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Mixing and matching furniture, especially in a gatherine place like the dining room, can see a little bit scary, but after so many years in the dining room furniture business, we've got some great looks and ideas to inspire you! The key to mixing and matching is a little bit of consistency - the matching part - to pull everything together! While there are really limitless possiblities for mixing and matching dining room chairs, here are 7 ideas to get you started:   1. Matching doesn't mean identical! While the legs of the wooden bench are not exactly the same...

Eat In Kitchens not only make dinner time easy with less trecks back and forth to the dining room, they also can be a gathering place for your family. The space where you share breakfast before heading out into the world or the place you all come together to reconnect after a busy day! We've collected some photos of our favorite eat in kitchens from our clients as well as other beautiful kitchens from across the country! @sellsthepenisula @redolou4 @douglasvintage @countryhomemagazine   How have you styled your eat in kitchen? We'd love to see - shoot our team a picture...

We love helping our clients across the country select the best finish colors for their new handcrafted furniture! Here are four tips to help you decide on your dining room table finish colors when you're working with dark wood floors. 1. Consider adding a rug if you like dark wood finishes for your furniture and your floors are dark, too! 2. When you're working with wood floors, the finish of your floor is most likely the most dominate color / finish in your space. Unless you're planning to change your flooring out, look for a few other finishes that will...

We build a lot of re-creation church pews for homes across the country in numerous sizes and finishes. We love seeing how the pews we've built are used in entryways, dining rooms, and other places throughout the home. Here are some ideas for decorating a church pew in your home, no matter what room it's in. The Parish Pew Bench by James+James. @southrngrlrebel The Rustic Church Pew by James+James. @randilynnblog The Rustic Church Pew by James+James. @ourvintagenest @julie.thedesigntwins @linenandbasil @vintageporch @cherschwein The Rustic Church Pew by James+James. The Rustic Church Pew by James+James. Have questions? Our team would love to help. Just shoot your questions to designteam@carpenterjames.com and...

We get to build tables for hundreds of wonderful clients every year and often get asked about how to select the right dining table for homes with light wood floors. Here are some ideas to help you settle on what finish color your new dining table should be to look amazing against your light wood floors! Don't be afraid to mix and match wood colors in your dining room. Light wood floors tend to bounce light around a space which allows light wood floors to work with almost any other wood finish color! If everything is the exact same color...