Euro Saarinen first produced his iconic Saarinen tulip table in the 1950s and it was a hit in mod homes of the 60s. It’s popularity lives on in today’s homes because of its style and functionality. |  |
 | I heart pedestal tables, because they give more room for chair and people legs! It’s so irritating to constantly bump your chair into table legs, right? |
Of course, the tulip table is right at home in modern clean-lined spaces like this one. They have always married well with other international style or mid-century modern icons, such as an Eames’ molded plastic chair or Saarinen’s tulip chair. |  |
A true Saarinen tulip table will run you about $1500. But IKEA has a smart knock-off version for $150. Gotta love that IKEA!
Saarinen tulip tables are everywhere, and not just in modern spaces. They actually work great paired artfully with traditional furnishings.
A tulip table with mix-and-match chairs, funky fabrics, and fun art create an eclectic masterpiece of a room, like this one.
I love it with these Frenchy blue chairs and a zebra rug!
Photo Credits: Matters of Style, Style Redux, Elle Decor, Wary Meyers, Nibs (5,7), Skona Hem.
i love these tables. i think i love anything with a double “a” in it, though. 😉 i have never seen this table matched with such different styles of chairs. very interesting.
Jen, that’s what inspired me to do this post – I kept seeing these interesting mixes of the tulip table with unexpected chairs and styles. I’ll have to remember the double “a” thing – do I know any other words with double “a”?
hmmmm, i don’t know. i used to live in haarlem…i guess that’s where my affinity comes from. 🙂
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