Kitchen Table: I Need Your Vote!

March 7, 2012 by Laura

Okay friends and family, I need your help! Now that the floors are finished, I have the urge to change some things up in the house. Surprise, surprise! Today, I need your help with something in the kitchen.

Yes, the picture is amazingly blurry but hopefully you get the idea. See that black table and chairs? That’s what we’re focusing on here. Keep in mind the walls will soon be a light grey but what I need to know is – should I change the color of the table? What about the chairs? Should they both change? Stay the same? Here is what I’m thinking…

I could paint the table white, as illustrated in this post by the always fabulous Centsational Girl. But what would I do with the chairs? Leave them black? Paint them white too? Paint them a fun, random color?

Or, how about this post by KFD Designs that I found on Pinterest? It was a regular wood table before so that concerns me, but I love the Restoration Hardware-inspired greywash! I could paint the chairs white to do a mix and match thing in the breakfast area?

See, I’m torn and clearly have no idea what I want to do. The only thing I know is that I don’t want a black table and black chairs anymore. It is feeling too heavy in this house! Leave me a comment, send me a message on Twitter or email me – I would love to hear your feedback and suggestions.

9 Responses

on March 7, 2012 at 8:36 am emily s davis

What rooms (besides the kitchen) is this room next to? Knowing the styles in the other rooms might help dictate what you should do with the table…. But I will say I don’t think basic black is ever wrong 🙂
on March 7, 2012 at 8:42 am Teresa

I am a huge fan of mixing up the color of the chairs. And that restoration hardware knockoff would look wonderful in there!
on March 7, 2012 at 9:00 am Catieatie

If the walls will be grey, the greywash might be a bit too much grey. I think it would be fun to paint it white and paint the chairs to match the green (?) in those curtains – it will really make them pop!
on March 7, 2012 at 4:22 pm marekalaine

I have a white table very similar to that white table, and I love it. I picked up 4 chairs at antique stores and they don’t match. More interesting that way!
on March 7, 2012 at 6:57 pm Marie at The Lazy W

This question stuck with me at the dentist today for some reason. LOL My vote, of your walls are gray, is bright glossy white. Very fresh and clean, very strong look, and so versatile I think. You can “dress” your table and the kitchen windows in lots of different ways throughout the year and seasons. I kinda think the way to go with small spaces is pop instead of blend, IMHO…though gray and distressed are gorgeous! Good luck, I hope you post pics when you decide!!
on March 8, 2012 at 9:09 am The Undomesticated Wife

I think white or black would be fine, but the gray wash would just blend too much or look uninspiring, unless it was against a bright colored wall.

If you you black or white, you can use table accessories for a pop or color. I made chair pillows for my kitchen table using placemats that I folded, sewed and stuffed.
on March 16, 2012 at 9:29 am Risa

My vote is the white table with non matching chairs. LOVE the white table!!! Go Laura!
on March 26, 2012 at 5:47 pm Meg

i love a painted kitchen table! i feel like i should redo my kitchen table to match the photo from Censational Girl
on October 26, 2013 at 9:58 am Jackie

Thanks soo much for your tutorial. Made me decide to go white wash as opposed to just white when redoing my chairs. The table is next. Wish me luck!