The Top 10 Dining Rooms of 2021
Black-and-white backdrops and bold chandeliers are big winners in these most-saved dining room photos of the year
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If the holiday season has you rethinking your dining room design, this countdown of the most-saved dining room photos uploaded to Houzz in 2021 dishes up plenty of inspiration for a refresh. You’ll find ideas for everything from cozy nooks perfect for sharing weeknight dinners to glam settings befitting more formal affairs.
If the holiday season has you rethinking your dining room design, this countdown of the most-saved dining room photos uploaded to Houzz in 2021 dishes up plenty of inspiration for a refresh. You’ll find ideas for everything from cozy nooks perfect for sharing weeknight dinners to glam settings befitting more formal affairs.
9. Coastal Comfort
In Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, this 300-square-foot dining room by Schulte Design and Aria Homes strikes a beachy yet formal pose with travertine flooring, rattan side chairs, skirted host chairs and custom drapes. Custom beaded light fixtures, which hang from a pecky cypress ceiling stained with a light gray wash, pick up the blues in the upholstery and expansive ocean views.
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In Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, this 300-square-foot dining room by Schulte Design and Aria Homes strikes a beachy yet formal pose with travertine flooring, rattan side chairs, skirted host chairs and custom drapes. Custom beaded light fixtures, which hang from a pecky cypress ceiling stained with a light gray wash, pick up the blues in the upholstery and expansive ocean views.
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8. Au Naturel
This sunny dining nook in an Orange County, California, home designed by Pure Salt Interiors is the perfect perch for weekend brunch or a laid-back dinner. Circling the table are five Wishbone-style chairs with cord seats that echo the oversize rope pendant above. The natural wood tones and plant fibers soften the room’s black-and-white palette and nod to the greenery beyond the sliding glass door.
This sunny dining nook in an Orange County, California, home designed by Pure Salt Interiors is the perfect perch for weekend brunch or a laid-back dinner. Circling the table are five Wishbone-style chairs with cord seats that echo the oversize rope pendant above. The natural wood tones and plant fibers soften the room’s black-and-white palette and nod to the greenery beyond the sliding glass door.
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7. Ground Control
This transitional dining room in San Diego is another example of natural tones and textures playing against a black-and-white backdrop. Live Interiors used Scandinavian-style wood chairs, a sheepskin throw, palm leaves and a carved wood sideboard to create a warm feel in the high-contrast space. A Sputnik-inspired chandelier launches the look into the Space Age, while a geometric-pattern rug keeps it grounded.
This transitional dining room in San Diego is another example of natural tones and textures playing against a black-and-white backdrop. Live Interiors used Scandinavian-style wood chairs, a sheepskin throw, palm leaves and a carved wood sideboard to create a warm feel in the high-contrast space. A Sputnik-inspired chandelier launches the look into the Space Age, while a geometric-pattern rug keeps it grounded.
6. Midcentury Mood
It’s black and white all over again in this Austin, Texas, midcentury-modern style dining room designed by Valeria Albino of Dwell Lane. But here, vibrant abstract art packs a playful punch of color. Other standout elements include a built-in wet bar with a black-and-white tile backsplash and brass fixtures, a walnut-veneer sideboard with corduroy detailing, classic Eames DAW armchairs and a modern interpretation of a Sputnik chandelier suspended over a live-edge oak tabletop.
It’s black and white all over again in this Austin, Texas, midcentury-modern style dining room designed by Valeria Albino of Dwell Lane. But here, vibrant abstract art packs a playful punch of color. Other standout elements include a built-in wet bar with a black-and-white tile backsplash and brass fixtures, a walnut-veneer sideboard with corduroy detailing, classic Eames DAW armchairs and a modern interpretation of a Sputnik chandelier suspended over a live-edge oak tabletop.
5. Gather Round
Designer Jules Duffy created this built-in banquette in her Madison, New Jersey, home as an inviting gathering space for her family. Two upholstered blue cubes and cozy pillows and cushions on the bench make it a comfy spot for eating casual meals or doing homework at the table. Houzz users particularly love the nook’s round table (the shape of which is mimicked by the chandelier above), color choices and mix of modern and traditional style.
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Designer Jules Duffy created this built-in banquette in her Madison, New Jersey, home as an inviting gathering space for her family. Two upholstered blue cubes and cozy pillows and cushions on the bench make it a comfy spot for eating casual meals or doing homework at the table. Houzz users particularly love the nook’s round table (the shape of which is mimicked by the chandelier above), color choices and mix of modern and traditional style.
