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dining room help!

Ally Springfield

last year

Design Help/In Need of Inspo Pics!
We have recently moved and I would love advice on what to do with the dining area! The house has a lot of black, white, and chrome. I would like to lean away from the chrome and gray without renovating the entire kitchen 🙂 I would love to lighten everything up!
Nothing in the photos is staying, it is all temporary furniture. I also included a photo of how it was styled when we bought the house.
Looking for: Bar stools, Kitchen table, kitchen chairs, new lighting
Open to: rugs, new curtains/window treatments, new curtain rods, new hardware for kitchen cabinets
TIA!

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decoenthusiaste
last year
We would be better able to help you if we could see how you have it furnished now. We'd also like to see the windows without curtains. Is this room open to other spaces? Any pix of the kitchen? I don't see the referenced black/white/chrome except for the hardware on the cabinet and the granite. More photos once you get moved in. You'll find plenty of help here if you follow the advice housegal200 lists below.
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A round or square end table big enough to provide useful space for both sofa and loveseat would work, with a large lamp. I have a couple of live plants under a similar mini-split ac unit and also near hear registers and they don’t seem bothered as long as i don’t let them dry out. Some pillows that pull the color from the very pretty rug would be nice, maybe the pink? Or green? Drapery panels can often make the difference between a comfortable room and a cozy room that feels finished IMO. You might want to check out curtains in linen or cotton from Ikea or Target, they’re quite inexpensive and look decent for the money. Mount the rods near the ceiling molding and have the drape just barely touch the floor. You may have to shorten, they make iron on tape that make it easy to hem without needing to sew. A cream color would look nice with your gold-beige walls. Mount the rods wide enough to push the drapes back off the glass for maximum light and views when they’re open. You may never need to close them as you have blind for light and privacy control. hope this helps.
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I feel like this is a family room type look. But you can use as dining room if that works better for you Many will ask for more pictures and a floor plan. So if you can post those. But I guess to answer your question, if you do end up using this as a dining room: There’s not much room for much so a rug, table, chairs, maybe a bench on one side, what’s your style? Maybe wallpaper on the walls.
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Here are some guidelines for dining rugs. If you're handy with refinishing, it may be worth it to refinish your table. IMO pedestal tables are nice in many scenarios. Medium brown is a versatile wood tone. It will give you some contrast with your lighter more yellow floor and looks good with blue. Before you rush out and buy anything, start putting idea books together and try to understand what you like about the different photos and how it would work in your space. Window shopping and trying out chairs for comfort is helpful. Dining chairs vary in seat height and depth, and you want it to be a good height for your table - tables sometimes vary a bit. Our dining table is an antique and is a little higher than average so we had to find chairs that were higher.
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This space is small for dining room, but would work good for breakfast nook.

Some idea is here
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kandrewspa
last year
Since this dining area is right next to the kitchen, maybe a different type of window covering would be better than drapes. Roman shades would give you an opportunity to add color and pattern. Or you can buy drapes that aren't a solid color. Do you have issues with privacy or light control in this room?

I like the round table. It seems like you could go up a size and have four chairs but then you would need a larger rug. A rug is another way to add pattern and color. A lot of different colors go with black and white, so bring home some samples or buy items you can return if necessary and see what you like. Do you use colors in adjacent rooms that you could bring in to this space?
emilyam819
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Is privacy or sunlight an issue? Would sheer curtains be enough?

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