Thank you all!
Next question… I’m leaning toward a neutral khaki linen fabric, pulling colors from the drapery. BUT, my friend is encouraging going a bit bold with a smoky blue gray, pulling from the artwork and the fireplace in adjacent room.
Opinions on that?
I would recover the chairs but would buy in a heartbeat - great chairs. Table looks mint. MCM is HOT now and I admit to being sucked in.
I would go with a neutral color like YOU mentioned - light/ivory/even blush khaki. I would not do the blue
That’s good feedback. Also, I hadn’t considered using them in my kitchen, but the table (without leaves), 4 chairs and the buffet would fit there nicely. I’d have to store the china cabinet. I’ll give that some thought.
Isn’t it interesting how another perspective opens one’s eyes to other possibilities? It was always in a dining room so I didn’t think out of that box. I’m working on that with my art too… what looked great in a bedroom at the last house can go in an entry here!
“Shop Your Home” - instead of always buying new looks to reuse/move around what you already have!
Thank you. It is in mint condition. A minor scratch from my moving it here, darn it. It literally had not moved since 1959.
Thank you for the feedback on fabric color as well. I’m all about neutrals with major pieces and switching up colors with rugs, pillows, art.
You’re so right. Even with artwork, changing a frame can make a huge difference. The piece with the dining room table used to be in a heavy gold gilt frame. It looked so dated and was in storage for that reason. I reframed with that simple clean frame and I love it again.
I’m with you regarding neutral fabric and using color accessories for accent.
The majority of the furniture donated to Habitat was in excellent condition, pretty timeless and apparently good for resell. Other pieces that did not make the grade, we left outside on the curb and were gone the next morning. I dread having to clean out my parents home since they have tons of dated furniture. Something to deal with when the time comes.
I’m with you there! When that time comes, I hope Ethan Allen is making a comeback! 
DONE!
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY took the table, the leaves, and the one chair without the torn fabric.
According to my adult son (and lately vintage furniture mover), as we were unloading, the couple in the SUV next to us were looking at the chairs and table.
I was busy with the employee as we set the table and chair in the receiving area. My son said people were coming towards the receiving dock as soon as we turned over the table and set it up with the leaves and the chair! YAY! It’s going to sell!!! It’s going to go to a good home!
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ALL OF YOUR SUGGESTIONS!!
WOO HOO!!
(I’m going to reupholster the chair with the torn fabric, and see if my other daughter wants it after we pretty it up!)
Congrats on keeping a good thing out of a landfill! 
Well done! And I love that you’ll have that one prettied up chair to remember the journey.
I was also going to comment that you should cover the chairs in a way that makes you happy if it’s for your use!
You can try donating to a local HS for their theater productions. We did this with some outdated living room stuff.
My parents moved in with us; the young man (40 
) who bought their house was recently divorced and had no furniture. He was ecstatic to keep whatever we didn’t want to move; it saved us a huge headache trying to sell or donate the very heavy, very traditional furniture.
Please please contact high schools first. Most do not have the ability to store furniture, costumes or even props….and gather them for each show they do.
I’m glad @aunt_bea found a home for the older furniture. This isn’t an easy task. I volunteer at a charity thrift store and we take no large furniture items at all. No upholstered chairs like easy chairs. And everything has to be in condition where it will be able to be sold…otherwise we have to pay to take it to the landfill.
We have a swap shack at our landfill and some furniture items are allowed there…free for the taking. I’m guessing some of the stuff in my house will eventually land there.
I think what really gets to me is that these quality pieces are beautiful and were created by persons who used their skills and elbow grease to get the right shade, feel, and look. Then, our family members purchased these beautiful pieces and placed them in their homes, becoming a part of our histories.
We can’t just throw them out in a landfill.
I would think that people, who stage homes, would want some of these clean, antique, vintage or mid-century modern pieces. There has to be a use for these items if a family can no longer use them.
This a really timely thread for me. I’m in the process of downsizing from a 4 bedroom almost 3000 sq ft house to a 800 sq ft loft.
So much furniture to get rid of!
Of course we contacted the school first! They even sent 2 students to pick up the stuff.
