Anyone with cash to spend can walk into Design Within Reach [0], Room and Board [0], or some other fabulous store and buy a matching armchair and ottoman. But where's the fun in that? Like mix-and-match fashion, you can create far more surprises when you pair unlikely pieces. Even more daring: matching modern design with traditional styles.
For instance, rather than buy the footstool that goes with this Room and Board Astoria Chair [1] ($500), why not put your feet up on the Anthropology Noctua Ottoman [2] ($600) instead? Or, pair a Crate and Barrel lounger with a flea market ottoman. I've got plenty of modern/traditional chair and ottoman pairings, so to see them, .
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