Examples of Dining Rooms Colors & Designs
Choosing the color and design for your dining room should be based entirely on how you plan to use the room. For fancy dinner parties, the room will likely have richly colored walls and a modern or elegant feel, while a dining room for traditional family dinners will have warmer colors and more of a simple feel. Design your dining room based on the mood you want to create at dinner.
Country Dining Room
Country dining rooms appeal to those who want to serve traditional family dinners and host holiday gatherings. The table in a country dining room should be made from a distressed wood or a lighter color of wood such as maple or oak surrounded by spindle-backed chairs or benches.
Keep the walls light, with ivory or a pastel shade and accent them with a homemade wreaths and other craft items or a simple border on the wall. For lighting, stick with a simple chandelier or choose one with floral or leaf accents.
A hutch or buffet will provide you with a place to store your dishes and display antique items, as well as hold extra food during a family dinner.
Elegant Dining Room
An elegant dining room invokes the feeling of wealth and opulence. Paint the walls a deep gold, deep red or other rich shade. Include a dining room table in a dark wood such as cherry or mahogany with ornate designs carved into it and surround it with ornately carved chairs with cushions in a gold-accented pattern or deep color. Continue reading