Tips For Designing A Guest Worthy Dining Room

Tips For Designing A Guest Worthy Dining Room

Whether you’re having family over for a holiday or inviting the ladies (or guys) over for drinks and game night, you want to have a dining room that makes people happy to be there. You want space for all the potential people that will need to sit around your table, and you want them to be comfortable while they’re sitting there. You also want a dining room that is comforting to your family and inviting to them.

It seems like these days people are busier than normal, so just getting the family to sit down at the table can be a huge chore. As much if a hassle as it is, having a family dinner time lets your family have more time for bonding.

 

Picking The Right Table And Chairs

 

Your perfect dining room needs to have the perfect furniture. Your table should be something that will fit with the decor you are intending to have, and you need to have enough chairs for the people that will sit at your table on a regular basis, as well as the ones that may pop in from time to time.

 

Consider investing in a nice pair of host and hostess chairs for the lady and the man of the house. These stand out from your other chairs and sit at the ends of the table where you’ll sit. As for as added invitees, you may want to have a few less fancy stackable chairs that you can put in a corner. Something more comfortable than folding chairs.

 

Your Centerpiece

 

Every dining room table needs a centerpiece. It may depend on the holiday or the time of year on what your centerpiece is. You may want fresh cut flowers from your yard during the spring and maybe something festive and red during the Christmas holiday time.

 

Storing Your China

 

If your living room has the room and you have some great vintage or fancy dishes, you might want to invest in a hutch to keep your dishes in. It will make them visible and easy to get to. Plus you’ll be able to show them off even if you aren’t using them.

 

Colors That Make You Hungry

 

It’s your dining room, so you want people to do some eating while they are in there. Consider taking a queue from the fast food companies that know how to use colors to make people want to eat. Orange and red are a couple of the colors that work to make people want to eat, so integrate those colors in your dining room decor.

 

You may want to have a nice relaxing color, like blue, as well. This will promote happiness and relaxation in this room you share with friends and family.

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