This is an example of a contemporary dining room in New York with white walls, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Natural Woven Weave Shades highlight the windows in this dining room.
Inspiration for a mid-sized beach style open plan dining in San Diego with beige walls, dark hardwood floors, no fireplace and brown floor.

Mountain Peek

Centre Sky Architecture Ltd

Design ideas for a large country open plan dining in Other with medium hardwood floors, a stone fireplace surround, brown floor and a corner fireplace.

Extensive Home Remodel - Magnolia, TX

Morning Star Builders LTD

Kolanowski Studio
This is an example of a large mediterranean kitchen/dining combo in Houston with brick floors, beige walls and brown floor.

Long Dune Lane, Truro

Hammer Architects

Peter Vanderwarker
Design ideas for a mid-sized midcentury open plan dining in Boston with white walls, a two-sided fireplace, light hardwood floors, a concrete fireplace surround and brown floor.

Oakley Home Builders

Photo of a mid-sized traditional separate dining room in Chicago with grey walls, dark hardwood floors, no fireplace and brown floor.

Modern Farmhouse Charm

Everything Home

This Westfield modern farmhouse blends rustic warmth with contemporary flair. Our design features reclaimed wood accents, clean lines, and neutral palettes, offering a perfect balance of tradition and sophistication. This dining space showcases a wooden oval-shaped table surrounded by comfortable chairs. A captivating artwork adorns the wall, serving as the focal point of this sophisticated space. Project completed by Wendy Langston's Everything Home interior design firm, which serves Carmel, Zionsville, Fishers, Westfield, Noblesville, and Indianapolis. For more about Everything Home, see here: https://everythinghomedesigns.com/ To learn more about this project, see here: https://everythinghomedesigns.com/portfolio/westfield-modern-farmhouse-design/

Tarde de domingo

MV Interiorismo

Photo of an eclectic dining room in Other with beige walls and brown floor.

Winchester - Living room

Interior Fox

Photo of a contemporary dining room in Hampshire with white walls, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Kitchen/ Dining

Kia Designs

Design ideas for a mid-sized modern kitchen/dining combo in London with grey walls, brown floor and coffered.

Little Venice Georgian Townhouse

Margot Tsim Interiors

Photo of a large contemporary dining room in London with white walls, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Eagle Rock Craftsman Renovation

Julia Chasman Design

Design ideas for an eclectic dining room in Los Angeles with white walls, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Happy Place

Susan Semmelmann Interiors- Award Winning Designer

Uniting Greek Revival & Westlake Sophistication for a truly unforgettable home. Let Susan Semmelmann Interiors guide you in creating an exquisite living space that blends timeless elegance with contemporary comforts. Susan Semmelmann's unique approach to design is evident in this project, where Greek Revival meets Westlake sophistication in a harmonious fusion of style and luxury. Our team of skilled artisans at our Fort Worth Fabric Studio crafts custom-made bedding, draperies, and upholsteries, ensuring that each room reflects your personal taste and vision. The dining room showcases our commitment to innovation, featuring a stunning stone table with a custom brass base, beautiful wallpaper, and an elegant crystal light. Our use of vibrant hues of blues and greens in the formal living room brings a touch of life and energy to the space, while the grand room lives up to its name with sophisticated light fixtures and exquisite furnishings. In the kitchen, we've combined whites and golds with splashes of black and touches of green leather in the bar stools to create a one-of-a-kind space that is both functional and luxurious. The primary suite offers a fresh and inviting atmosphere, adorned with blues, whites, and a charming floral wallpaper. Each bedroom in the Happy Place is a unique sanctuary, featuring an array of colors such as purples, plums, pinks, blushes, and greens. These custom spaces are further enhanced by the attention to detail found in our Susan Semmelmann Interiors workroom creations. Trust Susan Semmelmann and her 23 years of interior design expertise to bring your dream home to life, creating a masterpiece you'll be proud to call your own.

Paddington

Stella Rossa Design and Build

Design ideas for a transitional dining room in London with white walls, medium hardwood floors, no fireplace, brown floor and brick walls.

Home Staging 3-Zimmer-Wohnung

DETAILBLICK | Home Staging & Interiors

Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary open plan dining in Frankfurt with vinyl floors and brown floor.

гостиная

Анна Калягина

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional dining room in Moscow with blue walls, dark hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and brown floor.

Elegant Dining Room

Rose & Lily Interiors

This dining room is not only elegant but timeless. All the selections from Performance fabric to wallpaper were made keeping the client's needs in mind. They will enjoy this space for years to come.

The Bedford House

Lori Dennis Interior Design

Modern Dining Room in an open floor plan, sits between the Living Room, Kitchen and Backyard Patio. The modern electric fireplace wall is finished in distressed grey plaster. Modern Dining Room Furniture in Black and white is paired with a sculptural glass chandelier. Floor to ceiling windows and modern sliding glass doors expand the living space to the outdoors.

