Tasteful Ideas for Traditional Dining Room Floors
Practical meets polished with these rug, tile and paint designs that have your traditional dining room floor covered
What's under your dining table is just as important as what's on top. Dining room flooring can be tricky — it needs to be practical, but in a room that usually has fewer accessories and spots for personality, the flooring is one of the few major elements that can define the look.
Bare hardwood floors, plush Oriental rugs, natural fibers and tile combinations are all well suited for traditional dining rooms. Check out these designs to see which type of flooring might suit your own traditional dining room.
Bare hardwood floors, plush Oriental rugs, natural fibers and tile combinations are all well suited for traditional dining rooms. Check out these designs to see which type of flooring might suit your own traditional dining room.
Oriental rugs are a classic choice for a traditional dining room. This rug is hand knotted with wool and cotton fibers, making it a one-of-a kind addition to this home. Be careful to choose the right size: Your rug should be large enough that when you push every chair back from the table, all the legs stay on the rug.
Oriental rugs are often associated with bright, bold colors and prints, but that doesn't have to be the case. For a neutral palette, lighter-tone or bleached rugs are a great classic option.
See how to pair patterns with an Oriental rug
See how to pair patterns with an Oriental rug
A bold-colored patterned rug can help define a space, give it pizzazz and create a vivid color scheme. When putting a rug with brighter colors near a light source, rotate the rug every six months or so. Persian and Oriental rugs only look better as they become timeworn and faded, but rotating them keeps the colors even.
Natural-fiber rugs are a wonderful choice for a traditional dining room, and they work well in both more casual and more formal rooms. Not only do natural fibers offer a subtle contrast to the color of the floor, but their texture adds depth to the room. Because texture is one of the last things the eye notices, having it on the floor makes a neutral palette seem complex and sophisticated. Bonus: Textured materials are great for hiding stains.
The combination of tile and hardwood in this space creates a geometric and eye-catching rug-like pattern without actually having a rug in the space. Keeping bare floors under a dining table — especially in a home with children — is a practical choice that makes clean-up easier. Tile is an especially durable and functional choice, and the mixture of materials makes for a room that is unique.
For a layered flooring look, try mixing materials throughout the adjoining spaces. The cool, crisp stone in the foyer of this home is a stark and appealing contrast to the warm, rich hardwoods. The rug blends the two materials and colors, making the room pleasing to the eye and creating cohesiveness throughout the living areas.
When you're in doubt, bare and beautiful hardwood floors are always a great choice for a dining room. Apart from bare floors being an easy-to-clean solution for an oft-used, crumb-collecting space, their color adds warmth and a welcoming touch.
Painted floors are an ideal choice for the warmth and color of a rug combined with the ease and charm of hardwood floors. Using similar tones to those of the walls and furniture gives a uniformity and flow to the room, while opposing colors on the floor adds interest. Rolling your hardwood floors with a bold color can be an inexpensive and dramatic choice for refinishing damaged hardwood floors.