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This makes me feel so much better about myself, since our dining room furniture is a hodge podge of vintage finds.

Mismatched chairs from flea markets, vintage stores and estate sales? Yes, very cool.

Mismatched chairs from IKEA? Just No.

I'm thrilled too--I haven't had matching chairs for a while and (I'm ashamed to say) been a little self conscious about it. Now I can hold my head up high--thank you!

We recently bought one Jasper Morrison Air chair from DWR, it was a floor sample for like 70% off...so couldn't say no.

It sits at the table with our two matching Ikea chairs we got a while ago-which I just painted.

Now I look at craigs daily to find the one last chair to complete our miss-match set.

I think it's fun and I like the challenge of the hunt/search of chairs to go together...

Oh, I couldn't do it. My life requires order, I couldn't look at 4-6 different chairs in the dining room. Some of the chairs are gorgeous on their own, but I could NOT have mismatched chairs.

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Help! I just bought a 1950s dining table (gold legs, cream counter top with gold speckles and some gold detail in the corners). The chairs that match came with it all for $40 at a consignment shop! My friend is taking those off my hands since I'm not into the matchy-match look, now what? I'd love some input on what you guys would work well...chunky wood, modern, distressed, 70s fiberglass, stools, bench, too many options out there, I'm stuck :(

I couldn't do this - certainly not to the extent shown in the photo above. The mid-c and danish mod side chairs just don't look right next to the traditional arm chair. It sort of screams, "Look at how eclectic I am!"

I'm not necessary opposed to the mixing, but at least for me there's got to be a common theme running through all the dining chairs.

Going on the record: Against mismatched dining room chairs. Against color coordinated books.

alas, the concept that "mismatched" is an automatic winner that trumps all

I'm in between. My chairs are all antiques -- same era, same style -- bought one-at-a-time. They don't match, but they're similar.

I want to do mismatched chairs one day but I will paint/stain them to be the same color so they won't be too distracting. In the mean time I'm stuck with my matching, boring, somewhat uncomfortable chairs.

I am not a fan, it looks too contrived and messy.

I have mismatched vintage wood chairs around a old wood table in a similar vain to the third picture up in my barn/cabin which it works well there and feels right where as this would look ridiculous in my house.

I sometimes like this look and sometimes it looks like they are trying too hard. I think it depends on the over design and space it seems to work in a more rustic less polished room and as if the chairs found their way in there over time.

this concept is so fun and fits well in certain homes. i love the idea of picking a chair based on mood/personality. like in the first picture - having a gloomy day? brighten it up with the red chair. birthday? you get the white throne. each chair has a story, and the room feels so inviting!

i can't see this style working for someone like my mom, who loves the matchy-matchy, well-polished, museum-house look.

Mismatched dining chairs send me into fits.
I would like to appreciate it, but I can't.

I could never do this - I am too controling, organized and simplistic that this would just drive me insane.

I do have to say it is a wonderful idea and can be pulled off very nicely but it is just not me at all

bepsf, agreed - The fun of mismatched chairs comes from how you found them. If you went online and ordered them, then you are just showing people a bunch of multicolored chairs.

I'm dying to have a house and have a dining room where I can own a large table and fill it with mismatched chairs. I know I'll have an awesome time going through the thrift stores, auctions, etc for them.

I always thought I was too controlling and organized to do mismatched chairs. Then I found a gorgeous walnut table (that extends to seat 12!) and couldn't pass it up. I have spent the last 7 months collecting chairs here and there at thrift stores and flea markets and then painted them all the same bright color of red. It looks fabulous and I love giving things a second life!

fun!

As long as they're all about the same height. Nothing is worse than sitting way above everyone else at the table, or else being slumped into a very low seat.

This always looks cool in pics....but never works for me.

I think this is a very young look -- it seems the older I get the less I like it. (I love vintage finds, just not jumbled together.)

I also outgrew my whole shabby chic thing, and mismatched chairs are part of that look.

But I can understand the appeal for those who still like it...