Each Monday on the DesignQuotient™ blog, Los Angeles interior designer DesignCoach™ James Swan answers readers’ questions. Post your design dilemma. DesignCoach™ can help you find the solution.
This week the DesignCoach discusses mixing mismatched dining chairs.
Question for the guru: We are finally about to furnish our empty dining room. We intend to use a round table to buy us some more space in the room. My husband feels all the dining room chairs must match when a round table is used. I disagree. I’d love two upholstered modern wingbacks along with 6 other chairs that are wooden and upholstered. Is it acceptable to mismatch these chairs with the round table? If so, any proof in print? He is very matchy matchy/symmetrical…and needs proof.
A. Bravo to you for your thoughtful approach to the project of your dining room furnishings and to your selection of a round table. Personally (all architectural considerations aside) I am a fan of a round table for dining. Great conversation without the hierarchical “thrones” presiding over what otherwise might be a relaxed dinner party!
So as to your question of the use of mismatched chairs at a round table: in the broadest sense the answer is yes as our research images illustrate. However I might offer an additional thought. Why limit the number of modern wingback chairs to two? It occurs to me that an even distribution of chairs (4 wing and 4 armless) might offer a more relaxed experience than if you held to the subtle, yet unavoidable, idea which two “big chairs” underscores.
Here are a few images I hope are helpful as you finalize your decision.
1. 50/50 with the chairs as noted here in a lovely dinning room by Charlotte Moss.
2. An antique pedestal table and Windsor Chairs (2 Captain Chairs and 4 armless) look good but seems to cling to a notion of hierarchy.
3. Just for fun here’s a round table with completely mismatched chairs by Decorator Eric Hughes. I fear this approach would drive your dear husband mad.
Good luck and send us pictures of the finished product.
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