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Dining Room Design Ideas with Light Hardwood Floors and Dark Hardwood Floors

Brunswick Parlour
Brunswick Parlour
Mihaly SlocombeMihaly Slocombe
Brunswick Parlour transforms a Victorian cottage into a hard-working, personalised home for a family of four. Our clients loved the character of their Brunswick terrace home, but not its inefficient floor plan and poor year-round thermal control. They didn't need more space, they just needed their space to work harder. The front bedrooms remain largely untouched, retaining their Victorian features and only introducing new cabinetry. Meanwhile, the main bedroom’s previously pokey en suite and wardrobe have been expanded, adorned with custom cabinetry and illuminated via a generous skylight. At the rear of the house, we reimagined the floor plan to establish shared spaces suited to the family’s lifestyle. Flanked by the dining and living rooms, the kitchen has been reoriented into a more efficient layout and features custom cabinetry that uses every available inch. In the dining room, the Swiss Army Knife of utility cabinets unfolds to reveal a laundry, more custom cabinetry, and a craft station with a retractable desk. Beautiful materiality throughout infuses the home with warmth and personality, featuring Blackbutt timber flooring and cabinetry, and selective pops of green and pink tones. The house now works hard in a thermal sense too. Insulation and glazing were updated to best practice standard, and we’ve introduced several temperature control tools. Hydronic heating installed throughout the house is complemented by an evaporative cooling system and operable skylight. The result is a lush, tactile home that increases the effectiveness of every existing inch to enhance daily life for our clients, proving that good design doesn’t need to add space to add value.
Wheelers Hill home
Wheelers Hill home
Jasmine McClelland DesignJasmine McClelland Design
This stunning black bar cabinetry works beautifully with this dining table and chairs.
Contemporary dining room in Melbourne with light hardwood floors and beige floor.
Hambleton
Hambleton
Daniela Fulford PhotographyDaniela Fulford Photography
Modern dining room in Melbourne with white walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.
Kitchen/Dining
Kitchen/Dining
Drift InteriorsDrift Interiors
Design ideas for a large contemporary open plan dining in Wollongong with white walls, light hardwood floors and a two-sided fireplace.
Barkly Street
Barkly Street
S&A StairsS&A Stairs
Where form meets class. This stunning contemporary stair features beautiful American Oak timbers contrasting with a striking steel balustrade with feature timber panelling underneath the flight. This elegant design takes up residence in Mazzei’s Royal Melbourne Hospital Lottery home.
Yarrawarrah Private Residence
Yarrawarrah Private Residence
Michelle Viret DesignMichelle Viret Design
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary kitchen/dining combo in Sydney with white walls, light hardwood floors, a two-sided fireplace, a tile fireplace surround and brown floor.
Kaimana
Kaimana
Innovative Design and Build GroupInnovative Design and Build Group
This is an example of a modern dining room in Brisbane with white walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.
Dining Room | Project Coolum
Dining Room | Project Coolum
desculptodesculpto
Gatherings filled with family, cherished memories, and heartwarming laughter, all set against the backdrop of a meticulously crafted, serene yet carefully curated dining space.
Post & Gable House
Post & Gable House
Kirsten Johnstone ArchitectureKirsten Johnstone Architecture
Inspiration for an expansive contemporary kitchen/dining combo in Melbourne with white walls, light hardwood floors and brown floor.
A classic family home,  Hampton's style
A classic family home, Hampton's style
My Beautiful AbodeMy Beautiful Abode
With a strict instruction to avoid a coastal theme, the brief for this home was to create a classic style that is easy for family living.
Photo of a beach style dining room in Melbourne with white walls, light hardwood floors, beige floor and decorative wall panelling.
Mosman Village House
Mosman Village House
Annie Bowen DesignAnnie Bowen Design
Stepping off the plane and through the door of their new home, the clients are embraced by serene spaces with pops of colour.
This is an example of a large contemporary dining room in Sydney with white walls and light hardwood floors.
U House
U House
C. Kairouz ArchitectsC. Kairouz Architects
Open plan dining space connected to kitchen & living room with wall of cabinetry that hides a mirrored bar and views outside.
This is an example of a modern open plan dining in Melbourne with white walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.
dining project
dining project
Inventory InteriorInventory Interior
Photo of a contemporary dining room in Sydney with grey walls, light hardwood floors, no fireplace, beige floor and panelled walls.
Flinders , Sailors Whisk
Flinders , Sailors Whisk
Mermaid Bay InteriorsMermaid Bay Interiors
Inspiration for a mid-sized beach style kitchen/dining combo in Melbourne with light hardwood floors, white walls, a concrete fireplace surround and planked wall panelling.
Caringbah South Renovation
Caringbah South Renovation
Coastal Hamptons Design StudioCoastal Hamptons Design Studio
Photo of a contemporary dining room in Sydney with white walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.
Taringa House
Taringa House
Shane Marsh ArchitectsShane Marsh Architects
This is an example of a mid-sized midcentury open plan dining in Brisbane with white walls, light hardwood floors, brown floor and recessed.
Contemporary Residence
Contemporary Residence
UserUser
Design ideas for a contemporary dining room in Melbourne with grey walls and dark hardwood floors.
New build
New build
schemes & spacesschemes & spaces
Clean and contemporary dining area with feature pendants
This is an example of a large contemporary dining room in Sydney with dark hardwood floors.
Transitional Dining Room
Transitional Dining Room
Transitional dining room in Sydney with white walls, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.
Cremorne Residence
Cremorne Residence
Jodie Carter DesignJodie Carter Design
Dining room featuring built in cabinetry and seating with storage. Great little reading nook. VJ panelling in Dulux Kimberley Tree
Inspiration for a mid-sized beach style open plan dining in Sydney with white walls, light hardwood floors and panelled walls.

Dining Room Design Ideas with Light Hardwood Floors and Dark Hardwood Floors

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