I love our new dining room chairs

[compassrose]

But my SO does not. They were a gift from my moms, and I picked them out on a whim while shopping with my mom. They are gray parsons chairs from IKEA. SO doesn't like them because they don't 'look like dining rooms chairs' aka they are not all wood. Fortunately, we have a deal that I'm in charge of inside decorating and he's in charge of the yard.

Come tell me I'm right, LOL.

[konapoppy]

Your SO is wrong. Those chairs are so much more comfortable than wood chairs.

[explorer2001]

Parsons chairs are awesome. I wish I could justify them but my wood ones are fine.

[steph96]

I love upholstered dining room chairs. They look nicer. They are more comfortable.

However, I'm not a fan of mixing the wicker chairs with that set.

[Deleted]

I love upholstered chairs. My tailbone was broken 3 years ago and all wood chairs make my ass hurt.

[UnderProtest]

WTF with dining chairs having to be wood? I like them (and have brown leather parsons chairs) but I agree with Steph that I don't like them with the wicker chairs. Sorry.

[justjen]

They look great!

[moolarkey]

I like them, not crazy about the wicker chair though.

[ECB]

I think they're great and I have no idea what this "rule" is that he speaks of.

But I also agree- not a fan of the wicker.

[starryfish]

Feb 29, 2016 23:37:41 GMT -5 steph96 said:

I love upholstered dining room chairs. They look nicer. They are more comfortable.

However, I'm not a fan of mixing the wicker chairs with that set.

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[compassrose]

The wicker chair are old and will get traded out eventually as money permits. I do want different chairs for the table ends, but right now it's not in the budget.

[steph96]

Mar 1, 2016 9:34:57 GMT -5 compassrose said:

The wicker chair are old and will get traded out eventually as money permits. I do want different chairs for the table ends, but right now it's not in the budget.

Do you need to have 6 chairs? If so, what about doing a bench on one side? Ana White has plans that can be MM options.

[compassrose]

Mar 1, 2016 9:43:20 GMT -5 steph96 said:

Mar 1, 2016 9:34:57 GMT -5 compassrose said:

The wicker chair are old and will get traded out eventually as money permits. I do want different chairs for the table ends, but right now it's not in the budget.

Do you need to have 6 chairs? If so, what about doing a bench on one side? Ana White has plans that can be MM options.

Yeah, we need 6 chairs (3 SSs). But I'm not crazy about the bench idea. Teenage boys tend to get into trouble without defined boundaries.

[UnderProtest]

Yeah, benches suck. No one wants to sit on them so you put the kids there and then they all wiggle around and end up fighting with each other.

[mbcdefg]

I like the parson chairs very much

[Deleted]

I like the Parson chairs. Wicker not so much.

[gtkim]

Team you. I have these same chairs at our breakfast table. Comfy and easy to clean!

[busterpup]

I like them! They're very nice. I have never heard of a wood chair rule for the dining room (though, I'm not super with it when it comes to decorating).

[insominac]

Is your husband Amish or something? Lol
I don't think I've ever sat in an all wood dining table chair. Most have a cushion at least.

[dreamcrisp1]

I love them!

[MrsE]

I like the new chairs, but not the wicker ones.

[lys]

Your dining room is lovely.  My only caveat is my personal aversion of gray --- I am so tired of seeing gray everything.  

[hamster]

Are those covers removable? How easy are they to wash? I'd love fabric next time around but I worry about them getting dirty/stained/covered in dog hair that permanently weaves itself into every surface.

[compassrose]

Mar 1, 2016 14:04:16 GMT -5 hamster said:

Are those covers removable? How easy are they to wash? I'd love fabric next time around but I worry about them getting dirty/stained/covered in dog hair that permanently weaves itself into every surface.

They are super easy to remove, but I haven't washed them yet, so I don't know if they pill or anything. 

[lys]

Mar 1, 2016 16:49:23 GMT -5 compassrose said:

Mar 1, 2016 14:04:16 GMT -5 hamster said:

Are those covers removable? How easy are they to wash? I'd love fabric next time around but I worry about them getting dirty/stained/covered in dog hair that permanently weaves itself into every surface.

They are super easy to remove, but I haven't washed them yet, so I don't know if they pill or anything. 

When you do wash them, be sure to turn them inside out before you put them in your machine.  It will lessen the possibility of pilling.

[biscoffcookies]

Mar 1, 2016 16:49:23 GMT -5 compassrose said:

Mar 1, 2016 14:04:16 GMT -5 hamster said:

Are those covers removable? How easy are they to wash? I'd love fabric next time around but I worry about them getting dirty/stained/covered in dog hair that permanently weaves itself into every surface.

They are super easy to remove, but I haven't washed them yet, so I don't know if they pill or anything. 

We have these same chairs and covers.  I've washed them twice so far, and they look great -- no pilling that I've noticed, and all the spots from food and drinks that DD dropped came right out.

[ellipses84]

Get a couple of nice wood chairs for the head of the table that replace the wicker and complement the parsons chairs. Then he can sit in a wood chair

[pumpkin]

I think the gray chairs look great!