▷ 10 ideas for a cozy dining room

  No matter what time passes, the dining room will always be a gathering point for family and friends. And that is why interior decorators do their best to convert make dining rooms cozy, to spend hours and hours sitting around the table chatting. Would you like to learn how to decorate a dining room that is cozy by yourself? Well keep reading! What we have some ideas to give you that you can adapt to the dining room of your house!

All in one? You don't have to be overwhelmed!

You are not the only one who is forced to have your dining room in the living room. And this may be small, and right now you are overwhelmed with the idea of ​​how to make it a practical and cozy space. So, , how can you distribute everything to make it perfect? If by chance the kitchen is near the dining room, our advice is to throw the walls down, to make the space seem a little bigger. Thus, mount the living room on the wall closest to the balcony, or the largest window, , while the dining room will be at the midpoint of the path, being a dividing point between the kitchen and the living room. Isn't it possible because the kitchen is far away? Well, when you got married we recommend that win the balcony to living room . If it is a space that you hardly use, add it to your living room, to make it look a little bigger, and put the dining area there. That way you won't steal room space! It turns out that you can't use any of our previous suggestions? In that case you will have to try to put the living room as close to the balcony or window area as you can , with a small folding table, about four chairs. The rest you will have to have them folded or stacked for when you have a visit. Although, if it is only going to be a table to use in the family, because you have decided to mount the dining room elsewhere, then buys a round table, which is better for small spaces.

Bring the table to life

It does not matter what decorative style you have chosen. In a dining room, the table will always be the focal point of the decor, and if it has a bland decor, then the decor of the entire room will seem bland and left. So you have to worry about getting the table to have some life with some decorative accessories, such as some plants, some glass jars with fruit (fake), a bowl with plastic fruit or some decoration, such as any centerpiece. Although if you put it according to the season or the party you are celebrating, it will give a lot of character to the dining room, do not hesitate.

How about Scandinavian decor?

  Scandinavian decor is said to be very lively and sophisticated. So, why not use it in the decoration of your dining room if you want to make it cozy? The white color and wood will be the main protagonists of these spaces, with laminated wooden floors, in a light tone, white or gray walls and furniture in a gloss white tone. As for the table, that has a wooden table in a style similar to the floor, with about chairs with the seat and backrest in PVC with the pyramid-shaped legs made of wood, although there are other styles of Nordic chairs for the dining room that you can use, of course. The important thing is that it is an elegant, sophisticated, simple and a bit minimalist space. What more could you need in a dining room to make it cozy?

Bright colors to bring the

dining room to life Does a dining room have to be a bland space where simple colors prevail? It is clear that in a dining room you can use the gray, white and many others for the walls ... but, it seems that it is a little cold, right? You have to know how to play with other tones so that this space looks spectacular. For example, painting one of the walls in red (a perfect color for a dining room since it whets the appetite), or putting a wallpaper with a funny pattern on the largest wall of the dining room. But, do not let all the weight of the use of other colors fall on the walls, also use textiles. A tablecloth with a flowery and colorful pattern or cushions in a similar style for wooden chairs. The colorful prints bring joy to the dining room, and makes it much more pleasant to eat in. It's what you're looking for, isn't it?

An eclectic touch

Why not give the dining room an eclectic touch? It doesn't take everything to be the same style to look good. For example, table can be rustic with industrial style chairs. Or the chairs can be of a similar design, but with different shapes. That everything looks the same in the end ends up being boring. What looks great visually? No one will deny it, but soon you will end up getting tired. When setting up a cozy dining room, sometimes it is better to be a little risky and bet on the different.

Put a separation between rooms

  In the end, have you opted for to throw walls to have an open concept dining room with the kitchen ? It is a very practical solution when the house is not very big. The problem? You may not see how to create a division between the spaces. It is actually quite simple. For example, in the dining area you can put a carpet on the floor that covers the entire surface of the living room , this already serves as a dividing element. Or the sofa can be with its back to the kitchen and just behind it the dining table, marking the beginning and end of one point or another. Another option would be to create a continuity, such as, for example, if you have a dining room with a corridor-type kitchen, put the dining room table next to the island or the kitchen bar and just follow the table with a horizontal sofa to cut its continuity. You will have room for a large table and, even if everything is in the same room, will make it clear what part of the room is reserved for each thing.

Combine elements and textures

Here we could not say that you are creating an eclectic space exactly, although it may seem like it. In many decorative styles, the combination of materials is common to create a more welcoming and pleasant space. For example, in the rustic style can you only have a wooden table? No, the table can also be made of stone. As in the modern style, the table can be entirely made of glass or have some part of it made of tempered glass. The same goes for chairs. The back and seat can be made of semi-transparent PVC, with wooden legs, or the structure is completely metallic with upholstered and padded seats to make them more comfortable when sitting. You can also apply this to the walls and floor . You can use the coverings, or the wallpaper, to simulate stone or wood both on the floor and on the walls of the dining room, and thus give it a different touch. In addition, this helps the character of your dining room to be incredibly enhanced.

A dining room related to the

environment It is good to try to get a cozy dining room using a specific decorative style, but why not create it also with a relationship with the environment that surrounds your house? For example, let's say you live in the mountains , because that case the stone could become the main element of your dining room, and be present on the table, accessories, walls ... What do you Does dining room overlook a forest? A dining room in which wood is the main protagonist . In the city? You can create a dining room with a more urban style, with sober, neutral tones and metal as the main material for the furniture.

Make wood the star of your

dining room   With this we are not telling you to decorate your entire dining room with the rustic style, far from it. It is only a matter of giving prominence by choosing a table with a wooden table with metal legs, some wooden chairs, that the wood is the floor contrasting with some walls with painted color ... Even the decorative elements should be related to wood, such as; putting wooden figures on the table, the imitation of a tree trunk ... Or being original and that the seats are shaped like a stump. If your dining room is going to be near the garden, it would be a perfect decoration.

Playing with the forms

Although the straight lines and the smooth surfaces are not bad, it doesn't hurt to play around with the shapes when you are going to choose the furniture for your dining room, don't you think? That is, the table can be straight lines but the chairs have a little curve or a striking and striking design, something that takes a lot in the modern style, or tries to get the decoration of the walls to introduce a little this concept through wallpaper. It is a way to get a more fun and enjoyable space.

Some advice when setting up a cozy

dining room Did you like all the ideas we've given you to set up a cozy dining room in your home? There will be some that you can apply in your home, right? Well now we are going to give you a series of tips so that you do not fail.

The perfect color choice for a cozy

dining room One of the things that helps to make a dining room a pleasant space, and especially where you want to be, is to choose the color of the walls well. Whites and grays are usually decorators' favorite colors, as they blend well and are easy to apply to any space. But try to get out of these two and look for something that will help you feel even more comfortable, such as the use of a chocolate brown, playing with black and white, a reddish color, an earth color like the sand color ... and even a beige color could be fine for this space.

Good lighting is important

Like any other room in your house, it is important that your dining room is always well lit. So, you know what to do, right?   Good ceiling lighting, either with a lamp located just above the center of the table or with spotlights to create a more pleasant atmosphere. If the dining room is in the living room, you can use a floor lamp with a curved arm so that the light illuminates part of the table or put some table lamps in some furniture to help the ceiling lamp a little to Get that cozy atmosphere you're looking for in the dining room.

Don't go overboard with

accessories No matter what style of dining room you want to put in your house, you should never go overboard with accessories. You can put some picture, maybe some mirror, fill one of the walls with plates or cups stuck to the wall, a nice rug under the table ... but don't put more than two or three accessories, or you will load the space and very soon you you will feel overwhelmed in it.