Walls are Sherwin Williams Wool Skein. Lantern from Visual Comfort. Dining chairs from Lee Industries. Table fromHickory Chair. Custom banquette with F. Schumacher upholstered back.

Urban Oak Photography
Small eclectic dining room in Other with beige walls, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Tria Giovan
This is an example of a mid-sized traditional kitchen/dining combo in Houston with beige walls, ceramic floors and no fireplace.

Photography By: Larry Taylor Photography
Large traditional separate dining room in Orlando with grey walls and dark hardwood floors.

These custom drapery panels make the room! We love how inviting the window becomes with the custom window seat and fun accent pillows. Photo by Johnny Stevens

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional dining room in Chicago with grey walls, light hardwood floors and no fireplace.

Mike Schwartz
Photo of a mid-sized transitional open plan dining in Chicago with beige walls, dark hardwood floors and no fireplace.

Werner Straube
Photo of a large traditional separate dining room in Chicago with beige walls, dark hardwood floors, no fireplace and brown floor.

Photo of a mid-sized separate dining room in Atlanta with beige walls and dark hardwood floors.

Laura Redd Interiors, removed wall and expanded the living area, created a new look for the kitchen, and created a great outdoor living space.
Photo of a mid-sized traditional kitchen/dining combo in Raleigh with medium hardwood floors.

Modern - Contemporary Interior Designs By J Design Group in Miami, Florida. Aventura Magazine selected one of our contemporary interior design projects and they said: Shortly after Jennifer Corredor’s interior design clients bought a four-bedroom, three bath home last year, the couple suffered through a period of buyer’s remorse. While they loved the Bay Harbor Islands location and the 4,000-square-foot, one-story home’s potential for beauty and ample entertaining space, they felt the living and dining areas were too restricted and looked very small. They feared they had bought the wrong house. “My clients thought the brown wall separating these spaces from the kitchen created a somber mood and darkness, and they were unhappy after they had bought the house,” says Corredor of the J. Design Group in Coral Gables. “So we decided to renovate and tear down the wall to make a galley kitchen.” Mathy Garcia Chesnick, a sales director with Cervera Real Estate, and husband Andrew Chesnick, an executive for the new Porsche Design Tower residential project in Sunny Isles, liked the idea of incorporating the kitchen area into the living and dining spaces. Since they have two young children, the couple felt those areas were too narrow for easy, open living. At first, Corredor was afraid a structural beam could get in the way and impede the restoration process. But after doing research, she learned that problem did not exist, and there was nothing to hinder the project from moving forward. So she collapsed the wall to create one large kitchen, living and dining space. Then she changed the flooring, using 36x36-inch light slabs of gold Bianco marble, replacing the wood that had been there before. This process also enlarged the look of the space, giving it lightness, brightness and zoom. “By eliminating the wall and adding the marble we amplified the new and expanded public area,” says Corredor, who is known for optimizing space in creative ways. “And I used sheer white window treatments which further opened things up creating an airy, balmy space. The transformation is astonishing! It looks like a different place.” Part of that transformation included stripping the “awful” brown kitchen cabinets and replacing them with clean-lined, white ones from Italy. She also added a functional island and mint chocolate granite countertops. At one end of the kitchen space, Corredor designed dark wood shelving where Mathy displays her collection of cookbooks. “Mathy cooks a great deal, and they entertain on a regular basis,” says Corredor. “The island we created is where she likes to serve the kids breakfast and have family members gather. And when they have a dinner party, everyone can mill in and out of the kitchen-galley, dining and living areas while able to see everything going on around them. It looks and functions so much better.” Corredor extended the Bianco marble flooring to other open areas of the house, nearly everywhere except for the bedrooms. She also changed the powder room, which is annexed to the kitchen. She applied white linear glass on the walls and added a new white square sink by Hastings. Clean and fresh, the room is reminiscent of a little jewel box. I n the living room, Corredor designed a showpiece wall unit of exotic cherry wood with an aqua center to bring back some warmth that modernizing naturally strips away. The designer also changed the room’s lighting, introducing a new system that eschews a switch. Instead, it works by remote and also dims to create various moods for different social engagements. “The lighting is wonderful and enhances everything else we have done in these open spaces,” says Corredor. T he dining room overlooks the pool and yard, with large, floorto- ceiling window brings the outdoors inside. A chandelier above the dining table is another expression of openness, like the lens of a person’s eyeglasses. “We wanted this unusual piece because its sort of translucence takes you outside without ever moving from the room,” explains Corredor. “The family members love seeing the yard and pool from the living and dining space. It’s also great for entertaining friends and business associates. They can get a real feel for the subtropical elegance of Miami.” N earby, the front door was originally brown so she repainted it a sleek lacquered white. This bright consistency helps maintain a constant eye flow from one section of the open areas to another. Everything is visible in the new extended space and creates a bright and inviting atmosphere. “It was important to modernize and update the house without totally changing the character,” says Corredor. “We organized everything well and it turned out beautifully, just as we envisioned it.” While nothing on the home’s exterior was changed, Corredor worked her magic in the master bedroom by adding panels with a wavelike motif to again bring elements of the outside in. The room is austere and clean lined, elegant, peaceful and not cluttered with unnecessary furnishings. In the master bath, Corredor removed the existing cabinets and made another large cherry wood cabinet, this time with double sinks for husband and wife. She also added frosted green glass to give a spa-like aura to the spacious room. T hroughout the house are splashy canvases from Mathy’s personal art collection. She likes to add color to the decor through the art while the backdrops remain a soothing white. The end result is a divine, refined interior, light, bright and open. “The owners are thrilled, and we were able to complete the renovation in a few months,” says Corredor. “Everything turned out how it should be.” J Design Group Call us. 305-444-4611 Miami modern, Contemporary Interior Designers, Modern Interior Designers, Coco Plum Interior Designers, Sunny Isles Interior Designers, Pinecrest Interior Designers, J Design Group interiors, South Florida designers, Best Miami Designers, Miami interiors, Miami décor, Miami Beach Designers, Best Miami Interior Designers, Miami Beach Interiors, Luxurious Design in Miami, Top designers, Deco Miami, Luxury interiors, Miami Beach Luxury Interiors, Miami Interior Design, Miami Interior Design Firms, Beach front, Top Interior Designers, top décor, Top Miami Decorators, Miami luxury condos, modern interiors, Modern, Pent house design, white interiors, Top Miami Interior Decorators, Top Miami Interior Designers, Modern Designers in Miami, J Design Group Call us. 305-444-4611 www.JDesignGroup.com

