A few years ago I decided I really needed some new dining room chairs, but what kind to get? They would need to work with my table, a mission style solid oak piece with a center pedestal.
I was searching and searching and one night on television I spotted just the ones I wanted on "American Horror Story, Season1", in the flashback to the stylish kitchen of the couple played by Zachary Quinto and Teddy Sears. They were white in that set.
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| "American Horror Story, season 1": Zachary Quinto's dining chairs |
I liked the bentwood cross back. I had seen this style before and after a little research found out it's a classic bistro chair by furniture designer Michael Thonet. The design has been copied many times and lots of manufacturers make them. I found a set in a medium brown whiskey color that had padded wicker seats to make them more comfortable to sit on. And as if I needed an extra sign that that was the style I needed, I was on a business trip soon thereafter in L.A. and I found myself at the restaurant "The Hungry Cat". There were the Thonet chairs in a gray pickled stain. I was sold.
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| The Hungry Cat in L.A. |
They've turned out to be just right and I really like them. Thank you, Ryan Murphy.
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