In our latest lookbook, we highlight eight homely dining areas layered with characterful pick-and-mix chairs in place of a ...

But what’s the secret to creating cohesion amidst such variety? Two local designers give us their advice. Mixing and matching dining chairs, whether they differ in style or hail from various periods, ...

In most cases, you’ll be buying multiples of a dining chair (although some of the experts we spoke to, like The Little Book of Living Small author Laura Fenton, recommend mixing and matching).

The final layer is the dining room chairs. "Matching sets are out and contrast is in," said Petersen. "Mixing together wood and upholstered chairs or shape and color adds dimension." The key to ...