Design consultant Bobbie Snow O'Neill shows a variety of chair styles to fit into your decor. First, determine your lifestyle and level of formality, and use that information to find appealing furniture that fits your style. Dark tones and woods such as mahogany and cherry create a heavy, conservative atmosphere, whereas light woods and soft colors help make a room rustic and casual. Mix styles to add interest to a room; these days even dining-room chairs need not be identical. Consider the following chair styles, most of which are categorized by the shape of the legs: Wing chairs, commonly placed near a fireplace, feature upholstered arms that lead in a straight line down to the legs in a modified Chippendale style (figure A). Wing chairs work well with both contemporary and traditional decors.
French-style chairs, identified by exposed wood, partial upholstering and carved legs with a decorative knee (figure B) make good accent pieces. Queen Anne chairs have a distinctive fiddle back (figure C), wooden arms and curved legs. They may be used as dining-room or accent chairs. Rustic pieces, which coordinate with primitive, Southwestern, casual and contemporary rooms, are characterized by their turned legs (figure D). Turned legs are fashioned from wood turned on a lathe to create a design running horizontally around the wood. Country chairs are similar to rustic styles, with their turned legs and ladder backs. A painted finish is typical of a country chair.
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