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4. Show and Stow
Built into the kitchen of an 1860 Greek Revival home in Hingham, Massachusetts, this dining nook, designed by interior designer Judith Whalen of the Design Studio and architecture firm HC Design, is a workhorse.
Glass cabinet doors display the homeowners’ favorite items. A spacious banquette with integrated cabinets and drawers offers additional storage. Behind the banquette, cafe-style shutters provide some privacy while letting in light, and above, a wrought iron chandelier in a bronze finish adds an industrial touch. Completing the look are three bentwood chairs and a kitchen table made from wood reclaimed from the house’s remodel.
Built into the kitchen of an 1860 Greek Revival home in Hingham, Massachusetts, this dining nook, designed by interior designer Judith Whalen of the Design Studio and architecture firm HC Design, is a workhorse.
Glass cabinet doors display the homeowners’ favorite items. A spacious banquette with integrated cabinets and drawers offers additional storage. Behind the banquette, cafe-style shutters provide some privacy while letting in light, and above, a wrought iron chandelier in a bronze finish adds an industrial touch. Completing the look are three bentwood chairs and a kitchen table made from wood reclaimed from the house’s remodel.
3. Lakeside Looker
The dining space in this rustic-modern lakeside home in Minnesota designed by Tays & Co Design Studios and architect Collin Jacobs of NewHeritage features a pleasing mix of rustic and modern designs and a cohesive white, black and earth-tone palette.
Standout details include leather-strapped cushions on a custom L-shaped bench, which sits in a sunroom adjacent the kitchen. And above the 60-inch-long dining table is a wrought iron lighting fixture with a gold leaf interior that echoes the aged-brass kitchen faucets and elevates the project’s cabin-inspired style.
The dining space in this rustic-modern lakeside home in Minnesota designed by Tays & Co Design Studios and architect Collin Jacobs of NewHeritage features a pleasing mix of rustic and modern designs and a cohesive white, black and earth-tone palette.
Standout details include leather-strapped cushions on a custom L-shaped bench, which sits in a sunroom adjacent the kitchen. And above the 60-inch-long dining table is a wrought iron lighting fixture with a gold leaf interior that echoes the aged-brass kitchen faucets and elevates the project’s cabin-inspired style.
2. Living on the Edge
A marble-topped bar backed by a herringbone tile accent wall dominates one end of this Fort Lauderdale, Florida, dining room by DKOR Interiors. Deep variegated blues coordinate with an abstract triptych on the adjacent wall, which is clad in a grasscloth-like textured wallpaper from Phillip Jeffries. Not to be outshined, however, are two midcentury modern-style chandeliers and a handsome live-edge dining table that seats eight.
A marble-topped bar backed by a herringbone tile accent wall dominates one end of this Fort Lauderdale, Florida, dining room by DKOR Interiors. Deep variegated blues coordinate with an abstract triptych on the adjacent wall, which is clad in a grasscloth-like textured wallpaper from Phillip Jeffries. Not to be outshined, however, are two midcentury modern-style chandeliers and a handsome live-edge dining table that seats eight.
1. Cozy Corner
Drumroll, please … the most saved dining room photo of 2021 is this cozy Austin, Texas, breakfast nook by Ariel Bleich Design.
Overlooking a back porch and backyard pool, the space is well-suited to a family with two young boys. Its built-in banquette includes underseat storage for stashing toys, craft supplies, napkins and placemats. Faux-leather cushions top the benches, which are nestled against a custom-made oval table.
A dome pendant with an antiqued-brass finish hangs near a reclaimed-wood ceiling beam. The flooring is 7-inch-wide white oak planks with a wire-brushed matte finish and an ash stain.
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Drumroll, please … the most saved dining room photo of 2021 is this cozy Austin, Texas, breakfast nook by Ariel Bleich Design.
Overlooking a back porch and backyard pool, the space is well-suited to a family with two young boys. Its built-in banquette includes underseat storage for stashing toys, craft supplies, napkins and placemats. Faux-leather cushions top the benches, which are nestled against a custom-made oval table.
A dome pendant with an antiqued-brass finish hangs near a reclaimed-wood ceiling beam. The flooring is 7-inch-wide white oak planks with a wire-brushed matte finish and an ash stain.
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Glamour reigns in this transitional Atlanta dining room. Pineapple House Interior Design used dark wood flooring, black walls, a black-and-white wallpapered ceiling and black upholstered host chairs to create a sense of depth and sophistication, then lightened the mood with French country-style wood side chairs, green accents and crisp white wainscoting. The luxe natural beaded chandelier ties together the contrasting elements and serves as a dramatic focal point.
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