Check out these dining areas. What do they have in common, apart from being wonderful? There isn't any one matched seat "set" inside them. This specific mix-and-match look is right on trend. Find ways to get the style in your dining area.

Seats which are far too comparable can come off as close to misses. Make it obvious that you're making a selection by different the form, size, and material. There are a good line between mixed and mismatched, though. Give it a try by combining seats with and with no arms, chairs with rattan and steel, or seats with high and low back. You can do it: Believe in your own intuition.