Look We Love: Traditional Table + Modern Chairs
One of our favorite ways to add a little excitement to an interior is by mixing old and new pieces. Nowhere is this more true than in the dining room, where an old-fashioned table and modern chairs make an especially attractive pair. Here are eight of our favorite examples.
Above: An antique table and modern shell chairs mix in the dining room of a Madrid home spotted on Planete Deco.
Tolix's classic cafe chairs are especially nice with a vintage table: they have a little texture of their own, which is a nice complement to the patina of older pieces, while the contrast between the shapes takes everything up a notch. Spotted on The Marion House Book.
The solidity of this antique table is a nice counterpoint to the delicacy of these Eiffel-base shell chairs. Spotted on Emmas Designblogg.
Eero Saarinen's tulip chairs are somehow just perfect with a claw-foot table. Image from Vogue.
This rustic wood-and-marble table is the perfet match for light, lacy Bertoia side chairs in an interior from Freunde von Freunden
Proof that a traditionally styled table can play nice even with a mix of modern chairs, from Suellen Gregory via Gorgeous Shiny Things.
How great is this table? Pairing it with chairs in a minimal, modern style ensures that the focus stays on those amazing legs. Spotted on Planete Deco.
And finally, from Keltainen Talo Rannalla, a bit of a twist — antique chairs with a modern table. Still so good.
(Image credits: Planete Deco; The Marion House Book; Emmas Designblogg; Vogue; Marie Claire Maison; Freunde von Freunden; Suellen Gregory; Planete Deco; Keltainen Talo Rannalla)
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