Weighing Our Dining Options
While ultimately the Saarinen Marble Tulip table would be our table of choice, we know it’s WAAAAY out of our price range. It may be a temporary solution since other things will be more important (a bike for me, a larger bed for us) but it looks like we’ll be going with the Ikea Docksta table. For under $200, our biggest issue will be getting it to the house with just the Mini.
There are a wealth of dining chair options out there, and while there are definitely more than these three, I like these the best.
The Tabouret Chairs are my favorite, I think. The juxtaposition of the white table to the cool steel is great and I think they would work perfectly with the industrial style of our new place. Just think about it with those cement floors. Drool.
I really like these Wishbone chairs as well. They keep things light over all, provide a bit of back support without being bulky and aren’t overly modern. My biggest beef with them is where the front legs jut up at the edge of the seat. The boyfriend is a big guy and I imagine those would be uncomfortable. Sad trombone.
These were my first choice, knock off shell chairs with the dowel bases. Love them. Sadly, we went by DWR last weekend while checking out the new CB2 that just opened in Georgetown and they are too small for the boyfriend’s frame. I was really sad about these, since I’ve had my eyes on them from Day One. (whenever that actually was)
Overall, I think our hunt is still on, but my vote is currently with the Tabouret chairs that resemble the Tolix chair quite a bit. We’ll definitely be waiting until we actually move (June 24th!!) but I’ll be keeping an eye out in the mean time.
If you had a choice, which ones would you choose?
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I would go with wishbone. I love that they are wood. And you can always paint them something fun down the line. BUT comfort should be #1 priority, good luck finding something both practical and stylish :)
Haha–I love how our decorating styles are so different, yet they keep overlapping in surprising ways (like out CB2 pendant lights!) I’ve actually been eyeing those Tabouret chairs (and the stool versions) for a while, thinking that they would make a funky combination with an antique, traditional wooden pedestal table for my kitchen. But I’ve been having a heck of a time finding an old traditional style round table that’s small enough for the space and not $1000! Grrrr…
I think the combination of the Docksta table and the Tabouret chairs would fit really well with the look of your new apartment–but I think NAT has a point, that it might be nice to incorporate some wood in there somehow.
But I’m sure whatever you chose will look awesome in your new space! :-)
T — have you looked on craigslist for a table? I see more traditional round ones all the time! Not my style, but I’m sure you could rough them up a bit to give them a better look. :) We have a few wood elements that will be making their way into our living/dining space, namely our TV stand and a book shelf. I actually want to keep the amount of wood to a minimum—I think I’m over it! But white wood would look nice, I’m just afraid of too much white. We’ll see. :)
I like the Wishbone chairs. The Tabouret Chairs to me don’t look their confortable.