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Designer's Touch: 10 Divine Dining Rooms
Create a memorable dining experience at home with these ideas to decorate your dining room from a professional designer
Houzz Contributor. Shane Inman is president and senior principal interior designer of The Inman Company. After earning a B.A. in interior design from Michigan State University, he started his career specializing in custom kitchen and bath design. He is a certified interior designer by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ), a certified kitchen designer by the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) and also holds the highest-ranking memberships with the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA).
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With great conversation pieces and delicious food, mealtimes with family and friends in the dining room should be a memorable experience. Add an unexpected design twist, and every meal is that much more special. Read on to see how you can freshen up your dining room with interesting seating, a statement piece, a new ceiling, a touch of black, books and more.
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1. Double up. Stimulate your vision by installing two pendants over your dining room table. Go a step further and place coordinating — but not matching — host and hostess chairs.
| 2. Statement piece. Allow your room to be the backdrop for an oversize, gorgeous chandelier. Nothing says "wow" like crystal. |
3. Black beauty. Place dark, modern furniture and draperies in front of a dark wall covering in your dining room for unspoken elegance. Don't be scared of the dark.
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| 4. All eyes up. Transform your dining room ceiling into a work of painted and textured art. It's a masterful way to bring attention all the way to the top. |
| 5. The great wall of wine. Stack all of your favorite wines right up the wall of your dining room instead of using paint or a wall covering. They make for a definite star attraction. |
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| 6. Mirror magic. Place an oversize freestanding or wall-mounted mirror on the focal wall of your dining room for maximum effect. This is especially great for a small dining room, as the room will instantly double in size. |
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| 7. Get all chalked up. Entertain guests with menus or daily inspirational quotes for the family — right on the walls. Cleanup is easy, and it's a fun way to have a different look every day. Now that is cool. |
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| 8. Dining with the authors. This small dining space mixed with wall-to-wall shelving for books is both a library and a dining room. What a novel idea for those who love to be surrounded by books. |
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| 9. On the bench. Forgo the traditional matching dining room chairs and opt for a bench on one side of the table. It's a great way to make your own statement and much cozier for entertaining. |
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10. Give the red carpet treatment. This oversize rug in ruby red makes quite a statement. Design your entire dining room in a monochromatic palette and make the focal point the area rug.
Ideabook published on June 4, 2012.
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#5 is wonderful. I love the idea of having a wine choice right in the dining area.
#7 is very juvenile. All of the candles make the side board unusable, the whole thing just doesn't hit me very well.
#8 is a great idea if you don't have a formal dining area. Dual use.
#9 is just too cold. It is not inviting at all. Even the picture on the wall looks like storm clouds. Sort of negative. On a rainy day it would be a very depressing room.