chairs – The Beehive

The chairs came! I posted a sweet deal I found on chairs at JCP here, and in record time they arrived on our doorstep via FedEx. We put them together this weekend, and let me tell you, assembling eight chairs and entertaining two mothers over one weekend has left me a bit tired! But, the chairs look great. I think the only way we could’ve found a better match was to order the actual matching chairs from Crate & Barrel. Here they are:

Our fab craigslist table with its new chairs.

The assembly was not terribly difficult, just time consuming. Unfortunately, I blistered the palm of my hand on the first chair, so assembling the remaining chairs was not terribly comfortable. Note to self: next time you assemble furniture, put on your work gloves from the get-go! I couldn’t be more pleased with the result, though.

I was browsing some archives of a blog I recently stumbled upon, and the writer raves about a great deal on a rug from JC Penney. I loved the rug. I have a hard time finding area rugs that I like when I shop. I see them in other people’s homes, but I can’t seem to find them myself. 2 years later they still sell the rug at a great price. I haven’t purchased one because I’m not sure what room I would use it in or what color I would get, but while I was on the site I decided to browse other furniture, just to see if there were other good deals lurking.

I mentioned in this post that, now that we found a great new-to-us dining table, we needed some chairs to go with, and I was torn about the hefty price tag on the matching C&B chairs. As luck would have it, JCP had these chairs on clearance for $99 for a set of two (down from $250!).

They are not solid mahogany like the C&B chairs, but they are solid wood with a mahogany stain, and as far as I’m concerned I can live with not mahogany for that price difference. The one review on the chairs is poor at only two stars. But I discount the comments a bit because (1) the complaint partly had to do with chipping paint, and I ordered the stained, not painted, option; and (2) the writer also complained about difficult assembly, which I’ve found to be the case with virtually all chairs that require assembly. Also, I’m just a wiz at putting furniture together. I get it from my dad, I think.

I can’t wait until they come!

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