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Hot or Not? Claw Feet Chairs

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We saw these white claw foot chairs on Alchemie's blog and had to ask readers: hot or not? They certainly make this otherwise traditional dining room more interesting. What do you think of the chairs? Survey below the jump...

 
 


[photo from HGTV via Alchemie.]

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Not. They look like dogs

posted by OliviaV on October 24th 2008 at 7:00am
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Totally yes. Because they look like dogs. But to be fair, I also like some pretty wierd stuff, especially things that make people look twice.

posted by stellato on October 24th 2008 at 7:02am
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Technically, I think they are lion's paw-foot. And were, I believe, the trademark of a certain 70s designer famous for his plaster-looking furniture very often with "cat feet." If I come across his name, I will repost.

posted by patrick (the other one) on October 24th 2008 at 7:02am
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Did you forget to include the survey, or am I missing something?

posted by everythingistaken on October 24th 2008 at 7:03am
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I feel like my chair would start walking away from under me... creepy, but humorous.

posted by katymo on October 24th 2008 at 7:04am
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Good eye, OliviaV! I agree! Those are shockingly NOT hot!

posted by Whichbrew on October 24th 2008 at 7:04am
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These are fugly.

posted by gaborburai on October 24th 2008 at 7:05am
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I guess if they looked more like "kitties," y'all would like 'em more??

posted by patrick (the other one) on October 24th 2008 at 7:10am
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Hahahaha - Patrick, you're so right...

I like 'em - because they are tastefully done and have loads of character.

posted by bepsf on October 24th 2008 at 7:13am
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where survey? i want to click "pawesome".

posted by kiljoywashere on October 24th 2008 at 7:13am
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Too freaky for me.

posted by nazrd on October 24th 2008 at 7:13am
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Yup, have to agree with nazrd and gaborburai. Just creepy.

posted by pmaher on October 24th 2008 at 7:29am
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I love everything in the room except those chair legs. Gross.

posted by katherinec on October 24th 2008 at 7:31am
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That is a wonderful room. If only you could replace those chairs! It's not just the claw feet. They do nothing for the room.

posted by Usbek de Perse on October 24th 2008 at 7:35am
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Absolutely, kiljoywashere.
It's not even "designoid"

posted by Reni on October 24th 2008 at 7:35am
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I don't like them because they're white.

posted by K T G on October 24th 2008 at 7:37am
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no thanks.

posted by westlm2 on October 24th 2008 at 7:46am
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I like them!

posted by Julia at Living Luxely on October 24th 2008 at 7:56am
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John Dickinson was the gent to whom I was referring...

http://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/2003/09/26/31396.html

See also...
http://articles.latimes.com/2007/sep/20/home/hm-hoof20

posted by patrick (the other one) on October 24th 2008 at 8:02am
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Gross

posted by Amymj on October 24th 2008 at 8:29am
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Look like they are ready to trot away. Weird.

posted by crzybckyf on October 24th 2008 at 8:45am
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yikes!

posted by STYLeyes on October 24th 2008 at 9:33am
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yelling for attention. i do not like them.

posted by maike on October 24th 2008 at 9:34am
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I like them!

posted by Juliescript on October 24th 2008 at 9:56am
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I dig them.. I just wish they were at slightly different stances so they did not quite look like they were in formation.

posted by keltick on October 24th 2008 at 10:05am
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The legs just don't flow into the shape of the chair very well.

posted by melodie-nelson on October 24th 2008 at 10:58am
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i kinda like them!

theywould work great in a room with that white sofa that was bent up and looked like it was climing up the wall that was posted on here a couple months ago.

posted by dM on October 24th 2008 at 11:00am
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I'm with the people who are afraid they will run away.

posted by whytephoenix on October 24th 2008 at 11:05am
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The chairs definitely look like they could start sprinting away at any given moment. It's a sort of uneasy feeling, but it would be an awesome concept for some sort of 'Arry Potter movie set. :)

posted by HomeSavvi on October 24th 2008 at 11:18am
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I would totally dig them if the backs were more integrated into the paws. Right now it looks like a dog had an unfortunate accident in a chair factory.

posted by Modfan on October 24th 2008 at 12:17pm
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I love these chairs!

posted by Mrs.2 on October 24th 2008 at 7:07pm
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Love them!

posted by click212 on October 25th 2008 at 6:07am
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They're just stupid.

posted by Mr. Dangerous on October 25th 2008 at 11:44am
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That whole living room makes me want to cry

posted by La loca on October 26th 2008 at 3:51am
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ugh...creepy unless it's a one-time Halloween look.

posted by cookingmylife on October 26th 2008 at 2:17pm
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I would like it as a one piece accent, not 8 pairs of paws, that is too much

posted by VeryVee on October 27th 2008 at 5:06am
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My two year old would never sit at the table again.

posted by Kibian on October 27th 2008 at 6:29pm
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