Why not a shallow cabinet along that wall or even a bookcase if you have some stuff that needs display.

You could add a rug under your table to add color. For your blank rug, you can add a large colorful framed vintage advertisement. Just an idea

Blank wall not rug

Plan to paint the grey walls when spring comes around. In the meantime, try a red tablecloth or red and white tablecloth along with some red and white kitchen towels. Add a colorful rug and large art as suggested above.

Since you are probably in Canada, there may not be fresh daffodils available in February, but you may be able to find some potted bulbs at the supermarket.

If that doesn't work out, consider buying a big bouquet of good quality silk flowers (realistic colors of pink cherry blossoms and yellow forsythia both look pretty). There's a time and place for fake flowers, and the winter season in a cold climate is one of them.

Since you are probably in Canada

Lol, because it only snows in Canada.

I would not do something plain red. I would pull the berry color from your art and paint the wall behind the art that color to begin to create a concept for your kitchen.

Additionally, I would pull the table from against the wall. No one wants to eat up against the wall. I'd center it under your light fixture and replace the fixture with some type of fun pendant to provide great lighting for your eating area.

Here is a drum pendant from C&B

Here is an inexpensive shade from IKEA

They sell these pendants at HD.

I thought about adding some type of shelving on your long wall to display berry-colored dishware, but thought that this color might be too difficult to procure if you were looking for lots of items. It's a big wall.

So again I decided the easier path was to once again paint the wall the same berry color and mount a collage of white and gray ceramic and porcelain items directly to the wall These pieces can be purchased at any resale shop or dollar store. The important thing is to get a wide variety of items.

I cannot take credit for this idea. This was created by the Visual Designers at Crate & Barrel for their new restaurant, The Table. To make sure everything stayed secure to the wall the design team silicone glued a plastic hex cap screw on to the back of each item and screwed them directly into the wall. The pieces are not going anywhere.

Note the track lighting used to enhance the wall sculpture. If you change your lighting to a track fixture that will go far in bringing out the depth of all the different items you have collected.

On the empty wall you could put a long but narrow sideboard or credenza. It would provide additional storage or you could maybe set it up as a bar area. Just nothing too deep that would impede traffic between the wall and end of the peninsula.

i would add a white display cabinet on the long wall, and put some pretty red accessories in it. You might also add a couple of turquoise items and a couple of yellow items in it, so you get a color balance. I dont mind the gray walls, they are a good neutral, for adding all the color pops. Some nice art work, and a nice area rug would look great. I also would move that table and chairs out away from the wall.

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Okay so I have this vision for the dining room. I want to do this wallpaper on the back wall near the table.

I ordered new table and chairs

The table I bought is bigger though. I wanted to put a circle mirror on the wall where the wallpaper is

I’m actually taking a lot of inspiration from that photo above. I love the black and white but the oak warms it up. I also wanted to do a red flower centerpiece in the middle of the table. I bought new pendant light shades for over the peninsula

The only thing I am worried about with the buffet table sort of thing is that it will take up a lot of space.

Ohh I love it!!

Adding splashes of red will go a long way! When I moved into my house almost 6 years ago, we had a very boring black and white bathroom. I purchased red towels and rugs and voila--Instant color without having to paint a thing!