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Does your furniture match exactly?

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TheDivineMrsM
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Does your furniture match exactly?

I bought a DR table years ago, but there was no room for a china cabinet. Now we're moving and will definitely need one or a buffet. I don't know if Raymour and Flannigan even carries my table anymore, let alone the corresponding pieces. What are the interior design rules for this? Does a table have to match the china cabinet/buffet exactly?

Message edited 2/11/2015 1:52:35 PM.

Posted 2/11/15 1:51 PM
 
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Re: Does your furniture match exactly?

I don't think so and it seems a mix and match look is more on-trend these days. You are seeing a lot of kitchens for example with 2 different colors of cabinets for wall vs. island.

I would just say either purposely contrast or match exactly. You don't want to look like you tried to match but failed.

I would also consider the overall style of the piece, not just the color. for example, both should be traditional with straight lines or both be country/modern, etc.

Without knowing the color of your table, I would say you could go with something black or white as a neutral.

Posted 2/11/15 6:43 PM
 

YourMama
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Re: Does your furniture match exactly?

Yes and no. I bought my DR table from R&F too but I didn't like the china cabinet it came with so I bought a china cabinet from a different set but you'd never know they aren't matching. Have you checked the R&F website? You can see if they still have your table and the matching china cabinet. I know they still have my DR table set that I bought in 2010 so they might still carry it.

Posted 2/11/15 6:56 PM
 

TheDivineMrsM
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Re: Does your furniture match exactly?

Posted by YourMama

Yes and no. I bought my DR table from R&F too but I didn't like the china cabinet it came with so I bought a china cabinet from a different set but you'd never know they aren't matching. Have you checked the R&F website? You can see if they still have your table and the matching china cabinet. I know they still have my DR table set that I bought in 2010 so they might still carry it.



No such luck. I may have checked the site at work today. There are tables sort of similar to mine, but not the same model.

Posted by queensgal

Without knowing the color of your table, I would say you could go with something black or white as a neutral.



My table is cherry, I think. It's a dark red-brown. Would white look funny?

Posted 2/11/15 8:38 PM
 

alli3131
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Does your furniture match exactly?

Nope. My dining room table is from world market and they China cabinet is from home goods. I'm not a matchy person and love the way it looks.

Posted 2/12/15 10:06 AM
 

MayBbaby21
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Re: Does your furniture match exactly?

I think you can mix it up. I'm a big fan of that. I have to buy a dining room table soon (I didn't have a dining room in my last house). I'm not sure if we'll have room for buffet, too, but if we do, I'd like to go with a painted accent piece rather than something from the same collection.

Posted 2/13/15 4:25 PM
 

SusiBee
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Does your furniture match exactly?

My DR is vintage - it was my mom's.
The table and chairs are teak and the sideboard is off white wood.

Posted 2/13/15 5:20 PM
 
 

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