Decorate With Intention: Design Your Ideal Dining Room
Living rooms get a lot of attention, but a dining room that suits your style and fits your needs can make each day a bit richer. So why not give yours a little extra love? If you haven’t been using your dining room, it could be that setting it up properly will inspire you to dine there more often. And if sit-down dinners don’t match up with your lifestyle, there are plenty of ways to design your room around another passion so that it will see daily use.
Answering the five questions below should help spark ideas for your ultimate dining room design. Let’s get started.
1. How much flexibility do you need? Consider how many people you need to seat for dinner every day and how many would you like to be able to squeeze in occasionally. If you need to adjust to different-size crowds frequently, it’s important to look for furniture that can stand up to the task. Think of dining tables with extension leaves, and benches that can tuck against the wall until needed.
If you serve a big crowd only once or twice a year, you might prefer to go with a smaller table for everyday use — just pull out a few folding card tables for holiday gatherings as needed.
Tip: Keep track of your ideas with an ideabook or a style file. Be specific about what you love about each photo, and pay special attention when the same feature comes up more than once. Keep a short list of these key pieces handy during this process. For instance: modern pedestal table, natural fiber rug, glossy black trim.
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Answering the five questions below should help spark ideas for your ultimate dining room design. Let’s get started.
1. How much flexibility do you need? Consider how many people you need to seat for dinner every day and how many would you like to be able to squeeze in occasionally. If you need to adjust to different-size crowds frequently, it’s important to look for furniture that can stand up to the task. Think of dining tables with extension leaves, and benches that can tuck against the wall until needed.
If you serve a big crowd only once or twice a year, you might prefer to go with a smaller table for everyday use — just pull out a few folding card tables for holiday gatherings as needed.
Tip: Keep track of your ideas with an ideabook or a style file. Be specific about what you love about each photo, and pay special attention when the same feature comes up more than once. Keep a short list of these key pieces handy during this process. For instance: modern pedestal table, natural fiber rug, glossy black trim.
Read full post.
