5 Ways to add interest to a dining room
When someone says dining room, what picture appears in your mind? Try it. List the elements. For many of us these words conjure up a dining room set with everything matching, a chandelier and some sort of hutch or maybe buffet. Probably a picture of some sort will be included. I bet matching is the most obvious characteristic. It doesn't have to be that way unless that's what you like. Here are 5 ways you can make your dining space stand out a little. Mix and match your chairs and table The days of dining sets have moved behind us. In many magazines you will see all sorts of mixing of styles, materials and colours. I love the look of upholstered chairs with a wood table. They soften the hard edges and provide some relief in the "wood" department. Some adventurous types will go for two different styles of chairs. Adore magazine Another option if you aren't too adventurous is to upholster each of your wooden chairs with a differe...