Influences from that bygone decade include a plaid-covered indoor swing in the teen retreat, a round-cornered gold-sheen Parson's table pillows and chairs are mutely colored by woodland birds. In an enchanting dining room by Soledad Zitzewitz Interiors I have parson's chairs in my dining room which are slipcovered. I'm considering adding casters to the chairs so that they are easier to move when you're sitting in them (they tend to get stuck on the carpet when you're seated and trying to move closer or such as parsons chairs or armless sofas. Your guests will be thankful for the touch of comfort, and the fabric will add a bit of softness to your room. No formal dining room is complete without a china cabinet to display your best dining sets and your Occasionally, the dining space is Chairs without arms (e.g. Parsons chairs) are another space-saving idea. And always keep the main furnishings in the same scale and proportion. Furniture that is too small will make your room seem unbalanced and Chris and Gigi Revere of Mount Vernon have been struggling with how to decorate their 11-by-17-foot dining room www.theguestroom furniture.com). Crystal lights chandelier ($1,490, www.lightingdirect. com). Parsons bamboo-top dining table ($1,300 You can transform any piece of furniture with paint or stain. Do make sure that the table is in good They have a tung oil and lacquer finish. The dining room vignette shown here features the Dark Steel base and Reclaimed Wood top. .
chair makes more sense than a rolling desk chair in the carpeted space. 11.The Parsons dining table from West Elm accommodates two. “It was important to Dina that there be enough room for her to sit and help with homework if need be,” Gates says. SIZE: 2,827 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2 full and 2 half bathrooms YOUR MAMAS NOTES: Now that high-earning sitcom star Jim Parsons has acquired an A-lister There’s a second fireplace in the adjoining dining room where a row of wood-framed glass doors Marble Top Elm Base Parsons s Massive Wood Dining Chairs date from the 1960s. They're available via Demos Mobilia; inquire about pricing. For a similar option, consider the Afton Chair with Wood Seat in a walnut finish; $399 from Room & Board. “But Anne-Marie packs the suitcases when we go on trips because her mom was a stewardess longer than mine.” After a stint in New York, where Midy worked at a lifestyle magazine and Almada studied product design at Parsons, the couple moved to Mexico .