to balance all the hard lines.

I hadn't thought of a bench before - but the idea is growing on me since I could put it on the side facing the foyer and leave some of the cross-braces exposed....

Marybeth - my table is from Restoration Hardware, actually! They pair it with a Parsons chair, which looks great, but it would be cool to do something a little different.

I think softer lines, and fabric, would bring some balance to the angularity of your room. I love the artwork and might think about pulling some color from the painting next to the stairs into said fabric.

I know and love your kitchen from the KB. Nice to see you over here. looking forward to seeing more! :-)

Please excuse the mismatched image sizes -- I SWEAR I sized them all the same, but they come out different!

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more modern:

kinda mid-century:

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