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Thankful for New Chairs

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Thanksgiving is coming up.  I betcha that you forgot…what with the world going crazy right now with Christmas.

But in actuality, the day for slowing down (turkey does that to ya) and remembering what we are grateful for is the next holiday on the docket.  I know.  But Christmas is more fun.  more work.  more celebration.  I know.  I know.  But it is also not next.  Get in line Christmas, ya filthy animal.

This year we are actually hosting Thanksgiving dinner at our house.  My parents and siblings and the kids are all coming…just like they did in the past.  And this year we are expecting my grandparents as well.  My Mummum just got out of the hospital so that’s a really big deal.

The other big deal is that we are gonna be able to tell my grandparents what the baby is and what their name is.  I know a lot of you have been asking and I just want to say thank you for being so patient with me.  Hiding the pregnancy for any amount of time was out of the question (I am instantly pregnant looking) and I know that you guys have been praying for us and well-wishing this entire time.  I am really excited to be able to share with my family first and I hope that in the following week or so after that, our big announcement for you…our extended family…will be ready 🙂   Sooo thanks again…and continue to pray.  With a really low-lying anterior placenta and seeing as how I am attempting another VBAC, I am not quite out of the ‘worry woods’ quite yet.

And on top of that…I didn’t really get to celebrate Thanksgiving last year because Weston was just born.  I was just coming home from the hospital when the family ate together and I had to go straight home to nurse a fractured tailbone…among other things.  So I miss this sucker.  I miss the massive amounts of food!

There is so much this year to be thankful for!  And one of those things is that the tush cush factor will be very high.  You may remember the dining room chairs before…

I talked about how I went shopping and got eight of these beauties (I saw the ad so many of you mentioned and hope that the three stores will do a price adjustment so THANK YOU AGAIN!)….

And after about four hours of assembling time, here is what the chairs look like with Big Woodie (that’s our table’s nickname…not something you need to feel dirty about)…

This is a really dark room to photograph so excuse the weird shadows.  We absolutely LOVE the chairs.  They are firm but not too firm.  They feel sturdy enough for my larger relatives and not so big that they overtake the table.

And the wood of the legs is really close in hue so I appreciate that tremendously.  I worried that black or a dark brown would be too jarring next to the midtone of the table…and this is the closest I could find and it looks pretty darn close in person.

My favorite part though is the backs.  The tufting is just beautiful in here.  I feel very spoiled…and quite fancy….with my own tufted chairs.  It’s a weird feeling…like I need pearls to clutch now….only I’m sure my boys would wrestle them off me in a hot second and end up jamming one of the pearls up their nose or something crazy.

The darkness of the chairs is really inspiring me overall in the space.  I’m no professional when it comes to designing a space and being able to incorporate my old stuff from our first house, finding my current style, and working with the different architecture and details in this house (that aren’t really my style whatsoever) is quite a challenge.  I feel like living here (going on three years now!) is finally giving me some time to settle in, figure out what works, what we need, and what doesn’t work is leading me in the right direction.  For example…I tried these dark brown curtains…and now with the dark gray chairs, I feel like the curtains don’t work….I need more light and interest.  It’s interesting how getting to the finish line sometimes requires us to take several steps backward!

 

 

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  2. I think those chairs went on sale this week – if you take your receipt in the good people of Target should refund you the difference if you got them in the last 30 days 🙂

  4. They look so fantastic! I believe Target has a 7 day price adjustment rule so anything that goes on sale the following week they will refund your money and you should be able to take all your receipts back to your local target no driving 100 miles to all three stores.

  6. I love the new chairs! Out of the ones from your post about them – this was my second favorite choice! My favorite choice was the tufted from World Market. Your new chairs look so fancy schmancy. 🙂

  7. I just read this post then saw your chairs in this week’s Target ad- you should take your receipt in for a price adjustment!

  8. You don’t need to drive all over time, just take all your receipts to one Target, they’ll be able to do all the adjustments there.

  9. That’s the nice think about Canadian Thanksgiving. We are done with it well before Thanksgiving 🙂

  11. Gorgeous. I think a pretty printed curtain would look awesome in there. Where are your wine shelves from?

  12. The chairs look great! I am so envious of your beautiful dining room!! Can’t wait to find out what this babe will be…guessing a girl!!!

  13. We’ve had a dark stained table from Crate and Barrel that we love. It’s huge (like yours) and we’ve had white wooden chairs with it for the past few years. While I love the chairs, they kinda steal the spotlight. You’ve inspired me to take the plunge and go with some gray chairs i’ve had my eye on. LOVE the new chairs

  14. I love those chairs and their tufted backs! Nice too that they were low cost!

    I’m curious if you ever gave an update on your old house and what happened with it??

  15. ohmahgod your dining room is so sexy!! is it okay for me to call your dining room sexy?! so elegant and sophisticated, with a great mix of textures! keep it up girl 🙂

  20. looks great!

    I spent the last five thanksgivings studying for exams or bar exam as I was in law school at night, so I a taking this Thanksgiving pretty seriously. We’re having a Friendsgiving on Saturday and then hosting my family on Thanksgiving. I’ve got a grocery list a mile long and two trips to the turkey farm on my calendar and I couldn’t be happier. Nothing makes you thanksful for Thanksgiving like being left out of it a time or few 🙂

  21. I officially have chair envy. Where did you get the light fixture? It’s awesome too. And to validate your thinking on the curtains – you are right, they aren’t working. Something with a pattern? A splash of color? Good luck – I’m sure they’ll be fabulous!

