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| Yay! I was finally able to pick up my new-to-me dining room table and chairs last night... they're home, they're set up, and I LOVE THEM.
This set is 1960s teak - and if you didn't know, I'm in love with the fifties and sixties (probably because I didn't live through them lol). This table is a real godsend. I've got my name in for an old Italian espresso maker on the same freecycle site... fingers crossed. I've been wanting an espresso maker for what seems like eons, but a good one is just so darn expensive. Anyway, I've linked two photos: one of my old table, and one of my darling new table. |
Here is a link that might be useful: A Tale of Two Tables
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| Wow! That's awesome! Congrats! It's beautiful. |
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| yowza, that is a SCORE! i'm jealous--and it's TEAK, too! good work! -ming |
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| Thanks, guys - I'm super-excited. The only thing I don't love about the set is the upholstery on the chairs. It was done in the 80s, as you may have guessed from the photo :) But I can change that easily enough. I just haven't decided whether I want to match it to my "urban" kitchen/dining room colours, or if I really want to play up the 60s with maybe a mustard or olive coloured fabric. What do you think? |
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| Very nice! |
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| What are the "urban" colors? |
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| I think this might be the best name for a fabric print EVER. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Pink Coco Beach
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| Sorry, Tish - I posted before reading your message. My urban kitchen/dining room colours are two of those taupe shades that you see everywhere now. Mine have a pinky tone to them, though, to go with the pinky backsplash tiles all over my kitchen. You can see one of the two wall colours in the photo I posted of the new table. In the kitchen I have an island that I built, painted a very light taupe colour, with two bar stools that are iron, with light taupe upholstery on the seats. So you see, it's all very taupe :) But here's another 60s option... the name of this fabric isn't quite so interesting. |
Here is a link that might be useful: farrow
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| I love, love, love the Pink Coco Beach. Could you get enough (or maybe just a solid in one of the colors) so that you could redo the seats of your bar stools too? Then add some other coordinating accents throughout that area? Do you think it would work? |
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- Posted by greenlarry UK 8/9 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 11, 12 at 6:16
| Cant see it as Im not a flickr member |
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