dining room decorating ideas

Mastering a dining area that does double duty by dishing up elegant yet practical seating and storage.

Bright Decorating Ideas

Brighten traditionally dark living room furniture by updating chairs with shiny white lacquer. A matching white candeler and oversize mirror amplify the space-enlarging results.

Book Smart Decoration

why settle for just one function when a room can multitask? Outfitting a dining room with bookcases adds cozy ambience for entertaining and provides practical storage for office gear. Lower cabinets can keep both special-occasion dishes and computer equipment wraps.

Electic Gathering Decorations

Set a casual, family-friendly mood for mealtimes by mixing and mathing chair sytle in this breakfast nook a slipcovered wing-back chair promises sink-in comfort in an easy-to-clean form. Best of all, the pieces around the table could easily segue into the living rooom for hosting a crowd

Table diet decoration

When you have a lots of length to work with but not much widht, opt for a long and lean dining table. This oen allows traffic to move freely from home's front door pst the dining area into the kitchen. A weathered bench stand at the rady for when extra company calls.

Transparant Motives Decoration

Barely-there glass tabletops can help make a small dining room feel larger. They sparkle and shine, reflecting light around the room, while providing a bird's-eye view of dramatic table feet or rug patterns below. The see-through presence of this dining room's table balances the heft of the adjacent handy French Provincial armoire

Think Big in small decoration dining room

To make a big statement in a small dining room, use large pieces-but only a few of them. Two unfinished wood hutches, painted orange and butted together. Add storage and display space in this room keeping a skin profile. A jumbo-stripe rug helps the space appear wider. Drapery panels add height, and a roman shade provides privacy.

Merry-go-Around Dining room decoration

Round pedestal tables are great fits for petite eating areas. with no legs to knock knees against, the make it easier to pull up an extra chair than square tables. And without any sharp edges, they're easier to navigate around in tight spots. Aimless slipper chairs boost this table's space-saving features. so it can comfortably seat for or more.