3 Mid-Century Style Dining Chairs

So I have ordered my new dining chairs. It was a hard decision, and here are the three designs I came down to - all are mid-century designs available as replicas.

1. DCM (dining chair metal) and DCW (dining chair wood)

Designed in 1946 by Charles and Ray Eames, the DCW  and DCM Dining Chairs are perhaps  the most famous chairs of the century.  Both feature moulded plywood with natural face veneers, hardwood inner pies and a five ply seat and back.  The DCM has polished chrome plated legs and  frame with self leveling glides and the DCW has timber legs. 

75 cm high, 52 cm wide seat, 44 cm seat height

Eames molded dining Chair-DCM

 Eames DCW Plywood Chair

Licensed chairs by Herman Miller available in light Ash, Walnut, Natural Cherry and Ebony. Replicas in oak,ash or walnut at around $290.

These are vintage items. Expect to pay around $150 to $200 per chair.

2. CH24 Hans Wegner 'Wishbone' Chair
Inspired by traditional Ming chairs, Hans Wegner designed his  Wishbone Chair or Y Chair in 1950 and it is a classic piece of Danish mid-century furniture design.  Made of timber with natural cord caning.

75 cm high, 52 cm wide seat, 45 cm seat height. 

CH24 Hans Wegner 'Wishbone' Chair

Replicas available in natural ash timber, beech, ash with walnut stain or ash with black stain with either black or natural cord sea at around $289.

3. Moulded Plastic Dining Side chair Wood base (DSCW) and DSCR (Dining Side Chair Rod)

Also designed by Ray and Charles Eames, in 1950, the Dining Side chair Wood base (DSW) is the wooden-legged version of the celebrated DSR dining chair and has maple wooden dowell legs. Both have a  rigid moulded polypropylene or fibreglass seat.  The DSR  has stainless steel Eiffel legs and base. As indicated by the name, this dining chair's legs' shape are inspired by the Eiffel tower and the geometric patterns that the crossing beams create.

80 cm high, 47 cm wide seat, 45 cm seat height. 

Eames Dining Chair replica

Herman Miller licensed Eames DSCW

Licensed Herman Miller chairs are about $275, and replicas usually start at $56.  Both are available in a wide range of funky colours, like blue. If found mine here for even less.

Oh, and they just arrived!  Three big boxes and I just had to screw the bases to the seats. Easy!

Deb xx

10 Mid-Century Beach-Style Living Rooms

If you are redecorating and considering a bit of mid-century style for your home, like I am, here are ten of the best beach-style living rooms that I have found.

This living room in a 1954 ranch house has been furnished with blue Danish modern seating and a vintage sofa around a Harry Bertoia wooden-topped coffee table.  The white walls and sheer curtains give the room a light and airy, almost beachy feel. I love this room, and the Pony tail palm in the retro bullet pot is a special touch.

1. Mid-Century Living-room remodel

This room also has a deep blue sofa, but the red accent chair gives it a more nautical flair.

2. Mid-century nautical living room with flight recliner.

Off-white and aqua work well with timber - note the brass light which looks great with the timber table and stainless steel legged chair.

3. Mid-century living room with timber wall

And with dark grey. This grey partition fireplace wall gives the paler furniture a dramatic backdrop.

4. Living room with grey partition fireplace

5. MCM Modern inspired living room by Chris Barrett Design

But the grey, white and bright green combination works too.

6. a. Beach House Living room by Josh and Jen Amstone

6. b.Beach House Living room by Josh and Jen Amstone view 2

This sophisticated room is given a touch of fun with lime green accents.

7. Florence Knoll sofa and lime green accents

This aqua and yellow combination has a very 'Gidget' 1960's beach-house feel to it.

8. Aqua couch and yellow chairs

And here is a contemporary room with a mid-century modern feel, also with a splash of yellow  The stone fireplace is the feature, but the TV is also accommodated. The windows don't have any coverings, which accentuate the design's strong geometric lines rather than looking undone.

9. Mid-century inspired room by Laura Britt

This green and orange combination is a very traditional mid-century color scheme - bold and beautiful.

9. Orange couch and green chairs

And this original mid-century room shows that not all walls have to be white. Bright can work too.

10. mid-century green and blue

I think I like the white, grey aqua best. And I so wish I could have a stone fireplace!

Which one's your favourite?

Deb xx