Eclectic Dining Room Eclectic Dining Room

8. Hit on a vibrant hue that makes you happy. Pay attention to your emotional response to color everywhere you go. Did the lush turquoise of the water on your Caribbean vacation make your heart sing? Run with it! Focus on updating one room that has been living in mostly neutral colors up till now and add several healthy doses of your happy hue.

1. Go with bold color in lighting. This dining space feels so bright and colorful with really just one color accent and bright white walls. Drama comes in via twin chandeliers in a bold turquoise, repeated in the chairs and curtains.

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A large-scale ikat print gives this room’s host and hostess chairs a worldy presence. And the table’s pagoda-style birdhouse picks up on that global vibe. The faux feathered friend inside provides another lively shot of the turquoise that unifies the space, from the tablescape and chairs to the window panels and chandeliers. The avian centerpiece also connects with the woodland view.

Remember that a centerpiece needn’t be alive. A favorite large bowl, a sculpture, a piece of driftwood, a runner dotted with seashells, even a chinoiserie birdhouse can make a wonderful dining room focal point. See eye-catching centerpieces beyond flowers and fruit

How to add color to a white-walled room. It may seem a bit counterintuitive, but white walls can actually be one of the best choices for people who love bright, bold color. The reason? With white on the walls, you’re totally free to go hog-wild with color and pattern in the rest of the space, and you can change it all on a whim.Tips:Bring in bold color with a statement light fixture — or a pair of lights, as shown here.Add colorful chairs around the dining table.Hang one oversize piece of artwork as a focal point.Layer on color with rugs, curtains and rich upholstery.Guide: 10 Wonderful Ways to Colorize a White-Walled Room

Focus point is a place or item the room is focused around, in this we see a bird-like cage in the middle and the surrounding items pointed at the item.

symmetrical Balance: the symmetry of the room gives a formal feel to the room