New Chairs – I Need Your Advice

I have been looking for a long time for two more Louis style chairs for my dining room at an affordable price.  I had two that I found at goodwill and redid and love them.  The fun cowhide fabric on the backs add a touch of whimzy that I love.  I have been using the two captains ladderback chairs from my breakfast table and they work fine,  however I wanted a couple more louis style chairs to give the table a more updated look.

I was browsing through Houzz the other day and these chairs popped up.  (This is not a sponsored post by Houzz)  They were marked way down to a steal.  2 for $129.  I wasn’t sure how they would look, but for that price I took a chance and ordered them.  They came with either a black frame or this pretty white washed frame.  

If you are a follower, you know this is what I have at the moment.

I knew the white wash wasn’t going to work with my current chairs, but staining the frame isn’t a hard job, so I went with the white wash instead of black.

I am more than pleased with the pretty detail on the chair and for the money, I think they are fabulous.

Now I am debating on how to try and transform these chairs.

Here is a picture of one I found that let some of the white show through on the fluting.

This one has the entire chair stained dark, no white on the fluting.

So what do you think?  Give me your ideas, leave some of the white or stain it all dark?

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