A Warm Welcome

TKS Design Group

Download our free ebook, Creating the Ideal Kitchen. DOWNLOAD NOW The homeowner and his wife had lived in this beautiful townhome in Oak Brook overlooking a small lake for over 13 years. The home is open and airy with vaulted ceilings and full of mementos from world adventures through the years, including to Cambodia, home of their much-adored sponsored daughter. The home, full of love and memories was host to a growing extended family of children and grandchildren. This was THE place. When the homeowner’s wife passed away suddenly and unexpectedly, he became determined to create a space that would continue to welcome and host his family and the many wonderful family memories that lay ahead but with an eye towards functionality. We started out by evaluating how the space would be used. Cooking and watching sports were key factors. So, we shuffled the current dining table into a rarely used living room whereby enlarging the kitchen. The kitchen now houses two large islands – one for prep and the other for seating and buffet space. We removed the wall between kitchen and family room to encourage interaction during family gatherings and of course a clear view to the game on TV. We also removed a dropped ceiling in the kitchen, and wow, what a difference. Next, we added some drama with a large arch between kitchen and dining room creating a stunning architectural feature between those two spaces. This arch echoes the shape of the large arch at the front door of the townhome, providing drama and significance to the space. The kitchen itself is large but does not have much wall space, which is a common challenge when removing walls. We added a bit more by resizing the double French doors to a balcony at the side of the house which is now just a single door. This gave more breathing room to the range wall and large stone hood but still provides access and light. We chose a neutral pallet of black, white, and white oak, with punches of blue at the counter stools in the kitchen. The cabinetry features a white shaker door at the perimeter for a crisp outline. Countertops and custom hood are black Caesarstone, and the islands are a soft white oak adding contrast and warmth. Two large built ins between the kitchen and dining room function as pantry space as well as area to display flowers or seasonal decorations. We repeated the blue in the dining room where we added a fresh coat of paint to the existing built ins, along with painted wainscot paneling. Above the wainscot is a neutral grass cloth wallpaper which provides a lovely backdrop for a wall of important mementos and artifacts. The dining room table and chairs were refinished and re-upholstered, and a new rug and window treatments complete the space. The room now feels ready to host more formal gatherings or can function as a quiet spot to enjoy a cup of morning coffee.

Interni di essenza Mediterranea

Marta Benet

In questo progetto d’interni situato a pochi metri dal mare abbiamo deciso di utilizzare uno stile mediterraneo contemporaneo attraverso la scelta di finiture artigianali come i pavimenti in terracotta o le piastrelle fatte a mano. L’uso di materiali naturali e prodotti artigianali si ripetono anche sul arredo scelto per questa casa come i mobili in legno, le decorazioni con oggetti tradizionali, le opere d’arte e le luminarie in ceramica, fatte ‘adhoc’ per questo progetto.

Dining Room Design Ideas with Black Floor and Brown Floor

A dining room can be used for casual dining, integrated into an open plan and connected to the living and kitchen areas; or as a formal space reserved solely for entertaining. While it may not be used frequently, it is a great focal point in the home, and requires little furnishings. Here's what you need to consider before you start planning a new dining room...

How will you use your dining room?

First, consider how frequently you will use the space. If you plan on using your dining room on a daily basis, a casual dining set-up with sturdy, long-lasting furniture is best. As for where you position it – well, any unused space in the home can be converted into a casual dining space, whether it be at the end of a kitchen island, or at the bottom of the stairs. A formal dining room, on the other hand, is more suited to a dedicated space, which is more common in heritage homes where space originally wasn’t at a premium. Perhaps you want your dining room to multi-task and accommodate everyday meals, homework sessions and grown-up dinner parties… If that’s the case, furniture is key. Look for versatile dining tables in either Australian or New Zealand hardwood or weathered timber for a more rustic look. These won’t show up sticky fingerprints as much and can be dressed up for guests.

What size and shape should your dining table be?

Your dining table should be able to seat all family members with some room for additional guests – each person should have at least 60 centimetres of space at the table. The right size, however, also depends on how much room you have. A general rule of thumb is to leave no less than 1 metre from the dining table to the wall or any additional furniture, so people have enough room to comfortably move around the space. Rectangular dining tables are versatile and can work in a variety of settings, while oval dining tables are more traditional and can turn any meal into an occasion. If you have a tight space to work in, a round dining table is best, and also a great option if you want to encourage conversation. A square dining table can be a dramatic addition to a dining room, but only if you have the space. It allows everyone at the table to see each other, but the bigger the table, the harder it will be able to hold a conversation with someone at the other end.

What type of dining chairs should you choose?

Once you’ve decided on a dining table, look for dining chairs that share a common design element. If your dining table legs are curved, for example, try to match them with dining chairs that have a similar curve, either in the legs or back. Next, consider the dimensions of the chair. The height of your dining chairs should allow at least 30 centimetres between the top of the seat and the top of the table. And to keep your tush happy, avoid dining chairs narrower than 45 centimetres.

How can you decorate your dining room?

Dining rooms are relatively minimal spaces, but that makes them a great place to splash a little colour through artwork, especially if yours is a formal dining room. If your dining room is lacking warmth, consider painting the walls a deep shade of red or blue, or go contemporary with black or grey. A cosy rug will make the space feel more intimate, while a sideboard or cabinet of curiosities will further personalise the space. Often overlooked, dining room lighting can also drastically alter the mood of a room, creating drama, spurring romance or encouraging conversation. Opt for soft lighting in the dining area with dimmer switches, and choose oversized pendants in large, open spaces or to make the dining area more of a focal point. Finally, add some table settings, such as a lace tablecloth for a whimsy feel, or a more basic table runner for a chic look. If you need some help designing your dining room, consider checking the Houzz directory of interior designers, home stylists, cabinet makers and more!