Dining chairs won't fit
q7777
8 years ago
Hi I like putting two chairs on each side on dining table. I have recently bought these chairs but they don't fit due to arm rests
Does this look weird.... Worst case I can extend table or put chairs north sour East and west but advice would be appreciated
Does this look weird.... Worst case I can extend table or put chairs north sour East and west but advice would be appreciated
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Brandi Nash Hicks
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What style dining table & chairs?
Comments (8)If you have the bench built by a carpenter you should consider storage. You can have drawers (most expensive) openings for baskets (buy the baskets and build around it!) or top opening which would be good for things you don't need to get to very often. You could do a custom cushion to fit it or loose cushions, for the base cushion if you can't stretch to custom look at cushions for garden seating or Carolyn Donnelly in Dunnes (not sure if you have Dunnes) do rectangular flat cushions. Consider looking at a second hand website for a round table with pedestal and paint it if you don't like the finish. I find them for my clients all the time!! The one in the pic is IKEA I think and won't be very durable but a good stop gap option. You could also look at benches in IKEA and put together your own bench. It is worth the effort as you are sort of adding a sofa to the area and I am sure it will be one of your favourite bits of the house. Good luck with it!!...See MoreMixing dining table and chair styles
Comments (30)The kitchen looks lovely. I like the table and it works well with the lights and I'd put the eames chairs with it or a mix of chairs (an old church chair is good for keeping kids colouring in stuff in but not sure of their age! ) What wood were you looking at? However having said that, your table is butt against the bar and the legs on this table are wider than the top so if you went for this one I think you'd need to go for a short table. As kikiamack said pedestal tables are good although hard to find a rectangular one (!) or as colourhappy said an old farmhouse one would work. Would an extending table also be an option? How many do you need to seat on a regular basis? Are the lights centred over the bench?...See MoreDesk Chair Help and Fitting
Comments (7)Thanks Carolina i did look but they were not high enough... the current chair is my dining chair.. I didn’t necessarily want it same as that but something that was also adjustable!! I probably will have to go for modern office chair...See MoreTrying to fit dining table in kitchen space
Comments (13)It's definitely too tight for room. Your walk ways as standard should be 1m, however, even reduced down to those dimensions it won't all fit. I would suggest, as you've already said a breakfast bar isn't practical with young children, that you do not need stools at an island. The compromise needs to be the need for drawers on both sides of the island. Surely you wouldn't need this with a utility and walk in pantry. I've amended the plan a little to make a proper pantry on the left. You could keep the wide 900mm island, and fit a table against it without the drawers both sides. Like this. This could then extend to the same width as the island for entertaining, but you would probably need to push the sofa back a bit to fit a lot of people in. You could also consider dropping the Island width down to 600mm as you don't need the stools. Every little helps! By cutting down to a 600mm island, you almost have the obligatory sized walk throughs. You still don't achieve drawers both sides of the island or room for stools though. Have you thought about maybe using a concept planner? Karen @ OnePlan comes highly regarded on here, amongst others and eats plans like these for breakfast. I think she'd prove to be indispensible....See Moreq7777
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mrskain1
8 years agoI see (I'm still thinking about your house) quite a bit of natural wood in your home. and the first instinct is to match. Introduce some colour. I think it would look amazing if you had a painted table with those chairs.
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Maxine Robinson
8 years agoHi, I would love some design ideas. My living room is a awkward shape and Im suck for ideas. It feels quite cold but the windows are all different sizes, so I'm not sure how or if I should dress them.
I'd love to add a fire place but the room is very narrow. Equally if I leave it the way it is, the wall is empty. I'd also like to put some kind of wall unit on the adjacent wall.
Would love some ideas.
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoI love the table and I love the chairs but I would suggest you consider swopping one or the other as the two very different styles don't work too well together. So perhaps get a refund on the chairs and replace them with something similar to the examples in the photos below. Alternatively if you are more in love with the chairs than the table then consider replacing the table with a round table to compliment the chairs.
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8 years agoThank you all for your comments I have boxed the chairs away ready for collection. I will save up for a new dining table and purchase chairs again
The old chairs are is back in dining room
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5 years agoi had the exact dilemma. my table more or less same but bit curvy..love the chairs but just wont fit. this pic has table in extended form. im strictly looking for ring back chairs. any recommendations??
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