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Dining Room Furniture Essentials
Posted by in Dining Room Designs on July 16, 2011
There’s no place in the home that holds more luscious memories than the dining room. By all means, it must be made of good taste. You can’t imagine how a casual dinner can turn par extraordinaire with simply the right furniture in all the right places. After all, dinners are not just about food. They’re mostly about people who are happy to find the time to be together and happier for the comfort they have while enjoying each other. If this means anything to you, you don’t want to compromise, so make sure you’ve got the right dining furniture to make your dining memories perfect for a keeping.
You’ll want to begin with a scenario of things to come in this part of the house. Do you see a lot of dinner parties with friends and relatives within the next few years or will it be just you and hubby ever lost in each other’s gazes on candlelit evenings? You can anticipate the level of wear-and-tear and determine what materials should of. You’ll also want to consider the people who’ll be dining with you on a regular basis. Childless couples who would have mostly adult friends over may find it a fantastic idea to invest on expensive, delicate china. A growing family with progressively rowdy kids may not. When designing your dining room, it is, therefore, important to anticipate its degree of use so you can make more suitable options.
Design is integral to any well-furnished space and should not be a problem unless it interferes with comfort. Between the two, comfort should have the upper hand. Your table has to provide “elbow room” of at least 25-32 inches horizontally and 30 inches across it. Chairs should be no less than three feet away from from the table so diners could conveniently move about their seats while dining at an ideal height of 29-30 inches – you don’t want to be slouching to reach your food or reach too high. Stability is paramount to all dining tables so whatever direction you’re taking with yours, Art Nouveau, Elizabeth I, Regency, make sure it holds up firmly from wherever angle you lean on it Read the rest of this entry »
How to Create An Elite Dining Room Design
Posted by in Dining Room Designs on July 16, 2011
Creating an elegant, elite dining space takes more than just money; it takes an eye for design. Knowing how to blend all the elements of the room into one cohesive design can create a dining room your guests will remember for a long time.
It is important to first analyze the space your dining room will occupy; it is best not to make any style choices until after this step. The structure and architecture of the space will be the one unchangeable element in the room design. Look over the room and see if there are any strong visual elements to work with. These include large windows, vaulted ceilings, any exposed beams and built in cabinets or woodwork. Once this step has been done look for styles that naturally go with the room; a serious design mistake is to try working against the natural architecture of a space. The human eye is drawn towards symmetry and in order for a room to be visually pleasing everything must come together in harmony.
Many different styles of design can be made more luxurious; it’s not as much about the style as it is the way it’s done. Most elite dining spaces are striking; while the design is fluid and harmonious it has a few features that really make the space pop. A large, beautiful table should be the focal point of any elite dining room. The chairs should either incorporate rich upholstery, fine woodwork or bold slipcovers. The fixture directly above the dining table should be fine and dramatic; a tasteful chandelier is a classic statement in a richly decorated dining area.
It’s wise to choose between either intricate details and patterns or bold colors. A classic bold color palette is the elegant black and white color scheme and this can easily become unbalanced if things are not kept minimalistic. Read the rest of this entry »