Home Style: Dining chairs lend unmatched personality

Not too long ago, we didn't have much choice when it came to selecting chairs for dining-room tables. You simply got the chairs that went with the set. Thankfully, the days of the matchy-matchy furniture set are long gone. At Nell Hill's, we're wild about mixing it up in the dining room, pulling together interesting groupings of tables, chairs and cabinets that give a space personality.

Thinking about getting some new chairs to complement a new or existing dining table? Here are a few tips to help you pick the best seats in the house.

To help you narrow down the chair style that will work best in your dining room, survey your home. Is its style more traditional, transitional or contemporary? Do you like formal furniture, or are you casual all the way? What look are you going for in the room where your table will be placed, whether it's a separate dining room or an eat-in kitchen nook?

My dining room is formal and traditional, so I went with a classic look for my chairs. But today's trend is toward casual dining rooms, with more people picking tables that feel like they were taken from an old farmhouse. A fun benefit is that they look wonderful surrounded by different types of chairs, from formal to informal, small to large, even benches.

The parson's chair is a best seller at Nell Hill's because it's a classic style you can reinvent dozens of ways. We have covered parson's chairs in brown leather for a masculine, hunt-club look. We've upholstered them in marvelous graphic fabrics in zippy colors for a transitional or contemporary influence. And we have them made from texture-rich banana-leaf weaves, which look amazing in any decor, from an edgy urban loft to a romantic country home.

Getting furnishings that fit the scale of the room and balance with other pieces of furniture can get tricky. Most often, people get into trouble by selecting chairs that are too small. When you have a massive table surrounded by small chairs, the table overwhelms the chairs and destroys the balance.

If you want chairs that make a strong, bold statement, consider using upholstered side chairs like wing backs. One of my favorite looks is to use four wing-back chairs at round dining tables. Or, you could use wing backs as the host and hostess chairs at each end of a rectangular table. If your chairs are a bit small, sometimes just adding larger-scaled host and hostess chairs will give the grouping the visual weight it needs.

Today's Contemporary Dining Room Ought To Reflect Your Style | Mooreck

Today’s modern dining room is employed for at least just dining. Many families use the dining area for quality family time like boardgames or homework. It’s also a great place to enjoy your morning coffee with a neighbor or relation. Many great and meaningful conversations occur in dining rooms everywhere. Because of the flexibility of this room you want the correct type of dining room furniture . This may range all the way from casual to formal dependent on how much room you have and your private taste.

You will find a couple of alternative styles and varied culture-inspired designs like French and Italian.

Italian inspired designed dining furniture include these examples.

The Montecristo Collection

This black faux leather collection is somewhere in between casual and formal and features eight pieces including the marble veneer top table, sideboard and 6 Parsons chairs.

The Jenna Collection

This casual collection is a five piece dinette set with four tan faux leather channel back chairs and a table with a lovely golden marble top. All this is complemented by the warm cherry wood finish.

The Carli Collection

This is a formal dining eight piece collection featuring the sideboard, glass top table and six white vinyl fabric chairs. The espresso cherry hardwood and veneers sets this formal set off in chic fashion.

French inspired design dining collections include these examples :

The Lauren II Collection

This casual / formal 8 piece dinette is constructed of solid cherry and acacia veneers which complement one another for a simple, yet elegant design component for the dining room.

The Sonya Collection

You can enjoy a fabulous formal dining experience with the Sonya eleven piece dining room collection. It is constructed of Asian hardwoods and veneers and incorporates a table, eight cameo back chairs and two piece China cabinet. The China cabinet features beautiful French dovetail joinery.

The Mystique Collection

This six piece dinette collection in ebony and ash wood veneer is great for casual dining. It features a crackled glass insert table top, 4 fabric seat chairs and a server. It might be ideal for a small dining area.

Any of these or other casual, semi-casual or formal dining sets would be great replacements for your present set. The style, design and colours you select are fully up to you. Regardless of what you need in your dining room, you’ll be able to discover it at online furniture stores where you are able to save money and still get high quality furniture. Be looking out for great reductions and featured collections for additional savings.

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