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional separate dining room in Toronto with yellow walls and dark hardwood floors.

Dining Room Tim Lee Photography
Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional separate dining room in New York with grey walls, medium hardwood floors and no fireplace.

Pecky Cypress ceilings framed with white beams. Built-in banquet. Open living design. This home is certified LEED-H Platinum. Photo by Matt McCorteney.

This is the breakfast area of the kitchen. It features a drum shade pendant fixture with a custom fabric on it. The custom made drapery treatments feature a custom pole with fabric by Romo and wooden trim by Samuel and Sons. The wooden expanding table is by Henredon. It has a hand planed top. There are two different styles of chairs. One style which is more traditional has a worn painted finish. The host and hostess char are like mini wing chairs meant for leisurely meals. The design is an interesting combination of colors and styles. Designer: Jo Ann Alston Photgrapher: Peter Rymwid

Photography: Paul Dyer
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional kitchen/dining combo in San Francisco with beige walls and ceramic floors.

Project: 6000 sq. ft. Pebble Beach estate. Breakfast Nook.
Design ideas for a small traditional separate dining room in Seattle with yellow walls, medium hardwood floors and no fireplace.

A European-California influenced Custom Home sits on a hill side with an incredible sunset view of Saratoga Lake. This exterior is finished with reclaimed Cypress, Stucco and Stone. While inside, the gourmet kitchen, dining and living areas, custom office/lounge and Witt designed and built yoga studio create a perfect space for entertaining and relaxation. Nestle in the sun soaked veranda or unwind in the spa-like master bath; this home has it all. Photos by Randall Perry Photography.

Photography by Jesus Fuentes
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary open plan dining in Other with grey walls, ceramic floors and no fireplace.