Lexington Modern

So. I've been harboring secret wishes of buying a pair of Hans Wegner Wishbone chairs to replace the 80s art deco chairs... Wait. Let me explain! I bought those damned chairs in a fit of hormonal lunacy when I was eight months pregnant with Simona. We had just bought our house and I thought Oh my... I'm going to need dining chairs (for our non-existent dining room)!

PSYCHOOO.

So I bought SIX white lacquer art deco chairs. Good grief. I feel the need to explain why I own such questionable chairs. Seriously, I was literally out of my mind. By the way I bought them on craigslist from this nice lady who lived 15 miles away. It took me two trips to get them all to our tiny house driving our Civic.  AND I packed them all into our car by myself.  Let's just imagine that for a minute.

Ok. That was a rant.

Yes. Secret wishes- of buying from Lexington Modern. Does this act equate to buying that Louis Vuitton knock off from Chinatown? Or is it totally cool to buy a reproduction of an iconic piece of furniture from a reputable company? There is no way in hell I could afford an authentic Hans Wegner... right now. Yeah sure, later in life I could probably swing it, but do I really want to sink almost a grand into one chair?!?!  Do you know how much an architect REALLY makes? Salary.com it! 

Lexington Modern doesn't offer different finishes, however, and I would really love a Wishbone in oiled walnut.  I've seen oiled walnut at around $1,400!

So the question is:

authentic vs. reproduction?
$885 vs. $199?

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