Dining Room Color advice

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Looking for advice to modernize the look and feel of this room starting with the wall colors. I have painted otehr areas in the house white (Whisper White - HomeDepot). Wondering if i should do this room white also from top to bottom or if i should make the bottom wainscotting a different color. I love the clean white astetic but that might be too white for a room.

Any advice on the colors i should use here?

Current Colors

Walls: green olive type color

Wainscotting and trim: Antique white

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M Riz

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Wow, your dining room is beautiful…those windows. If it were me, Id do white on white with the same color different paint sheens. It will blend in the very traditional mouldings and give you an interesting texture without screaming wainscoting, and give you a blank slate to create your dining room. Im no professional tho. I like to keep backrounds simple and build around it instead of trying to make furniture that I like fit in with certain features. Window treatments and possibly a rug could add pattern or interest and not compete with the wall. I feel like you wont shake the traditional feel no matter what if you choose to paint it with a color. . Make sure you post a pic when youre finished.

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elcieg
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The wainscoting is traditional and, IMO, leaving it white makes it more so. Pair it with an unexpected color .Not much light coming into the room, so I am going to consider it north light.

Going with mauve...grass cloth. I think it will look great with your whites, and the brown floor.

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jeff1320
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last year
that does look really good.

thanks
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I think sharing your table and chairs for the space woudl be a huge help that way we get a feel for your style for sure and please make sure those bulbs in that fixture are LED 4000K on a dimmer before choosing any colors . I don't love pinks/ mauves in living spaces but I need to see your stuff/
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As of now i dont have anything to out in that room. i am starting from scratch
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What colors do you have elsewhere in the house? There are a lot of colors that look great with white in a dining room.

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la_la Girl
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BeverlyFLADeziner
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If you're starting from scratch you select furnishings prior to painting. I think the colors in the room are currently modern. A darkish wood tone dining set would fit perfectly and then just change of the fixture to something more modern.
everdebz
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What does "modernize it" mean to you? as asked already - what is the rest of your home like? what styles inspire?
everdebz
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Wall color just a mention - is nice with antique-looking table [sewing?], and guitar. Do you like the idea of modern items for an eclectic look?
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Flo Mangan
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Can you post dining room width and length measuring wall to wall. It looks almost square but pictures can be deceiving. If it’s square, I would put a 60” round table in this room. It would seat 8 and be very pretty.
littlebug zone 5 Missouri
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It’s a stunning room. I agree not to go too dark and to stick with a warmish color as it does seem as though there’s not much light in spite of the windows. Antique white is a very traditional color and your room seems very traditionally styled.
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You should pick your furniture first, and then decide. Colors are endless, so knowing which family of colors you like will start narrowing down the choices.

Or you can do the idea from @M Riz, which sounds elegant and simple.
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A 60" round table will NOT fit 8 chairs if they are good sized comfortable dining chairs. I can fit 6 chairs comfortably around my 60" table and can squeeze in a 7th if we have a crowd. So make sure you test table and chairs before assuming and making a purchase!
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@jeff1320 check out SW Alabaster, it can be a beautiful, soft, warm off white.
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I love saving time, effort, and money. If antique table [?] is staying, and you'd like a style mix, maybe not this but like it, with current paint. This is called Carob.
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Flo Mangan
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I have SW Alabaster in whole house and love it. But my dining room is BM Van Deusen Blue which is gorgeous. The key variable about fitting chairs at especially a round table is the width of the chairs at the front edge. I like 20-22” widths. 24” width means bigger table or fewer chairs.
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Flo Mangan
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Here is our great room with SW Alabaster and our dining room with BM Van Deusen blue. Both flat finish. Trim is semi-gloss.
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Flo Mangan
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Opps
jeff1320
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That looks great
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Here is visual with dark walls
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Dark night may be too dark?
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RedRyder
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October Mist is color of 2022. It is very pleasant color.

Would look good with your floor.
Theresa Janssen
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I like the idea of all white. Modernizes the room a bit
everdebz
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Flo Mangan
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Jeff-how are things going? Curious about what you decided?
elcieg
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jeff, you have had lots of encouraging, helpful responses. Could you let us know how things are progressing?