Thought I would post this here, since it's technically off topic....
I just bought 6 Eames DCMs in ash. They aren't old, but they have that slight orangy-ness to them, not like the brand new ones that are super light yellow. How do you think they would fair with this table?
http://austin.craigslist.org/fuo/938510560.html
I don't know if I am a big fan of the knotty look, but think I might like it once they are paired up. I could also refinish ebony or a reddish brown.... thoughts?
I definitely want a big chunky wood table, something that looks honest and unassuming (no more iconic MCM) .... and it's a great price.
Hmmm...
...I don't think so. It's too close to the chairs and one of them is gonna look wrong, as if you tried to match them but missed the boat.
I say paint it an interesting color. To ebonize it, you'd have to remove the finish completely and that would be a lot of work, plus dust, crumbs and fingerprints will show on a black dining table. But to paint, i think all you'd have to do is use the right primer or else sand lightly (to get the paint to adhere to the high gloss surface).
That's a pine table and pine eventually yellows. A lot.
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70033525
True, but I won't have them...
True, but I won't have them for another week and a half.
I really want a wooden table, but I am starting to get paranoid about matching wood tones. I have walnut, birch, ash, maple already in the house, but none of the pieces belong to each other. In a dining set they do in a way. I feel like getting a walnut or teak might look too contrasted, and getting a blonde table would just be slightly off (probably not likely to match perfectly). It makes me wonder if i should be getting something besides wood .... except that's what material I prefer....
Above all, the goal is a sort of library feel. I want the table/chairs to remind me of school. Something simple, not iconic, honest, unassuming and warm.
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Danish table has the squarness much like the other its sleeker...less contrast with the chairs than the first table.Both good solutions.The first has a country /primitive vibe esp so if stripped and waxed.The second is a more obvious safer choice...still much better than the exact match most expect...
I'd go for...
a dark finish like the above. Try making a table. Laminate two pieces of 5/8" finish plywood and apply the iron on edge tape veneer. A lumber yard will be able to offer these in a bunch of woods like maple, birch, oak, or even exotics like wenge. I'd go for the oak with an ebonized finish. Then get square metal legs and mount them flush withthe corners. Ther eare lots of online companies that offer these. You'll end up with a parson's table. Or you could use hairpin legs, that would give you an MCM look on the cheap. You can get that type of leg online as well. Just google it.
We just made a desk using an old solid core door that I refinished. I got it for free from my local Freecycle site. Then I added square Parson's legs and 'Ta Da' a very respectable modern desk for the grand total of $50.
Whitespike
I posted on the other thread about the table. I like it, personally.
the Danish table isnt really danish. My roommate had the exact same table in maple. It's nice, and the quality is good - but you lose a lot of the rustic look.
I say go with the pine. besides...if you hate it you can always put it right back up on craigslist. (altho you could probably charge more if you photograph it with the Eames chairs 🙂
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