  22. TOTALLY agree about the curtains!! I’ve honestly never liked that colour in there, and now with all the dark and classic, I feel you could really handle some bright pattern! Can’t wait to see what you come up with! 🙂

  23. I know they have already been rejected, but I just wanted to add my two cents(like every ninny on the internet) and say those yellow curtains you used to have in the room, were, in my opinion, 50 shades of fabulous. I would love to see them again! (with the understanding that it is YOUR house haha)

  26. Love them!!! I saw them at target this weekend and they are beautiful in person (and comfy) but they are georg in your dining room!!

    P.s. your house and family are beautiful. Love your blog, best wishes for your pregnancy!

    🙂

  27. I’m seeing some kind of dramatic pattern for the drapes, to play off all the contrast in the room. I’m sure you’ll come up with something fabulous!

  32. We did a mini update…I should probably share that again…basically we still own it, we refinanced and now rent it to another family that will be purely business.
    xo – kb

  34. Gorgeous chairs!! You have a beautiful space for your big Thanksgiving dinner. Love it!

    And, on your VBAC – check out ICAN of Atlanta. Really awesome group of ladies, tons of information and an incredible support network. There’s an online message board and coffee-house meetings twice a month.

  35. The chairs are stunning! I have them on my list of possible chairs to get for our table! We currently have a new table but are borrowing chairs from a friend for Thanksgiving! Gotta have room for the family to sit somewhere. We’re only hosting 8 though – nothing like your crowd.

    Question for you though – where did you get the buffet on your side wall? We’re looking for one and yours looks about the right size.

  36. Hi Katie
    Beautiful chairs!
    I had a thought while looking at your dining room, of course I have no idea if it would work. You used to be able to see the white mirror and lamps on the left short wall and it’s a bit sad that it isn’t as visible now. My dining room is the same as yours in shape and one day it occurred to me to swivel the rug and table so the long length of the table was parallel to the short wall instead of the logical long side table/long side wall. What it did was give the two sides (6-8 people) more room to get in and out. And surprisingly, it made everything else in the room ‘show’ better. It may not work at your place, I know you have an angled wall next to the doorway and the table may be too long (I move the two short end chairs and place in corners most of the time) but I couldn’t not mention it! Dining rooms can be restrictive for certain! Good luck, I hope you can try it-it makes it feel so much bigger when the room is full of people.

  41. Hi Katie,
    First of all, LOVE your blog. Thank you for being such a fun writer/ DIYer. On a non-DIY note, I noticed that you mentioned having a fractured tailbone. I’m pregnant with my first baby, and it looks like I’m going to have to make the decision to either have a C-section or live with a broken tailbone. Having survived both- which is an easier recovery? I’ve read horror stories about recovering from a broken tailbone, but I also know that a C-section is no walk in the park. My husband was 12 pounds at birth…so I might be giving birth to a small toddler. Just wondered if you could weigh in as it’s been on my mind (consuming my every waking thought), and you are one of the few people who has had both experiences? Thanks!

  42. Oh that’s tough. Is it bad if I say I’m mostly undecided? The csection was bad but there are nice drugs afterward. The tailbone isn’t fun and the fact my doctor didn’t give me drugs didn’t help…but I’d say if I absolutely had to choose…I’d pick broken tailbone bc I felt more present for those early weeks of Weston. I was so out of it that I barely remember newborn Will…and even though there is months of soreness with both, the risks involved with surgery are so much greater. Yes. Definitely tailbone in my book.
    xo kb

  43. I understand that Americans haven’t had their Thanksgiving but in Canada we HAVE had our Thanksgiving! So for us, Christmas is next!!

  49. I recently bought the same chairs, but when we put them together, the legs are uneven. It’s causing the chairs to wobble quite badly. Did this happen to you? Any suggestions on how to fix this issue? I don’t want to have to return them, because they are gorgeous and the price is right!

  51. Katie,
    Now that you’ve had the chairs for awhile, do you still love them as much? I love them too, but the reviews online are hit and miss.

  53. That’s good to hear! I got a coupon the day after Thanksgiving for 20% off when you spend $75, plus I had a 15% off Threshold chairs coupon in the Cartwheel app, plus I signed up for a Target debit card for another 5% off….and ended up getting four chairs for $229! I can’t wait to put them together!!

  54. Hi Katie!!
    Love the chairs that you selected. The same chairs finally came off of back order at Target, so now it’s time to order. Was curious if you used a fabric protector with having little ones around the house?

  56. hi katie- i just purchased these chairs and, like someone mentioned, i’m also finding that the front legs are uneven. any recommendations on how to fix the issue? i measured the front 2 and one is about 1/4 of an inch shorter than the other. thanks!

  58. Hi, Katie! I recently fell in love with World Market’s Harper chairs annnnnd then they discontinued the line. In my search for similar chairs I stumbled upon this post and was wondering if you are still happy with the chairs now that you’ve had them for a little while?

  59. Still love them. I did have to tighten them all so I would definitely save the little tool but other than that…they have been great.
    xo – kb

  61. Hello! This post was from forever ago, but maybe you can help? I have been searching around to figure out the color of these exact chairs. Ha! I have 2 of them that I bought probably around the same time as you, but now need more and can’t figure out if Target still offers this same color or not. I just ordered the ones in Navy because they look almost exactly the same in the picture, but just got them and they are more a brighter blue. Do you remember what color these were? Thanks!

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