Do you want to decorate a dining room but don't know where to start? Before a blank space you will be tempted to start buying that furniture that you have always wanted to have but should not fall for it. Not without first analyzing the space and determining the priorities for it.
A good layout It will allow you to optimize the space, make it more functional for your family. Then yes, you can start thinking about what elements you will use to differentiate both spaces and the type of sofa or table that will best fit each of them. Let's start step by step.
Set priorities
Before starting to decorate your dining room it is important that you establish how much space are you going to dedicate to one and the other. Is your kitchen small and do you use the dining room every day? Do you usually organize large lunches and dinners? So you probably want to dedicate a similar space to both spaces. Do you regularly eat in the kitchen and frequently invite friends over to your house but don't usually prepare big dinners or lunches? Then having a spacious room in which to accommodate friends or family will probably have priority for you.
The number of people living at home and the way they use the different spaces it will be key to establishing priority. Once you have them clear, you can move on to the next point and start decorating the space!
Differentiate the spaces
Currently, open spaces win whole in homes. A trend that has promoted the use of different elements to differentiate within the same space different environments without the need to isolate them. Glass walls, bookcases or the sofa itself are used by decorators for this purpose in order to give each space its own personality. What is your favorite?
- Glass walls. The glass walls are especially interesting. They allow us to continue being participants in what happens in the other room and isolate it from noise at the same time when we want. They are also an ideal alternative to print a modern and / or industrial air to the home.
- Metal bars and walls with geometric patterns made with laser techniques. They are simple to install and allow you to partially separate the different environments and treat each one separately when decorating them. Both of them also print a contemporary air.
- Shelves. If you are looking for a proposal that is aesthetic and practical at the same time, choosing modular bookcases without a bottom, metal shelves or even wine racks can be a great alternative. In addition to separating two rooms, you will use them as storage; a very practical way to kill two birds with one stone.
- The same sofa. If you do not want to incorporate any extra element in the middle of the room, you can use the sofa as a physical limit between both spaces. An economical way to do it and that also saves space in the dining room by not needing an extra element.
- rugs. In small dining rooms, where a physical barrier can greatly limit both spaces, rugs are a great solution. Lay out a rug on the living room and bare the floors in the dining room.
Choosing the right furniture
The sofa is the most important element of the room and both the distribution and the dimensions of this will limit the choice of the most appropriate one. If you want the sofa to serve to separate the living room and dining room space, the corner models or with chaise longues will become your best allies thanks to their L-shaped design. They are also the most suitable to take advantage of a corner, also providing you with the maximum comfort.
If the room is narrow, a two-piece sofa might be more suitable. Choose it in neutral tones and combine it with a daring armchair that stands out and adds personality to the set and a nesting table. What if the living room space has a fireplace as a focal point? The ideal, then, will be to face two sofas or a sofa and a couple of armchairs, placing a coffee table between them.
And just as the sofa will greatly influence the choice of the rest of the furniture in the living room, the table will do the same in the dining room. Round or Rectangular? Ideally, the shape of the table reproduces that of the space it occupies or in other words, if the floor plan of the dining room is square, the ideal would be to choose a square or round table. If, on the contrary, it is rectangular, the ideal would be to bet on an elongated table with right or rounded angles.
As for the materials ... wood and glass tables They are today the most popular to furnish the dining room. If you have used cold colors to decorate the space, you probably want to add warmth to it with a wooden table. If the dining room is small or you want to visually lighten this part, the glass tables may be your best option.
In addition to choosing furniture, it will be important to establish a nice color palette. We mistakenly believe that painting the walls a single color is the only way to create a coherent and harmonious space, however, in Decoora We already offered you proof that it can also be achieved combining two colors. Whichever option you choose, remember that it is not recommended to choose more than three colors (excluding white), using one of them as main and the rest as complementary.
Are you now more clear about the steps to decorate a dining room?
I love the glass walls, without a doubt they give the house a modern air, fresh and at the same time so cozy.
If one day I have the opportunity to have my house designed, I will prefer, above all, that it have glass walls.
They are fantastic because they let in a lot of light and communicate the rooms at the same time that they isolate them from noise or fumes from the kitchen. In addition, as you say, they give a modern and cozy atmosphere to the houses.