You guys!! They found the missing cushion! My set is complete and I was able to use that missing cushion as a negotiating point and they didn't ask for anymore money when they found it. The thrift gods were with me on this one.

Pictures would help. What is the style of your house? Do you want round or square or rectangle? How many people would you like to sit there? Do you want wooden chairs, metal, cushion, fabric? There are a host of considerations. I just went through this and ended up finding a round solid oak table at an antique store nearby and purchased five Windsor style chairs and am having a wood expert finish them identical. I wanted solid wood bc with small kids that is easiest to clean. I wanted round bc that best fit the space and I just love windsor chairs with the rustic style of our rocky mountain home. By camouflage green do you mean hunter green? Surely it isn't actually camouflage?

LynnNM -- great photos, thank you! I love seeing the screens in context and they look great :-) I pinkmountain -- I will have to keep that in mind! Part of the problem is that many things we did in the first couple years were the result of poor (or none) planning. If something is functional then, to him, it's fine. I love that he is very practical, but it came with a lack of caring for aesthetics. dyhgarden -- I've been thinking a LOT about that link you posted sharing ideas for unused fireplaces. Given that we aren't supposed to burn often in CA (and our fireplace really doesn't do a good job of warming the house anyway), I think re-purposing it is a very functional and practical way to go. Since we're re-doing the room in a year (or two?) maybe DH will be open to an alternative use for the space. crl_ -- That's a lovely inspiration photo! I'm going to have to start collecting inspiration pics as well; as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. It will be a lot easier to explain to DH if I can just show pics!

I hate MCM crap....but that's just beautiful!! I would not mess with the paint, perhaps replace the chair seats....but it's really fabulous!! I am sorry I can't give you a good estimate of value....but don't give it away. As they say....where will you find another?.