eames lounge choice  

When all else fails...
Purple!

If it makes no difference to you...
If it makes no difference to you, get black; it'll be easier to sell to the next guy.

Is black a popular choice? I...
Is black a popular choice? I have been considering a dark brown but I guess the resale value is something to consider even if I plan on having it for life.
DPN

I only said...
I only said to get black if color makes no difference to you. If you have a preference for a color, get what you want.
And, yes, black is by far the most common leather color for the 670/671.

Black + Rosewood
How Charles intended it...

Yes. I am starting to see...
Yes. I am starting to see the light.
Thx.
Sorry for hijacking the thread

I have the...
black and rosewood, and wouldn't have it any other way.

thanks all for your...
thanks all for your response...i get a kick out of that purple suggestion...i was considering black just what the eameses have in their living room.

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I have an Eames lounge in dark chocolate brown.
Its a lovely warm colour which sits well with other furniture, it also has a nice dynamic to it in that during the evening in a low lit room it tends to look black.
I chose brown because most of the knock-offs tend to be in black, so I wanted something different.