Progress on the renovation has been a bit slow the last month with Elena in school two nights a week and various other distractions. We did however find a nice dining room set which should look good in the eventual dining room. We were killing some time at The Future Antiques when we came across a very nice Danish Modern style table and chairs.
We both like the mid century modern style and plan to use it as a jumping off point for the overall design of the living room and dining room. We also have some more eclectic pieces we plan to use. The goal is to give the rooms a clean modern look overall, without furnishing them solely in mid century pieces to the point where it looks like a set from Mad Men.
It felt a bit impulsive to make such a large purchase on the spot. But the set was in such good shape we didn't want to risk missing it, as it's unlikely we would be able to find another one like it. Not only did it have all eight original chairs (not all are pictured) as well as all the leaves, but a couple of days after we got it home the store called and told us the woman they had bought it from had found the pads for the top of the table and had dropped them off. We went over and picked them up the next weekend, under the condition that I was not allowed to buy anything else. So now we have some furniture, now we just need to make a room to put it in.
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