Our 8 Favorite Timeless Dining Chairs (and How to Style Them)
If you’re starting a dining room design, selecting the right chairs can help you create the atmosphere you want. It’s the main focal point that sets the tone of the design because it’s the sculptural and the repetitive element in your design. You can start a mood board here to decide what chair suits your space best
Choosing the right chair is important because it’s the element that you use and interact with personally. Here we collected 8 of our favorite dining chairs, tips on how to style them, As well as inspiration images to help you see them in context and store where you can buy them
1. Bauhaus Cesca Chair by Marcel Breuer, 1970s
This chair works:
– To achieve a soft and formal look
– In offices and meeting room
– With many table materials ( similar tones of woods, glass, or marble)
– With a design with linear emphasis
– In a space with a huge emphasis on vintage elements
– In spaces with monochromatic looks and colorful vintage looks
– With greenery (like birds of paradise)
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2. CH24 Wishbone Chair Hans Wegner
This chair works:
– To create visual interest in a plain and simple space
– To achieve the nordic aesthetic
– In many styles from monochromatic and beige to mixing and adding black
– With wood tables of the same shade or dark
– To elevate space with quality of craftsmanship
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3. Wire chairs Charles & Ray Eames, 1951
This chair works:
– If you like industrial/ mid-century style
– To create a retro and eclectic space that has a casual look
– With nearly any tabletop material and it can create a variety of moods
– Can be paired with leather and wood chairs of the same color
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4. J39 chair, designed by Børge Mogensen and T01 Cross Chair TAKT
This chair works:
– If you want to add the natural and raw feeling
– If you like the monochromatic look
– With a table of a similar tone of the wood
– With natural color palette with rich textures and natural materials
– For simple and minimal spaces with an emphasis on materiality and clean lines
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5. CH30 chair by Hans J. Wegner
This chair works:
– With grey toned walls
– With Dark wood tables or white tables
– To create a grounded and bold look
– For cozy small nooks
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6. Pierre Jeanneret student chair
This chair works:
– To create a timeless and exquisite look
– If you like the raw and unfinished look
– With a neutral color palette
– With black tables or a similar shade of wood
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7. J77 Chair Folke Palsson in the 1960’s
This chair works:
– With any table color depending on the style
– As a full set to create a simple Scandinavian look
– As part of an eclectic set of chairs to achieve a casual and laid back style
– To create the modern farmhouse look
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8. 811 chair, based on Josef Hoffman’s design from 1930
This chair works:
– If you like the natural wood and cane look
– If you want to add a feeling of a formal and timeless feel
– With a similar shade of wood or white
– With a neutral color palette and materials
– With a white base of walls.
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Dining chairs options are endless! sometimes sourcing them can be difficult, but it’s definitely worth it because it’s an investment for life. Also, it’s the design element that gives your space character. If you want to find more dining room inspiration check out our Pinterest board
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