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Looking for new dining chairs?  Here are three flexible options from Ikea...

Domino even listed this as one of the new "design icons."  This is the PS Ellan, a wood-plastic composite rocker for $39.99.  Imagine you and your guests sitting around the table after an absolutely delicious meal prepared by you, just relaxing, rocking, marveling at your cooking AND decorating prowess.
A sweet little bistro chair with clean, contemporary lines, the Olga chair retails for $29.99.  I would love to see a line of 4 of these on each side of a long oak farm table.  Something organic and sturdy looking, like this.
This one I have admired for quite some time.  It is the Olle, and it also comes in a birch finish.  This could have a little bit of a country look to it, so it would look great with a more industrial or modern table. Oh, how about this one.

I chose black chairs because they can go with virtually and color and style table, and they look good with all wood finishes.  These chairs are classic enough use for years without looking dated, versatile enough to be worked into any style home, and inexpensive enough that you won't have to eat beans and rice for a year just to buy a set.  (Maybe just for a month or two.)