We have a thing for chairs with unfinished legs (see Furniture: Painted Chair with Bare Legs and DIY: Unfinished Beech Bentwood Chair with Black Legs); here's another version we like, featuring intentionally blurred paint lines. Recreate the look with the following elements:

Above: Photo by Magnus Anesund.

Above L: Bertil Chair; $39.99 from Ikea. Above R: Teal paint from Benjamin Moore.