Dining Photos

Chris Snook
Photo of a traditional dining room in London with a stone fireplace surround, black walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace and brown floor.

As a builder of custom homes primarily on the Northshore of Chicago, Raugstad has been building custom homes, and homes on speculation for three generations. Our commitment is always to the client. From commencement of the project all the way through to completion and the finishing touches, we are right there with you – one hundred percent. As your go-to Northshore Chicago custom home builder, we are proud to put our name on every completed Raugstad home.

The walls of this formal dining room have all been paneled and painted a crisp white to set off the stark gray used on the upper part of the walls, above the paneling. Ceilings are coffered and a dramatic large pendant lamp is placed centered in the paneled ceiling. A silk light grey rug sits proud under a 12' wide custom dining table. Reclaimed wood planks from Canada and an industrial steel base harden the soft lines of the room and provide a bit of whimsy. Dining benches sit on one side of the table, and four leather and nail head studded chairs flank the other side. The table comfortably sits a party of 12.

Photo of a mid-sized traditional separate dining room in Orange County with black walls, dark hardwood floors and no fireplace.

This project began with a handsome center-entrance Colonial Revival house in a neighborhood where land values and house sizes had grown enormously since my clients moved there in the 1980s. Tear-downs had become standard in the area, but the house was in excellent condition and had a lovely recent kitchen. So we kept the existing structure as a starting point for additions that would maximize the potential beauty and value of the site A highly detailed Gambrel-roofed gable reaches out to the street with a welcoming entry porch. The existing dining room and stair hall were pushed out with new glazed walls to create a bright and expansive interior. At the living room, a new angled bay brings light and a feeling of spaciousness to what had been a rather narrow room. At the back of the house, a six-sided family room with a vaulted ceiling wraps around the existing kitchen. Skylights in the new ceiling bring light to the old kitchen windows and skylights. At the head of the new stairs, a book-lined sitting area is the hub between the master suite, home office, and other bedrooms.

(Wall): Black Ink 2127-20, Aura Eggshell (Trim): Chantilly Lace OC-65 Aura Semi-Gloss (Ceiling): Black Ink 2127-20, Aura Interior Matte
Traditional dining room in New York with medium hardwood floors, brown floor and black walls.

This is an example of a traditional dining room in Minneapolis with black walls and brown floor.

Walls are Sherwin Williams French Roast with Creamy trim.
Design ideas for a large traditional dining room in Little Rock with no fireplace and black walls.

Jane Lockhart's designer Jeff Palmeter created a beautiful sculpture made of china plates in the dining room against a charcoal gray wall (Benjamin Moore Kendal Gray. Brandon Barré courtesy Kylemore Communities

We, Revealing Assets, Staged this dining room in a beautiful 2-Story Tudor-style in Edmonton, AB for the purpose of a Magazine Photo Shoot the following day. Beautiful space for entertaining with amazing architectural features!

Traditional dining room in Atlanta with black walls.

Design ideas for a traditional dining room in Moscow with black walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional separate dining room in Atlanta with medium hardwood floors and black walls.

This is an example of an expansive traditional open plan dining in Nuremberg with black walls and medium hardwood floors.

A circular informal dining table is centered between the expansive kitchen and great room, and also services the covered porch and grilling area. Its visual impact begins at the home’s entry hallway.

Design ideas for a traditional dining room in Los Angeles with black walls, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Alise O'Brien Photography
Traditional dining room in St Louis with black walls, medium hardwood floors and a standard fireplace.

The dining room connects to parlor, and both impart drama and depth with moody black walls paired with stark whites, with accents of brass and pops of neutral. The room is updated with high chair rail, a vigorous patterned ceiling by a North Carolina artist and a generous table that seats ten.

Michael Patch
This is an example of a traditional separate dining room in Other with black walls, dark hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and brown floor.