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10 Ways to Mix and Match your Dining Room Style
Uniform schemes look terribly smart, but for an eclectic, easy-going feel, make friends with the mismatched look
The mix and match look used to be the speciality of rooms described as eclectic, but lately there has been a shift. Now, homes that favour a sleek, coordinated finish are finding ways to incorporate some mismatched creativity. The dining room is an ideal space in which to experiment with this fresh, free look. Mix materials, styles and influences for stunning results, teaming coloured chairs with a neutral table, for example, or sourcing seating from here, there and everywhere to create a unique dining space. Here are 10 inspiring examples of perfectly imperfect dining rooms.
Mix it up
An eclectic mix of metal and wooden chairs run the length of this long dining table, and blend perfectly with the bohemian aesthetic of the room. The spoke-like metal legs of all the chairs prevents so much seating looking chunky or cluttered and ties this area together cleverly.
An eclectic mix of metal and wooden chairs run the length of this long dining table, and blend perfectly with the bohemian aesthetic of the room. The spoke-like metal legs of all the chairs prevents so much seating looking chunky or cluttered and ties this area together cleverly.
Think white
If you are unsure about mixing and matching, stick to a white palette. This cool, versatile shade will pull together even the most disparate pieces. Just pick different chairs that you adore, but ensure they are white. This will create a more visually stimulating result than a matching dining set, but is bright and easy to live with.
Be inspired by crisp white designs
If you are unsure about mixing and matching, stick to a white palette. This cool, versatile shade will pull together even the most disparate pieces. Just pick different chairs that you adore, but ensure they are white. This will create a more visually stimulating result than a matching dining set, but is bright and easy to live with.
Be inspired by crisp white designs
Keep it consistent
Mix and match dining can look the epitome of modern sophistication if you keep the colour of the dining chairs the same. Restricting the palette to one shade ensures that the detail of each individual chair can be appreciated without distraction. This dining space has a modern, glamorous feel thanks to a mix of chairs in striking black.
Mix and match dining can look the epitome of modern sophistication if you keep the colour of the dining chairs the same. Restricting the palette to one shade ensures that the detail of each individual chair can be appreciated without distraction. This dining space has a modern, glamorous feel thanks to a mix of chairs in striking black.
Stick to one style
Mixing up your dining chairs does not have to produce a messy dining area. One way to avoid a chaotic look is to choose one model of chair, but buy it in various colours. This image shows how choosing four shades of one seat design produces a softly mismatched look that is still neat and stylish.
Mixing up your dining chairs does not have to produce a messy dining area. One way to avoid a chaotic look is to choose one model of chair, but buy it in various colours. This image shows how choosing four shades of one seat design produces a softly mismatched look that is still neat and stylish.
Pepper with brights
Punchy primary colours are dotted around this laid-back dining zone. The bold and contrasting chairs add a playful touch and the vibrant colours are echoed in the ceiling light flexes above and continued outside, on the terrace seating.
Punchy primary colours are dotted around this laid-back dining zone. The bold and contrasting chairs add a playful touch and the vibrant colours are echoed in the ceiling light flexes above and continued outside, on the terrace seating.
Make one little change
Mix and match dining does not require every chair around the table to be different. Sometimes, one different seat is all you need to create drama. This dining room shows how adding a wonderfully luxe bench in a contrasting colour and texture can take a room from smart to unique, swiftly.
Mix and match dining does not require every chair around the table to be different. Sometimes, one different seat is all you need to create drama. This dining room shows how adding a wonderfully luxe bench in a contrasting colour and texture can take a room from smart to unique, swiftly.
Design around a theme
Choose mismatched pieces that share the same interior style, for a look that is varied but united by a common theme. This otherwise neutral space gains a shot of industrial style thanks to the selection of characterful seating.
Choose mismatched pieces that share the same interior style, for a look that is varied but united by a common theme. This otherwise neutral space gains a shot of industrial style thanks to the selection of characterful seating.
Team vintage with modern
Take mix and match to the next level by combining pieces from different eras. A row of vintage cinema seats is teamed with a heavy industrial table and modern white swivel chairs. The neutral palette provides the perfect backdrop to this stunning collection of old and new pieces.
Discover stylish ways to mix old and new
Take mix and match to the next level by combining pieces from different eras. A row of vintage cinema seats is teamed with a heavy industrial table and modern white swivel chairs. The neutral palette provides the perfect backdrop to this stunning collection of old and new pieces.
Discover stylish ways to mix old and new
Introduce stripes
Instantly pep up the look of a dining room by introducing a chair with stripy upholstery. This monochrome dining chair sticks out for all the right reasons, looking bold against the white backdrop and integrating the black and white floral pattern on the wall with the rest of the room. Be careful, though — if your dining room already has different pockets of pattern in it, stripes might create an unpleasant clash. Balance is key.
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Are you a fan of mismatched styles? How do you incorporate it into your own home? Share your tips in the Comments below.
Instantly pep up the look of a dining room by introducing a chair with stripy upholstery. This monochrome dining chair sticks out for all the right reasons, looking bold against the white backdrop and integrating the black and white floral pattern on the wall with the rest of the room. Be careful, though — if your dining room already has different pockets of pattern in it, stripes might create an unpleasant clash. Balance is key.
TELL US...
Are you a fan of mismatched styles? How do you incorporate it into your own home? Share your tips in the Comments below.
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This look is a lesson in eclectic styling at its very best. Each dining chair has its own distinct look and bold colour, but by setting them in an all-white room, the scheme holds together beautifully.