Recently, I was chatting with a friend about buying dining room furniture. She wanted to replace her dining room table but, of course, didn’t want to break the bank doing it. One of the options I suggested was to take a look on Kijiji, Craigslist etc. Due to downsizing, there are so many beautiful, quality-made tables available for a fraction of the price that you would pay for anything new. The problem, as my friend put it, is how to use a more traditional-style table without it looking like your grandma’s house!
So, today I thought I would share some inspiration pictures demonstrating one of the easiest ways to update a more traditional table: by switching up the chairs.
You can buy new chairs that are all the same…
and/or make the host and hostess chairs stand out on their own…
Now of course, when your purchase a table you will likely also have to buy the matching chairs. This is not a terrible problem to have though for two reasons: 1) the set was a great deal in the first place so it won’t hurt too much to donate or sell the unwanted chairs down the road and 2) you have the opportunity to take your time finding chairs that you really, really love instead of simply buying something out of necessity.
What do you think? Any favourites? I’m loving those emerald chairs and, on a completely different topic, I love that they painted the top of the table white in the first photo!
Beautiful! What type of paint would you recommend for such a high use piece of furniture?
Hey Lianne! I would try Benjamin Moore Advance paint. I’ve used it for a few projects and really liked the finish. It is very durable and self-levels so you don’t get any brush marks.