CL chairs - thoughts?

[simpsongal]

I've been looking for barrel chairs or similar that won't take up too much visual space in my formal living room (navy blue w/wainscoting).

Thoughts?  Are they too modern/MCM for my colonial home? 



I was also considering buying these Marie armchairs new.

[dr.girlfriend]

Would you be using them as-is, or can you take off the rope and whatever frou frou is going on with the seat? (Sorry if this is blasphemy for MCM classics, or whatever)

[simpsongal]

Oct 13, 2015 13:49:19 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

Would you be using them as-is, or can you take off the rope and whatever frou frou is going on with the seat? (Sorry if this is blasphemy for MCM classics, or whatever)

I'd probably reupholster and maybe look at removing the vinyl string (I think it's vinyl).  Asking is $600 though, so maybe I should hold out for something else.

[sailorgray]

$600? I'd pass.

[mrs.jacinthe]

For $600? Pass.

I'd jump all over those for $60. I'd probably consider them up to $100. On CL, in that condition (clearly needing reupholstered and restrung) ... those people are smoking something.

[raangoli]

$600? Nope. That's pretty ridiculous!

[sailorgray]

Do they say who they are by? I am so curious as to why they cost so much?

[lilac05]

Pass, especially for that price!

[mrsemilys]

I like them but agree to pass for that much money.

[simpsongal]

Oct 13, 2015 15:27:13 GMT -5 sailorgray said:

Do they say who they are by? I am so curious as to why they cost so much?

Drexel ?  Ugh, I'm not so great at CL hunting.  And in Northern Virginia people tend to price things very high

[lilac05]

Oct 13, 2015 19:05:27 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

Oct 13, 2015 15:27:13 GMT -5 sailorgray said:

Drexel ?  Ugh, I'm not so great at CL hunting.  And in Northern Virginia people tend to price things very high

I feel your pain! 

"Beautiful, like new King size bed.  Purchased for $5000 in 1995.  Only asking $4800!  No low ball offers accepted!"  

[Deleted]

That's a steep price and the current upholstery/strings are way weird. I'd buy new instead of hunting CL if I was in your area.

[LadySusan]

I actually really love those weird MCM chairs. They have lots of personality and yet are basically white so they work with any color scheme.

I just don't see them working in a traditional living room. I know that professional designers will sometimes put a surprising piece of furniture in a room, but that seems like an advanced decorating maneuver.

[beanieweanie]

I kinda love the chairs, with the weird string (although looks like it might be loose in places). I'd recover the seats, but if they're $600, I probably wouldn't pull the trigger.

[auntie]

I'd pass.

The wood work and lines of those chairs are gorgeous, but not to your taste. Leave them for someone who will bring them back to their MCM glory. They probably have a tung oil finish and will look off next to your more traditional wood. My parents had a couple of quirky roped pieces from their MCM newlywed days.

Ikea has a couple of small barrel chairs; Tullsta is a transitional style that is almost dainty in scale and about $150 with a slip cover.

[dr.girlfriend]

How about these?  on sale, 2 for $333, originally $1400.

www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Safavieh-Aramis-Antique-Brown-Taupe-Dining-Chair-Set-of-2/9542252/product.html

[simpsongal]

dr.girlfriend those are nice chairs but still probably a little too non traditional for the space. I'm having a hard time finding a chair that doesn't look entirely like a dining room chair vs is too bulky and padded. I'll check out the Ikea ones - thanks auntie !

[downtoearth]

For $600, I'd wait. Those aren't quite right for your home style (esp. at that price).