How to Match Other Furniture to Your Mission Glider

A Mission glider follows the simple principles of mission-style architecture. This style emerged from the missions in California and the West. A Mission glider incorporates the straight lines, square corners, and flat slats and armrests common to this style of furniture. For a simple patio design, I think a mission glider is one of the best choices available.

Unless your patio is quite small, you might wish to place additional furniture around your mission glider. But not all Mission furniture looks the same. So how do we match other furniture to a Mission glider?

Here are a few areas I’ve compared among Mission furniture:

• Width of slats. Some pieces incorporate thin slats, while others use wide slats. If you attempt to match pieces with similar widths in the slats, the other furniture will look like it belongs with the Mission glider.
• Shape of armrests. Some pieces have perfectly rectangular armrests, while others offer armrests that flare on the hand ends. Use furniture with shaping that mimics your Mission glider.
• Cushions. If possible, purchase all cushions in the same style. These will help to hide differences between Mission pieces that you purchased separately.

When you pay attention to these key areas, I believe you’ll be more successful in matching additional furniture to your Mission glider.