The photos
are a bit claustrophobic. Maybe with a wider angle?
When i saw this last week, (my post has gone missin')
i liked the lighter table. Simple, clean and angular support.
Seems a good frame for the Wishbone chairs.
With a bit of breathing room and the wall unit finding another spot,
the lighter table might be the best choice.
I adore the Wegner Wishbone.
The thick corner legs of the darker table are too 'library' or workroom, studio?
The chairs sit a fine line between casual and elegant.
Tough choice.
The light table....
is not the most elegant piece of furniture but at least it is a very understandable clear geometry and in this particular case I would prefer the contrasting combination in which one element does not interfere too much with the other, over the discontinuity of the dark table/black chair combination. Somehow the eyes keep jumping from table to chair and chair to table simply because the colour tones are too close.I guess I am with the minority.
I think I'd go with the...
I think I'd go with the majority as well, the darker table (in the 2 photos provided) looks best to me (but that's not to say seeing them in reality wouldn't be a different story). It's not so much the "lighter = cheaper" or "they look too mismatched" arguments, though, I think the color tone of the lighter table is way off the tones in the chair (it's not just about color). The tone of the walnut table seems like it would sit somewhere between the seats and the frames of the chairs.
Personally, I'd keep looking. We have no table at the moment because a) we just moved out of a 1 bedroom apartment where we couldn't fit one and b) I have yet to see one that I like with the Eames DCM chairs we're going to order. It'll make dinner parties lots of fun!
The RIGHT light colored table might be ideal
...but this one is a warm color, and the chair seats are cool/neutral. Next to the chairs, the table looks almost pink.
Colors read differently, depending on what color they're next to-- cools can make colors next to them read even warmer, complimentary colors can amplify undertones.
I agree with the majority...
I agree with the majority that number 1 is he way to go....looks better and more comfortable for seating as it has the corner leg position.
I have a lovely Audoux Minet table (like the desk below but longer) with a similar leg configuration to your 2nd option.......It arguably can seat ten (only 8 chairs there at the moment) but the legs do pose a problem for seating. If I didn't love the way it looked....I'd change tables
If one
looks closely at the first photos in the thread, one sees damage to the tops of the arms of the Wishbone chairs. This occurs frequently when chairs of this configuration are thoughtlessly "shoved home" under the table when not in use. A fiber-wrapped table as above might be the perfect solution. But, if I were to select a table for the lovely Wishbones, and I'd been alerted to the problem of damage to their arms, I'd consider a table with an apron below the top, and recessed a bit, so that the tips of the arms only could contact a hard surface.
Tables and chairs are not always "comfortable" with each other !
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