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Need help decorating dining room

8 years ago
I need help decorating my dining room. The rug is grey, teal and white in color.
Can you please suggest curtains , buffet or table decor paining to make this room look finished. I’m attaching pictures of my living room connected to this dining room .

Comments (17)

  • 8 years ago

    Is that a mirror on the wall in the dining room - plz send a photo of that wall. Are you planning on putting a console under that mirror?

    Do you prefer teal curtains (same color as in your rug) or white? I suggest whatever you choose, you do it in both rooms- will give a cohesive look and flow. You need to move your rods down under the transom window - it would be a sin to cover them up.

    Please try rearranging your living room furniture: move one table to the left side of the sofa - Then pull the other one closer to the sofa and move the two chairs to across from the sofa facing it. Take the two pillows off the chairs - their MCM sensibility calls for simplicity.

    All of your art is too small for the large walls - notice how the smaller squares are starting to look spotty and redundant.

    Fall in love with a large horizontal piece of art for over your sofa and the large wall you have pictured in your dining room.

  • 8 years ago

    the same colour is the rug ,like this for example


    John Street, WC1 · More Info

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    I think the rug in the DR is too small. I also don't like how busy the rug is. Yes, you do need some sort of sideboard or console for the room - a room with nothing but a table looks very bare. I agree that the art is too small.

  • PRO
    8 years ago

  • 8 years ago
    Yes I m looking for a console or side table for the room. Can you show me some sample designs that would look good?
  • 8 years ago
    Here is the puncture of the wall with mirror.
    Also added the picture of living room with curtains. I’ve dark grey curtains there. Are they working or should I return?
    I need help with -
    1. Finding a nice big art over the sofar in the living room
    2. Curtains for dining room.
    3. Buffet or side board for dining room
    4. General dining room decor . Have large walls.
  • 8 years ago

    This site rocks. Framed and printed gallery walls already done. You can also get larger sizes of individual prints. https://www.artfullywalls.com/walls?src=nav

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    Yeah, that mirror's just not working in the room. It's too small and it reflects diners when they chew dinner. Not a good solution.

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    Can you extend the curtain rods in the LR and move the curtains over so the windows won't be so covered up? You might need to remove the center picture.

  • 8 years ago
    Here you go.. I extended the curtains beyond the window?
    Is this grey color curtain ok for the dining room or get white or yellow?
  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    I think simple cream colored curtains will work best, with perhaps a self pattern. I wouldn't advise patterned curtains in this room. Frankly I feel the living room curtains should also be a lighter shade of gray. It's a very nice room, though.

  • 8 years ago

    I think the dark shade of gray works ok but the same white that is in the carpet would work better. Remove the picture between the two windows as it seems crowded. Can you extend the both rods a few inches on each end so the curtains fill up the wall a bit more?


  • 8 years ago

    check out this cabinet. I am suggesting two of them side by side. They will help connect the dining room and the living room as well.

    Allegria Storage Cabinet

  • 8 years ago

    Regarding your wall art. It is important that you select art which sings to you! Fall in love with a piece of art and don't rush it. Our home is filled with art we found on vacations. Create your own story in your home.

    Just work on getting the scale right. In the living room, a long horizontal piece would work well. Approximately 2 ft less in length than the sofa itself. And can fill the wall 2 ft from ceiling or less. These are just estimates for scale to help you avoid buying art that is too small for your spaces.

    Finally, resist the urge to fill up all your walls. Be strategic.

  • 8 years ago
    Thank you I’m going to replace those dark grey curtain with light grey/silver ones.
    And will remove the painting from middle
  • 8 years ago

    Sounds good! You have great things going on.

    Keep us posted on your progress please.