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I blog here: http://blog.designpublic.com/ and here: http://thebubbreport.blogspot.com/ I also have a Masters in Landscape Architecture from UVA. I currently live in a 1920s cottage in Atlanta.

Mix and Match Seating (4 comments)

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Remember your Grandmother's dining room set? The large table with the extension leaves, the matching chairs, which were often needlepointed, the custom made pads to protect it when it wasn't being used? Times have changed. You can still use Gram's set, but it's more fun to break it up. Keep the table and pull up some aluminum French bistro chairs. Or pull the chairs up to a Saarinen Tulip Table.

The photos below show how people are mixing up their dining areas. Sometimes they use large upholstered wingback chairs at the ends of the tables, sometimes it's an unexpected pairing of a table with chairs, sometimes there is a bench or a sofa on one side of the table, sometimes there may not be so much as a matching pair of chairs at the table. Don't be afraid to drag in some chairs from your kitchen or living room and experiment with your dining room seating. You never know what kind of winning combination you'll create!
This arrangement really shows off the owner's love for chairs.
by bloesem.blogs.com
Love the bench here!
by SchappacherWhite Ltd.  
Fun upholstered chairs don't overwhelm the room when they are used sparingly.
by Sandra Romanoff  
Love Victoria's tulip-style chairs with the antique wooden farm table.
sfgirlbybay
by Dufner Heighes Inc
A great, unexpected mix of an elegant round marble-topped table with Wegner chairs (I think these are Wegner - does anyone know for sure?).
by Dufner Heighes Inc  
A built in bench and Bertoias make a great set here.
Dining Room
Wow! The green armchairs anchor the table and provide just the right punch of color.
by Nicole Hollis
Using the same style with a roll of Lifesavers array of color is so great!
by BKSK Architects  
This whole room is a crazy mix and it just works.
living space
Classic and modern work here because of the neutral palette.
Dominomag- eclectic dining room
by Pepe Calderin  
Elegant Moss & White Dining Room
Vanessa De Vargas / Turquoise L.A.
I've said it before and I'll say it again (and again): I see Dr. Evil playing chess here. And I mean that as a compliment - so bold, so stark, yet the black makes it potentially eeeeevvilll!
by Nicole Hollis

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erdekko says:
sorry don't know where i found these ones. If someone knows, please mention.
dana29 says:
Great ideabook. I like the mix and match eclectic look. erdekko- I don't know who is the designer but your second photo is beautiful.
I love all of these, so cute!
sakura says:
i love the photo w/ the black bench!
i also like erdekko's 2nd photo :D
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