How to Make your Dining Room Look Expansive


by Sarika Kabra - Date: 2007-06-26 - Word Count: 526 Share This!

If you want your dining room to exude freshness and vibrancy, there is a way out. No longer do you need to consult expensive architects or interior designers. Plain common sense and little research on your part is enough to ensure a wonderful ambience and relaxed settings.

Let us begin at the grassroots.

The very first decision that you will have to make is whether you want to have a formal dining room or a casual one. Of course it will depend upon the area of your dining pad. If you have a large dining area, you can opt for an elegant and well furnished dining room, equipped with the latest and choicest dining room furniture items. If however, you have a small pad, you can still do any of several things. In such a case, the area between your kitchen and living room serves as a casual dining area. This is a relatively small area serving dishes in an informal manner without any pretensions of formality. This is a popular choice nowadays, as a large number of people are opting for a causal environment for their homes as far as the dining area is concerned.

The benefits are an informal and relaxed setting, less requirement of space, ease of serving as it is near the kitchen and minimum requirement of dining furniture. In fact many of the artifacts that you have chosen for your living room add to the quality of your dining experience in such an environment.

A casual dining room needs to have minimal furniture. A small dining room table with chairs placed alongside is all you may put to make the place functional. If the area permits, you can also place a dining room hutch, which will store your kitchenware as well as other showpieces. In a way your dining area is just an extension of your living room and no separate settings are required to be made for making the place. You can make it even more comfortable by opting for a relaxed sitting arrangement.

A dining room which is casual yet functional looks more personal and charming. Besides you can continue doing what you were doing before having lunch or dinner. Whether it is listening to fine music or watching your favorite program on TV, you can do multi tasking. It also allows you to enjoy your favorite dishes in an expansive environment. This is because the dining room, being an extension of the living room or just being a part of it, looks much bigger than a separate dining area.

Whatever be your choice and taste in dining furniture selection, you can never go wrong if you devote some time in arranging your furniture. Remember that well placed dining tables and dining room chairs can add to the value of your room even if you have bought them from discount stores. On the other hand, even the highest priced and exquisite items, if not arranged neatly, may reflect lack of planning and application.

Thus if you are still undecided about the layout of your pad, you can think over the concept. You may save without compromising on quality. A good deal, is it not?


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The author is an expert in interior design and home improvement techniques. It is essential to buy dining room tables that are easy to maintain and go with the ambience. A dining room table can make or break the look of the dining area. Do not be afraid to experiment. Maintenance is the key, be it exquisite Amish furniture or a simple glass top table.

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