Coordinate Your Dining Space: How to Choose Dining Chairs and a Sideboard to Wow Your Guests

Whether听颈迟鈥檚听a family heirloom, or听a piece听you found recently听and had to have, your dining table is most likely the star of your dining space.听Now that听the holiday season is approaching, why not refresh your dining room seating and storage as well?听If听guests will be visiting,听测辞耻鈥檒濒听want to make sure you have enough听comfortable chairs, as well as adequate听storage for听dinnerware and table linens.

Maurice Brantley, interior designer at Copenhagen Tucson, agrees,听saying,听鈥淣ow that we鈥檙e gathering after the pandemic, 颈迟鈥檚 a great time to invest in new听dining听chairs听and sideboards.鈥�听Often,听颈迟鈥檚听these supporting pieces that can pull your space together and wow your guests.听Read on for design tips on听selecting听dining chairs, sideboards, and buffets, as well as Brantley鈥檚 personal recommendations.

Choose Chairs for Comfort

First things first:听you want to听consider听comfy, supportive听seating that will let your guests听fully听focus听on enjoying听their听meal.听Brantley says,听鈥淥ne of the biggest mistakes people make is buying chairs听based solely on听how they look.听The last thing you want is to have a guest over for dinner and seat them in a chair 迟丑补迟鈥檚 beautiful but uncomfortable.鈥�

For a chair with a听soft, cushioned听feel,听try the听Royce,听with an extra-plush seat and sleek look,听or the听Essie, with fabric upholstery and听gently rounded lines.

Ergonomics are another factor to think about 鈥撎�when trying out chairs, pay attention to whether they support the curve of your spine and are comfortable to lean back in.听The听Addison听and听Stressless庐 Mint听not only have a back shape that hugs the spine,听but a manual reclining function so you can relax after your meal.听Brantley can vouch for both these chairs,听listing them as some of听Copenhagen’s bestsellers.

It’s also听important听to听consider听the size and height of听your guests. Brantley says, 鈥淎s听someone who鈥檚 over听six feet tall, I can tell you it鈥檚 important that the scale of the chair听be听not only appropriate for the table, but for the user.鈥澨�Consider whether you want听high-back chairs,听like听the听sleek听and听minimalist听Swing,听or听ones with听a听mid/lower听back,听like the听Paragon, which sports a modern flared shape.

Durability and longevity can mean the difference between having to get new chairs every few years or getting decades of use from one model.听Brantley听has nothing but praise for the听Pia Chair,听explaining that not only听is it听comfortable, but, 鈥�It鈥檚 what we call in the industry contract-grade, which means 颈迟鈥檚 so well made it can be used in a commercial environment.鈥�

Look Out for Style and Color

From the classic look of the听Caroline听to the sculptural lines of the听Masters,听dining chairs come in a plethora of styles from听traditional听to听contemporary.听Many people like the style of their chairs听to听echo听their table听for a cohesive look. However, you can also mix and match听if you听have an听eclectic taste.听As听Brantley听observes,听鈥�Design trends for the 2020’s are fluid in mixing styles from different eras and contrasting dining chairs.鈥�

If you听do听choose to pair contemporary chairs with a traditional table, or vice versa,听try to听have some other element(s)听in common between the two听(such as shape, material, complementary color, etc.)听so they still harmonize.听For instance,听the听minimalist听Morris Chair听goes great with the听mid-century-inspired听Wave Table听because they听share听a warm color and black accents.

Indeed, color can be a crucial player in your dining setup.听Consider chairs that match the color temperature听(warmer or cooler)听of your table, whether from matching wood,听such as walnut with听walnut,听or听carefully听choosing an听upholstery听shade.听Again, notice听how the听sunny mustard yellow听of the Morris further听brings out听the听warm wood tones听of the Wave.

On the other hand, a听table that emanates a cooler temperature, such as one made of metal and glass, would pair听better听with cool-hued or monochrome chairs.听For instance, a听black leather chair like the听Jason听lets听the stunning听grey听marbleized design of the听Atlantis听Table be the focal point it was meant to be.

