Color Ideas for Dining Rooms

Color has the ability to instantly transform the dining room space to set the mood and tone in the room. Pale, neutral shades create an open space that accent furniture and accessories. Deep, dramatic shades lend a touch of elegance, while cool shades of blues and greens offers a warm touch that creates a cozy yet open dining room space. Choose a dark stain for the dining room walls to set off light colored dining room chairs and accessories. Does this Spark an idea?

Dramatic Color

Brilliant red colors used in the dining room instantly wake up the space with its bold palette. Bright orange colors used on dining room walls highlight the dining room and look stunning in small doses like on tablecloths and napkins. Don't forget about the dining room floor. An aqua paint or stain used on the dining room floor offers a radiant design touch that greets you everyday. Complement the aqua floors with red accessories. Paint the doorway leading to and from the dining room with a bold yellow. The unexpected color brings attention to the space and also looks stunning painted on dining room furniture, such as a hutch or accent table.

Natural Palette

Create a light and airy feel to the dining room with a natural palette. Creamy whites and pale blue colors create the illusion of a larger space. Sky blue dining room walls provide to the space a natural and serene setting that evokes the feeling of the outdoors. Incorporate natural, raw materials such as linen and jute in rugs, curtains and pillows. Pale yellows and oranges seen in wallpaper or paint provide a sunny start to the day and brighten up a small dining room space. Shades of white painted on walls and moldings create the sense of expansiveness and accent those decorative accessories with bright, bold colors. Pale pink paint colors seen in dining room chairs mimic the color of a sunrise and provide a pop of color to the space.

Earth Tones

Earth tones bring a sophisticated touch to the dining room and look stunning with formal and informal dining room furniture. Sandy paint color used on dining room walls creates a comfortable, intimate setting. Shades of deep greens used in dining room accessories, such as dinnerware and napkins, complement chocolate browns and provide a boost of vibrant color to the design. Create an accent wall within the dining room with beige. A subtle wall color allows decorative artwork to stand out as you enter and exit the space. Dress up white moldings in the home with gray. Gray paint accents architectural details in the space. Brown gray paint showcases dark dining room furniture like an all black sideboard and plays off black decorative accessories like vases and figurines.