If there’s one thing we salvage sisters love, its a good old chair. There has been no shortage of recent posts on chairs (lucy, gemma), but why stop there…especially when i have another chair project up my sleeve, together with a need for some joinery advice for those so inclined. I bought this for a few quid from Drum Farm Antiques, fast becoming one of my favourite edinburgh salvage venues. It obviously needs the dowel replaced, and a lick of paint, but the basic structure is sturdy enough.
My vision is for a fine and varied collection of cunningly sourced (ie cutting out the middle-design-man) mid-century, personally restored chairs for our kitchen table. In a perfect world, that would include a selection of these beauties.
1. Wishbone chair by Hans Wegner
2. Bentwood bistro chair
3. Industrial stacking chairs
4. Vintage Ercol
There are a few different approaches to mismatching dining table chairs.
1. Different colours to accentuate variety
2. Keeping a theme on colour and mixing up the styles
3. A wide variety of styles (era, texture, shape…)
The best thing about mix and match chairs is that you can constantly replace and re-arrange as you gradually build up your collection.