Want Designer Seating for Non-Designer Prices?

            

I love an eclectic look in my designs. In other words, I steer clear of “Matchy Matchy”!

My husband bought a great antique table at a price he couldn’t pass up and brought it home to surprise me. 

             

{Luckily we have the same taste in furniture.}

I was very excited and quickly replaced our old kitchen table with this beautiful new find.  But, I quickly found out when telling my girlfriends, that to them, this was a nightmare. 

Why? 

They were terrified at the idea of a table purchased without chairs. 

As I stated earlier, I am NOT a fan of matching sets. This is true for sofa sets, bedroom sets and dining sets.  I prefer to make it look collected. This does not mean that you will end up with every chair a different shape and color.  The color/stain can match and every chair can be alike.  This is a personal choice.  But it can also mean you have different “heads of table” chairs or even a bench added to the mix.

                  

I found a great metal bench for $50.00 at a local shop.  They called it a Cleopatra bench. I decided it was perfect for my new dinette table.  I needed a cushion and some throw pillows to make it comfortable and cozy. The cushion I had a made cost me $30.00 in labor and the cost of foam, trim &fabric.  I found the trim and fabric at a wholesale shop and spent under $50.00. I gathered some throw pillows from around my home, to finish the look. So, for under $200.00, I had a custom bench. If I ever get tired of it in my kitchen, it will go anywhere in my home. 

{I am ALL about multi-functional pieces. This saves a lot of money over time}.

So don’t be afraid to think outside the box and visit other options for fun, functional and chic seating to sometimes “cookie cutter” options.

Happy Dining in your Chic Seating!

This is part of Get Your Craft on Tuesday at Today’s Creative Blog.