Want to update your dining room without redoing the whole room?  New chairs will give your space a brand new feeling.

      For a really fun look, use assorted chair shapes.  Paint all the chairs the same color, and upholster the seats in the same fabric.  This makes for a wonderfully interesting style.

     To achieve this eclectic, yet cohesive look, shop flea markets, garage sales, and estate sales for single dining room chairs in different shapes and sizes.  Keep all the chair back heights within about six inches of each other.

     Take off the cushions, remove the existing paint finish, add a primer coat, and you are ready to create your brand new set.

     If you have chairs that don't work with the style you want in your dining room, cover them with slipcovers.  The mood of the entire room is transformed with a little bit of fabric.

     Simply recovering your dining room seat cushions can update the feeling in your room.  It is your chance to use an expensive, wonderful, designer fabric that you really love because you need such a small amount of fabric.

     You can also buy new wooden chairs that are all alike and paint them all different colors.  Match them to your dinnerware or mix and match for a fun, fresh look.

     Makeover your plain wooden chairs by adding ornamentation.  Choose from a huge assortment of wooden appliques.  After applied, paint the entire chair, including the appliques.  Your chairs will appear to have beautiful decorative carvings.

     When entertaining, grab some ribbon to decorate the backs of your chairs.  You might love the look so much that you'll want to keep it all year.

     Little changes can make a big difference.