After a prolific response from AT readers to her question about setting up a dining area in her entryway, Miradula writes in at the next stage in the game:
Hi AT,
I had written in earlier about the dining area being at the entry way (see the entry after the jump) and I think the drop-leaf would be great. This table looks great online and comes at good price too. I was thinking of a dark espresso coffee table and side tables. This table has a cherry finish. So I was wondering if it's okay to have different finishes?
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"The kitchen counter is right next to the big closet that can be seen in the picture. The living room does not have any furniture right now, but I have ordered a white leather couch with 2 armless brown/mocha microfiber chairs. Other than that there is no furniture in the living + dining area.
No hard fast rules indeed. I have mostly dark wood furniture in my house. However, I purchased the Big Sur table at Crate and Barrel which is a light oak. I used black sleek modern chairs with the table. My opinion on the matter is, if you're going to mix wood tone and furniture styles, keep the lines of the furniture simple and incorporate a color theme in your home, so that the colors unify the room and you don't focus on the styles or wood tones.
i have a pretty wide mix of finishes throughout my house. i've noticed, however, that while there are a lot of different shades, mid range (light honey to teak) colors do predominate. i don't think cherry and espresso would be that crazy of a disparity, necessarily. i also find that if overall shapes are cohesive (or even just cohesive in their insane eclecticism), it works. a pale scandinavian living area with a big dark traditional coffee table would look ridiculous, but something espresso and minimalist could be interesting.