It can also be fun to use听seasonal accent colors to tie听your ensemble听together.听Brantley says, 鈥�I always advise the use of seasonal colors in placemats and tablecloths along with rotating accessories that are evocative for the time of year. When entertaining guests at mealtime, use fresh flowers or natural foliage at the center of the table or on the buffet to make a welcoming statement.鈥�

Refine Your Eye by Noticing Shape and Material

Shape is an essential component of design along with color.听Looking at the shape of the table鈥檚 base or frame can help to coordinate the chair. For a table with a rounded or curved frame, a complementary chair can be one whose backrest or leg shape is related.听For example, the curve of the听Essex听Table听resonates with听the shaped backs of the听Lake听Chair听and听Bench.听As a bonus,听the听slats of听the Lake pieces听echo听the听slatted etching on the legs听of the Essex.

Think too听about the materials听in your dining setup 鈥� such as wood, leather, fabric,听or听metal听鈥� and what finishes听you like. Shiny chrome creates a different effect from matte black metal, which is different from听a warm听oak听stain.

For an impression听迟丑补迟鈥檚听both cohesive and varied, aim for a visible mix of 2-3 materials in your table and chair setup.听Mixing many materials in听one听setup 鈥� such a glass, metal, and wood table with chairs of leather, fabric, and vinyl 鈥� may听distract from your main design theme.听On the other hand, a听setup where the table and chairs are fashioned听fully听out of the same wood may not look听as听lively 鈥� unless听迟丑别谤别鈥檚听another element catching the eye.听For example,听though听the Essex and Lake听pieces have the same walnut finish, they are far from boring听put听together听because of听their striking shapes, slatted textures, and fabric cushioning.

Want to听raise听your design game听one more notch?听Brantley offers the following tip:听鈥�Try听a different piece听at the end of the table,听with perhaps a larger scale dining chair or a different covering on the same style chair. This gives a sense of the room being听鈥�collected鈥�听rather than staged.鈥�

Select Sideboards for Space, Function, and Presence

鈥淪ideboard鈥� and 鈥渂uffet鈥� are often used interchangeably, though some define听a听buffet听as听having higher legs.听Both these pieces are a must if 测辞耻鈥檙别 looking for a place to store extra dinnerware, cutlery, drinkware, table linens, and more.听Sideboards and buffets are听also great听as serving surfaces听that let guests help themselves to food buffet-style (hence the name),听freeing up听more听table room.

Both听these pieces听tend to听be larger,听so be mindful听of this if you have a smaller听dining room.听The听Curve Three-Door Sideboard听by听Skovby听of Denmark听is听a great choice听迟丑补迟鈥檚听both space-savvy and听functional.听Or听try the听Wave Two-Door Cabinet, with听four inner shelves听and an elegant textured front.

Functionality and听strong design听are听厂办辞惫产测鈥檚听trademarks,听making this听one of the first brands Brantley听will听suggest to customers looking for sideboards.听Consider听厂办辞惫产测鈥檚听Leo Large Sideboard, with six spacious compartments, or听their听Emil Sideboard,听featuring听folding doors that听operate听with an听impressive听semi-automatic听mechanism. The discreet push-to-open design of听贰尘颈濒鈥檚听doors can听also听prevent young kids or pets from getting into the fine听china.

In terms of听style, today鈥檚 buffets and sideboards can be as eye-catching as dining tables, even forming a secondary focal听point.听Think of听how you want your sideboard to听coordinate with your table听and chairs听in terms of style, material, and finish 鈥撎�and don鈥檛 be afraid to explore听options off the beaten path, such as the听combined wood, steel, and glass of the听Totem, or the cosmic patterns of the听Voyager.

Brantley听personally听loves听颁辞辫别苍丑补驳别苍鈥檚听Italian听sideboards听and听cites his favorites听as听the听Kayak and Royalton.听Both these pieces have a听shimmering听surface听and unique visual impact that makes them听works of functional art.

It can be overwhelming thinking听about all the elements, from comfort to color to composition,听that听pull a dining room together. Luckily, the knowledgeable听sales associates and designers at Copenhagen are here to help.听Brantley听advises听buyers:听鈥淏ring photos听to the store听of听your听existing pieces that you wish to听complement when听shopping so that you may share them with your salesperson. This will help your design professional in selecting the companion pieces that will coordinate appropriately.鈥�听Whether听测辞耻鈥檙别听selecting chairs to听go听with a table, or a buffet听that will wow your guests,听Copenhagen is the place to go if you want听your dining听room听to听emanate personality and beauty.

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