10 ways To update Your dining room — Without changing The furniture


Is your dining room looking dated? here are some budget fixes that don’t involve jettisoning a beloved a family heirloom, or purchasing a new table and chairs right before the gift-giving season. Click through for 10 ways to get your dining room holiday ready without starting from scratch.

Light fixtures are typically front and center in a dining room, and play a major role in setting the tone. designers are moving away from sparkly crystal drops towards more sculptural designs. designer Sam Sacks makes her trad velvet-upholstered dining chairs look more futuristic with an articulated, sculptural fixture.

Photographer: Alex Lukey

Source: house & home November 2015

Designer: Sam Sacks

Warm metals and brass have made serious inroads into all corners of the design world. Gold and brass-toned tableware was once super scarce, but now many brands carry a version of this major trend.

Photographer: Donna Griffith

Source: house & home November 2013

Designer: produced by Sasha Seymour

In designer Wendy Davis’s home, two rare Warhol prints of Mick Jagger give the minimalist dining room a shot of star power.

Photographer: Virginia Macdonald

Source: house & home September 2017

Designer: Wendy Davis

Fresh white panels are a quiet counterpoint in this exuberant floral-wallpapered dining room. Don’t forget to use drapery hardware as jewelry: the brass finish matches the pendant light.

Photographer: Courtesy of studio McGee

Designer: studio McGee

Don’t underestimate the power of a new tablecloth and napkins. This floral stunner picks up the colors of the china pattern to rich effect, and the layering creates major drama.

Fotograf: Angus Fergusson

Source: house & home November 2012

Designer: Kai Ethier

Appetite is typically triggered by colors such as red, but hues on the cooler spectrum are livable and calming. create an enveloping sensory experience with a dark, moody paint, such as deep forest green.

Photographer: Michael Graydon and Nikole Herriot

Source: house & home October 2014

Products: wall colour, Billiard Table (S-H-490), Behr

Designer: Prop styling by Stacey Smithers. Food styling by Ashley Denton

Mirrors give dimension and depth to a room, and don’t pass up a chance to reflect candlelight glow in a dining room to add a more festive atmosphere.

Photographer: Donna Griffith

Source: house & home November 2013

Designer: produced by Sasha Seymour

Rugs are an effective way to inject pattern and color into a dining room, and they create a welcoming softness underfoot — the perfect way to make holiday guests feel at home.

Fotograf: Angus Fergusson

Source: house & home October 2012

Designer: Joel Bray

Give chairs a mini makeover with a Scandi staple, the fleece throw. It makes long dinner parties so comfortable for guests, they may never want at forlade.

Fotograf: Angus Fergusson

Kilde: Hus og hjem november 2012

Designer: Food Styling af Ashley Denton. Prop styling af sasha seymour

Designer Grace Castaneda syede en tung, guldbullion frynse til DIY Velvet-duge i hendes land hjem til ferien for at klæde sig op på den chunky, rustikke stil på bordet og give det lidt ekstra tilstedeværelse.

Fotograf: Donna Griffith

Kilde: Hus og hjem november 2013

Designer: Grace Castaneda

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