The chairs that accompany a table in a dinette set are important pieces of furniture; perhaps what is most important about them is that you do not necessarily have to choose the chairs that are featured with a dinette set’s table. For this reason, a variety of individual chair styles exist to not only compliment the dining room table, but to also compliment design of the dining room. Chairs come in many shapes, colors and sizes. They also come in many styles as well; parsons chairs are one of these styles.

Parsons chairs are a great way to incorporate rich colors, textures and fabric designs into your dining room area. This is a particularly important characteristic of parsons chairs, especially for novice room designers who want desperately to incorporate the use of textures and patters into their décor but do not know where or how to begin. The variety of designs and exquisite colors that can be incorporated in this piece of dining room furniture make it the perfect companion to the rooms’ unique and captivating design, or design potential.

Parsons chairs have sat around the dining room table for a long period of time. And though the construction and material of parsons chairs have been consistent over time, the chair styles themselves have transitioned through the generations. This is why you can find parsons chairs to reflect almost any artistic time period. The Art Nouveau designs are known for fluidity and scroll-style backs. The Art Deco designs are the most common ones found, and parsons chairs in this style are more ornate and detailed with materials in colors more bold and exotic. The Mission style chairs are known for their incorporated richness and emphasis on lines in design.

When purchasing a parsons chair, the three most important elements are the back, legs and arm rests. Though parsons chairs can come without arm rests, those that do have the option of upholstered arm rests or basic wooden arm rests. The legs of parsons chairs can also be upholstered, or they can be tapered, turned, or fluted. The seatbacks of parsons chairs can be straight, scrolled or camel backed. Again, the artistic time period definitely plays a part in how the chair is designed. However, no matter how your dining room is designed, the bottom line is that there are plenty of decorating options to choose from. No matter your taste, you are destined to find a parsons chair that adds a simple touch of elegance and sophistication to your dining room décor.

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Dining Room Furniture FAQ:

Question: What stores offer layaway? More specifically furniture?
I’m about to move into an apartment but have no living room furniture or dining room furniture what so ever. Does anyone know of anywhere that offers layaway for furniture? Other than Kmart? I don’t really want to put all that on credit cards.

Answer: Actually no one any more but this year some department stores have brought lay-a-way back. You can sign up with furniture stores by taking on their own credit cards and put off payment for 6 months to a year if they are running that kind of program, but they don’t offer layaway programs. Layaway is a thing of the past but was ever only offered in department stores when it was.

Question: What color should I paint my dining room?
The rest of the house has been painted this very light pale yellow. When you walk in the front door there is a double door width opening to our living room on the right. Just beyond it is a double door width opening to our dining room. So you can see it from the living room. Our dining room has a white chair rail & the bottom half of it is that pale yellow color throughout the rest of the house. I’d like to eventually get walnut/white furniture for the dining area.

Answer: Red is a warm color, so it will speed up your blood pressure just a little. Orange makes you want to eat, so you might try an orange-red shade, then paint the chair rail and the bottom half off-white. Those colors should work very well with a walnut table.

Question: How can I stop or reduce the echo effect in my dining room ? Even while talking in that room, we notice the echo. I already have some furniture in that room.

Answer: Adding a rug, curtains, or upholstered furniture would be the most obvious answer. Really, any “soft” things you could add to the room will absorb some of the sound and cut down on the echo.

Question: What color curtains would go in my dining room?
I cannot seem to decide on what color/pattern of curtains would go in my dining room. The color was supposed to be a blue, but it ended up more like a lilac with more blue than red. My dining room furniture isn’t too formal and is a dark brown. Any suggestions on colors/patterns?

Answer: I would go with something neutral since you have color on the walls already and dark furniture. Tan maybe?

Question: I have a combined living and dining room area. Does anyone know how to separate the areas? I am interested in separating these areas with a wall, partition, etc. Does anyone have any suggestions? I don’t want to use furniture to separate the area. I want the dining room area to be more private.

Answer: Putting up a wall is relatively inexpensive. Some 2 x 4’s and sheetrock. If you do it yourself it will be cheaper. Check out diynet.com, on framing a wall. It will tell you everything you need for supplies and how to do it.

Question: We want to make our formal dining room into a little sitting area to smoke cigars and drink wine. Can anybody give me some links for some creative ideas?

Answer: HGTV did a conversion of a second living room to a british pub style room a while back. They always have good ideas on their website, check there.

Question: What would be the best color for an elegant dining room?
I dont have any furniture, we’re just starting out but we are trying to decide what color to paint the dining room. We will pick a dining set accordingly AFTER we paint but what do you think the best color would be. I have a beige-ish textured tile in the dining room with hints of grey and darker beige.

Answer: Don’t pick the wall color before you pick the furniture. The furniture can cost from $500 (if you’re lucky and a suite comes in while you’re at Goodwill) to $5000. The paint costs the same no matter what color it is – under $100 will cover the room if you do it yourself.
It would be too silly to limit your furniture choices by color when that’s the easiest thing in the world to change. All paint costs the same.

Question: How can I raise the height of my dining room table?
I have bought a brand new dining room table and chairs, but the two end chairs with the armrests are about an inch and a half too high to slide underneath the table. I have seen a lot of different types of furniture lifts and caster, but they are either too big or poor quality. I need something that is about 1 1/2″ in diameter and 1 1/2″ high. It needs to be something that the table legs cannot slip off. Does anyone have any ideas?

Answer: A couple ideas. Add a piece of wood the same size and shape as the bottom of the leg to the bottom of the leg screwing it in place with a counter sunk screw. If the table legs screw off add a piece of wood here, screwed to the table top then attach the legs onto it.
Find identical flat paper weights and slide them under the legs or something else flat solid and identical in shape and color. Have a marble or granite counter top company cut you some identical pieces from scrap to do the job.

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