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Traditional Dining Room Style

October 1, 2012 By creatingyourspace Leave a Comment

Formal dining rooms often follow a pattern in their design. Many formal dining rooms have a traditional style even if the rest of the home is more casual and comfortable.  In many minds, the dining room should be formal and for many of us formal means traditional.  This is the room where we dress up for dinner and celebrate holidays and milestones.

Achieving a formal feel in the dining room is often done with traditional design elements and furnishings.  Even if your style is more modern, these traditional elements are the foundation of any formal dining room.  You can take the traditional elements and modernize them to suit your taste, but you’ll find that you use the same pieces as a traditional style dining room does.

The dining table is the focal point of the room. Surrounded by a set of four, six, or eight chairs, the table is centered in the room by a light fixture, most often a chandelier.  The chandelier is typically hung thirty-six inches above the table, low enough to relate to the table and high enough not to interfere with the sight lines from the chair.  Other pieces in a traditional dining room include a sideboard or buffet and often a mirror above it.

This dining room has all the classic elements of a traditional dining room. The large area rug ties in the artwork and the colors of the table and chairs.

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Three Must Haves for the Dining Room

June 1, 2012 By creatingyourspace Leave a Comment

There are three design elements that no dining room can be without: seating, a table, and good lighting. Beyond these three elements are all the extras that add more function and make a dining room feel more personal, but you don’t need them to have a chic and stylish dining room.

 

Start with the dining table. Choose the shape that best works for your lifestyle and room.  Some people like a round table, which is better for conversation. Square tables that expand into larger rectangular tables offer both options for small and large gatherings.  Next choice is material.  Wood is king but glass top tables are also lovely in the dining room.

 

Next are the dining chairs.  Dining sets can easily solve what chair to pair with the table, but that takes some of the fun out of decorating. Mixing up chairs and the table makes the dining room feel more personal.  Stay within the same style or mix up styles for a more eclectic look.

 

Last must have is great lighting. There are so many stylish options for dining room lighting that there is no reason not to have a light above the table.  From antique crystal chandeliers to DIY pendants, the light will become a focal point of the room.

 

Where to go from here is up to you.  You might want to add an area rug under the table or keep the wood floors bare.  Bringing in a buffet or sideboard provides storage and a place for a bar. It’s up to you to personalize your dining room, so have fun with it!

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