The dining room is the place where we sit down with our friends and family to enjoy a delicious meal, share stories and socialise. For many families, the dining room is the hub of the home. It is the place where everyone comes together at the end of a busy day to spend some quality time together.
Your dining room should not only be highly functional, it should also a unique and stylish space. It should be a visually appealing space with a fun and intriguing design to it – it should be somewhere that you actually want to be.
Whether your old dining room needs a revamp, or you are turning a spare space into a dining area, have a read of our five fantastic tips below:
- Create a mood board
Instead of picking colours at random, begin the designing process by creating a mood board – this is how interior designers gather inspiration.
Collect photos and images from the magazine and online and collect fabric swatches and paint cards from DIY stores and stick them onto your mood board. Once you have an idea of the colours and style you like, you will find it much easier to come up with design ideas for your dining room.
For inspiration, make sure to have a look on Pinterest. For any images, you love, create a new pinning board and pin them to it so that you can refer to them for ideas.
Use your mood board to choose your paint colour or colours for your new dining room.
Try to avoid bright colours as they may be somewhat overpowering. Instead, opt for neutral shades, like grey, beige or cream, or for sugar shades, like pastel pink, mint green and dusty blue.
Consider the painting style you want to use. Do you want the walls all the same colour? Do you want to incorporate an accent wall into the room? Do you want to paint two walls one colour and the other two another? Think about what you want and what would look good and go from there.
- Think carefully about your dining table
Your dining room should not only be highly functional, it should also a unique and stylish space. It should be a visually appealing space with a fun and intriguing design to it, such as by choosing to add an orla kiely oilcloth tablecloth or statement furniture – it should be somewhere that you actually want to be.
The first thing to take into account
is the size of the room – you need to choose a table that fits the space well without being overpowering. Putting a massive table in a small room is a recipe for disaster.
Instead of settling for a general table, why not invest in a specially designed one? You can choose the material, shape of the table and size, which is ideal for ensuring it fits perfectly with the style of your new dining room.
- Accessories
Accessories are crucial for adding style and personality to the space. Things like wall art, rugs, curtains, and tablecloths are all important things to think about. For more info on dining room accessories, have a look on online and in your local DIY store.
If the room is dark or on the small side, adding a mirror is an excellent idea. Mirrors are not only excellent for adding light to the room; they are also fabulous for making a small space appear larger.
Don’t opt for simple switch-on, switch-off overhead lighting as it can be far too harsh. Instead, either invest in having dimmer switches installed or place large lamps around the room for lighting.
