A Chair to Ponder

I shared my glee over my new couch yesterday, and all your comments were wonderful and I was full of couch warm fuzzies and love for my fellow slipcover fans and screamin' deal lovers in the world. It was a happy day.

Now though, I've got to figure out what to do with the room. First issue at hand: we did lose some seating when we sold that sectional. On the flip side, we gained lots of space in a room that suddenly feels larger than I ever recall it being. So naturally, the wheels in my head started turning, much to my husband's chagrin.

 
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My front room has only a gigantor chair and a half (that is fabulous for reading or snuggling) and a piano... no real seating there. So this living room needs to accommodate at least a few people (on account of all the swingin' parties we host... in my dreams).

Here's what I imagined for the space:

(ignore the kitchen/dining areas, as this is my "final vision" and nowhere in my kitchen does there exist a peninsula or bar stools right now. wah.)

See? I obviously need a couple chairs for the space. Obviously. (and, you know, something in that outside corner to the left of the couch. Let's worry about that another time though.)

So, um... what about this? Because I sifted through what felt like thousands of gorgeous chairs (several of which popped up on Finding Fabulous's roundup of upholstered beauties today)... and I liked a lot of them, but then I stumbled across this one and my heart went pitter patter.

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It has color, but it's low contrast and subtle; nothing that will dominate the room or look dated in a couple years. The floral design is elegant but also a bit edgy if you look close -- the design actually has that raw edge/ragged appearance of an ikat fabric.

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I think I might be in love. What say you?