I bought a dining set out of the penny-saver several years ago but it only came with 4 chairs. It hasn't been a problem because I didn't like to entertain before but now I do and I can't find any chairs to match the existing ones. It's cherry wood and traditional looking and I'm planning on going with the country theme in the room when I paint it. We also always leave the leaf in it (the table is 7 X 3.5 '). Painting it is not an option. And neither is buying a brand new dining set.
This sounds exactly like me a year ago. I also purchased a dining room table that only came with 4 chairs, but there are 5 of us so i knew i would have a problem, but bought it anyway. When coming up with your country theme colors you can always purchase two extra chairs, inexpensive straight backs and paint them and leave them against the walls when not entertaining. I also have a country home, and chose colors in the red family. When i completed the painting of the room, I picked the darkest color i had used, and went about 4 shades even darker to paint the chairs. They turned out beautiful, that people ask me where i got such a great dining room set.
