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Mixed Seating in DR or Breakfast Nook

lolakimono — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 10:56:42 GMT

Do you like mixed seating options, like a bench/banquette and chairs?

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on the bay — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 11:01:21 GMT

I like it if I get to sit in the most comfortable place! Like a couch with a back, or a super soft bench with a back to it. Someone else can have the hard uncomfortable chair.

But as far as looks, (except in this picture the chair is not attractive to me), I think it can look good.

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demanda — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 11:09:29 GMT

Love this! Looks welcoming and relaxing. As previous poster said, I would change out the chair. But I like this look!

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Iwantcoffee — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 11:13:12 GMT

Yes, I like mixed seating.

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NicksmomESQ — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 11:28:09 GMT

Not for me. I prefer balance.

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OKPrincess — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 11:40:21 GMT

I love everything about this room.

I don’t know how comfortable the seats are but it looks very nice.

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lolakimono — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 12:08:48 GMT

Here is one that has quite a few mixes-

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Abrowneyegirl — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 12:24:17 GMT

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jeanlake — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 12:26:34 GMT

Although I prefer symmetry, one eclectic room in the house is a lot of fun to decorate. Benches & chairs photo was nice. Inherited grandmother's 100 year old table, in great shape. Didn't take unstable chairs. Shopped forever for chairs that go well with table. Then, decided all 8 chairs around table would be different styles. Each family member gravitated to their favorite chair. Many compliments about how delightfully unusual this was. Gave to son who has a growing family. They love it, too.

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Hayfield — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 12:36:33 GMT

I love that look and if you have the right space to do that I think it's great. We're building a new house and when I was doing my kitchen cabinets the person helping me said that I needed symmerty and I that I didn't have symmerty. I showed her my kitchen in the house I was living in at the time and I told her that I didn't have symmerty in that kitchen and that I loved it. Sometimes I like symmerty and somtimes I don't, it's all a matter of taste and it's my house and I'm the one that has to live with it.

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shoptilyadropagain — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 12:53:59 GMT

Love the ceiling but not much else (especially the table...egads!). I don't care for the others that have been posted either except I don't mind the dining room that @Abrowneyegirl posted.

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SXMGirl — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 12:58:05 GMT

@lolakimono, I like the mixed seating, and I like a banquette as long as it is easy to sit at the table and eat. In the first picture, I would definitely change out the chair to something more comfortable. I like comfort, which is why I prefer booths when dining out.

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CANDLEQUEEN — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 12:59:43 GMT

I like it if it is done with some symetry, like the Blue DR and the Grey DR...Must have comfortable chairs though.....

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NickNack — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 13:16:18 GMT

I like mixed seating, although I don't like a bench without a back. That is terribly uncomfortable to me.

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Skididdy — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 13:36:02 GMT

YES I really love the mixed seating idea. It adds a different vibe I think.

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Ladylaughsalot — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 13:41:08 GMT

I love the first one. My cup of tea!

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Sooner — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 13:45:17 GMT

It depends on the people who normally will be sitting there, their ages, and how the space will be used most. Dining? Visiting? Talking to people in the other room?

Too many factors make this workable or not depending on the people, the situation, and the uses. Could be a huge plus; could be a huge minus!

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lolakimono — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 14:32:16 GMT

@jeanlake wrote:
Although I prefer symmetry, one eclectic room in the house is a lot of fun to decorate. Benches & chairs photo was nice. Inherited grandmother's 100 year old table, in great shape. Didn't take unstable chairs. Shopped forever for chairs that go well with table. Then, decided all 8 chairs around table would be different styles. Each family member gravitated to their favorite chair. Many compliments about how delightfully unusual this was. Gave to son who has a growing family. They love it, too.

@jeanlake

Do you have a picture of it? I would love to see it.

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GCR18 — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 15:00:08 GMT

I'd prefer all the seats be the same. I guess I may think differently if I needed seating for kids.

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wilma — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 15:47:42 GMT

Mixed seating is ok if there is some common element or design or color to bring it all together. In the first picture the table & chair seems out of place compared to the other seating. I like the design of the next 2 pictures with blues. I dislike the last two - first one is way too random and industrial for my tastes, and the grey one looks like living room furniture to me - not something to sit on to eat.

Btw I do not have mixed seating in my kitchen/dining area.