Hi Sam, I know where you're coming from, I too wanted to buy such a beautiful ornate table for my new home still under construction but it just wasn't going to look like it matched the modern home I wanted to put it in. I also wanted to feel like it could be used as most kitchen tables in a home are used, especially for me living on a farm, for eating or repairing something on some newspaper etc...impossible to do on such a beautiful table, you would ruin it to see it scratched !!! Not to put a damper on your tastes but your home will look so much better and have more style if you continue to try to match what you already have and that's at least a stunning kitchen that you've shown us all on this forum. If you think of the style and colour of your kitchen everytime you want to buy something or decorate, it will hep ground you to keep it similar. I understand there are people who say it's nice to have countless pieces of furniture that are all different in some way, as it can look like you acquired them along your journey in life but I think that this mixture of designs and colours doesn't gel in a modrrn house very well at all, perhaps a quaint old cottage but not a modern home with a lovely kitchen like you already have!!!

Sorry these fabrics are so passe. Lets update your senses - more costly I agree, but dining chair covers last 20 to 30 years, so you need to start with the future in mind. Also, the dining area is basically a large plain table, maybe with a plain sideboard, the chairs and light fitting are often the only places to have a bit of decoration and as the chairs tend to sit under the table, thereby reducing the showy items, it makes sense to have gorgeous fabric on the seats. This can even give everyone a surprise, or a couple of chairs placed each side of the sideboard can add a bit of drama. Artwork to co-ordinate assists as well. Do be adventurous.

It all depends on how much money you would like to spend. As your lounge is dark and your stools and bookcase are also dark I think white chairs would be fine, but then I would change the stools as well and take some white down to the lounge area. However you can buy stretchy covers for this style of chair for around $10 and there is quite a variety, so I would look on line for those to see if you like any of them as that would be a very easy fix.

Hi Elizabeth, A few inspiration photos for an eclectic, garden room look, do love the black also