I love the contrast of the textures and colours in the dining room. Very eclectic which is my kind of thing. But it still ties in with the colour scheme we have in the kitchen which is btw adjacent to our dining room.
The dining room is one of the rooms we put in order after the study and our bedrooms when we moved in.
What I like in our dining room:
- The in-ceiling speakers. Glad that we decided to put a pair in the dining room as well as it is nice to listen to soft music while dining.
- The overall size. Not too huge, not cramped. I was not sure if we could fit the hutch and buffet but when we placed them in the room, there was still enough space to move about.
- The huge window is perfect. It's bright there at daytime. Big difference from what we had in the previous home which only had 2 small windows in the dining room.
- The dining room is adjacent to the living room which is nice especially when we entertain. Guests can choose to sit in the living room while some can stay in the dining area. It still feels like one party :). As for the kids, they do their own partying which is around the house :).
- It is also adjacent to and easily accessible from the kitchen.
- The chandelier that we put. Right size for a not-so-huge dining table which can sit 6 to 8 people. When we have friends over, at least 8 people can comfortably sit there.
What's left to be done:
- The drapes. They need hemming. Although we're thinking of replacing them with something else.
- Accent wall needs to be painted. I am leaning towards a terra cotta colour. But I can't do it at the moment because we have burgundy leather couches in the adjacent living room.
- Paint the dining room (and the adjacent living room) with grey colour.
- Hang some wall decors. Or maybe not. I kind of like that we only have the mirror above the server.
So yeah, that's what you'll see in our dining room if you come dine with us.
