The hunt for the perfect living room chair

When we moved into this house we got a room that we didn't have in our previous house, a family room.  That's where we lounge around, watch t.v.,  and just hang out.  That left the living room to be used as a more formal space, for having conversations with guests without the distraction of a television.  We put the sofa we already had in the living room but found that without chairs we always had to bring the chairs in from the dining room when we had guests over.  That's what started my chair hunt.  I knew I wanted a blue, gray, and white living room.  I thought a chair in some sort of blue shade would work well and I wanted to keep the budget to under $200/chair since I had to buy two.  I found these possibilities online.

Anna Accent Chair from Overstock

Peacock Quincy Chair from World Market

Enzo Accent Chair from Overstock

Mallory Spa Velvet Tub Chair at afw

I really wanted to see them in person if possible so we went to American Furniture Warehouse to look at the Mallory Spa Velvet Tub chair.  That's where my hunt started and ended.  I thought the Mallory chair looked okay but it didn't take long before we found the Angie Accent Chair instead and knew it was the one. It wasn't even blue! It goes to show that sometimes no matter what your plans are, something unplanned and better can happen.

Angie Gray Accent Chair at afw

We bought two of them and here they are in their new home.

 

We still need to frame the painting that's sitting on the fireplace mantel and fill the bookshelf some more, but other than that, I really like how the living room turned out.

If you are curious, here is what the living room looked like before.  This is how the previous owners had the living room set up. The photos were taken by their realty team and were on the MLS when the house was listed for sale.  Not bad at all, but just a different style.

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