Chair Upgrade

Sunday on my way to work I got an unexpected call from my momma. She told me that Kent (my stepdad) had picked up some chairs and a table at an auction this weekend because no one else bid on them. I held back my groan (Eric and I seem to be magnets for old furniture and we're running out of room!) and told her I'd be by Monday to look at them. The table was bigger and I'm perfectly happy with my "dining table" that serves mostly as a laundry folding table. House tour coming soon I promise. Anyways the chairs were a lot better than our current ones which I despise because of their ricketiness..... yes that is a word now... well for today anyway and their fabric cushions couldn't be wiped down and they looked gross from stuff being spilled on them etc. So for 10 bones Eric and I toted home 6 new chairs. Perfect number for when I get the dining area done. Here's the before and after...

Before

After

Right away I felt like it added room. I wasn't constantly banging the utensil drawer into the left chair and it just looks better to us. The old chairs were too boxy and the solid backs made them look heavy. No the new ones will not stay hunter green. That's not what I'm going with in the kitchen (Once again I promise to get a house tour done soon, sorry!) Never mind the walls and floor as well, if all goes according to plan they will be changed too.

The hunter green will go, but I actually like the wood grain of the seats.It's a little more cherry than my style, but I like it for now.

My camera doesn't do them justice. Although I like the seat portion I'm not 100% decided. Two of the chairs I got don't match the rest and they need more work so who knows I may wind up sanding all of them down and staining the seats a different color or painting the chairs a solid color.

These are the other chairs that you may have spotted in yesterday's post. They are out in the potting shed just waiting to be painted :).

So what do you think? Did I get an upgrade or are you not feeling them at all? Should I stick with two tone? Or all one color? All input is appreciated!