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Tips For Dining Room Design
The other day some
friends and I were sitting after dinner with a glass
of wine in hand, discussing the rights and wrongs of
dining room furniture design. Well, as chances would
turn, altogether we came up with 5 key points which
should be kept in mind when it comes either to
buying new furniture or rearranging.
Know your
style: Style
was by far the first point that came up amongst us
all. Everyone has likes and dislikes, a certain
taste for things, and preferential uses. Some people
prefer more traditional makes such as Amish made
furniture, while others prefer a more contemporary
and simplistic look.
The Use of
Color: When it
comes to design, color came in second. Even after
choosing your preferred style, you should be careful
that you don’t have too much mismatching of color.
You don’t want a dark wooden dining room table and a
very light finish dining room hutch next to it.
Likewise, avoid too many loud colors at once if
you’re more of a contemporary minded person, such as
bright red, pink, and green. Each of these colors
can have their place—but not all at once. You can
mix, yes, but be sure to match.
Awareness of
Space: I spoke
of the use of space in a previous article, but a few
more points are always useful. Awareness means
understanding how the space within your house flows.
Is it open, curved, closed, straight, wide, narrow?
Being aware of the space means that you will also be
able to use it correctly when it comes to design -
whether in the dining room or anywhere else, such as
the in kitchen, bathrooms, and bedrooms.
Proper
Arrangement:
This follows from the previous point. Once you’ve
increased awareness of the space, you will then need
to consider the arrangement of furniture within the
house, and in accordance with the space. Arrangement
is like becoming a conductor in an orchestra. It is
not enough to know that you have a large orchestra
(e.g. space) or that you have four violinists, a
pianist, and two trumpets (color and style). You
need to also know how all these musicians can work
together to form a single harmonious sound.
Likewise, when it comes to arrangement in the house,
you will want to take all the pieces and situate
them so that they work as a single whole.
Making things
Complement:
This applies either to the end or the beginning of
the process of design. If you think you need to buy
or add new furniture, such as a small table, or an
entire dining room set, then make sure that what you
buy complements the other pieces that you already
have. This factor also applies in the opposite
direction. If, after arranging all the pieces within
your house you find that a single piece just doesn’t
seem to fit, such as that awkward looking side
table, then consider removing it altogether, or if
you want to keep it, trying putting it somewhere
else.
By Sarika
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