Casual Dining Room Ideas Pinterest

Casual Dining Room Ideas Pinterest

BRIE WILLIAMS

Whether you use it everyday or you keep it preserved for special occasions like holidays and birthdays, there's one room of your house that can be slightly tricky to style: your dining room. That's why we've rounded up these best dining room ideas so you can finally figure out what to do with the room, no matter its size. You might want to bear in mind some kitchen trends of 2020, because they could inform how you'd like your dining room to look. Whether you're going for a minimalist style, or you'd rather implement some cozy farmhouse decor ideas, this huge list of creative dining room decorating ideas are sure to help execute any look you're hoping to create. There are tips for those who want to have a complete makeover, including fresh dining room paint colors and DIY ideas for your furniture. Or, choose a simpler strategy for a low-maintenance fix by incorporating some antique vases, vintage signs, and elegant table runners. If you've already revamped your kitchen with some new kitchen decor ideas, then why not go a step further and use some of these beautiful dining room ideas to build the entertaining space of your dreams?

James Merrell

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Gridley + Graves Photographers

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Upcycled Table

For a more casual dining table idea, find some pieces you could upcycle into a rustic table, like this one made out of an old industrial barrel.

SHOP VASES

SARAH ELLIOTT

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Oversized Pendant Lamp

This huge shade makes for a striking focal point in this dining area, which fits perfectly over a circular table.

SHOP PENDANT LIGHTS

SARAH ELLIOTT

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Colorful Chairs

Use a vibrant color to make dining room chairs pop in an otherwise simple room. The bold red chairs around this table look so chic against the dark wood.

SHOP DINING ROOM CHAIRS

DANA GALLAGHER

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Bench Seating

Swap out dining room chairs for a sleek bench. It's perfect for hosting large gatherings since you can comfortably fit more people on it.

SHOP TABLE RUNNERS

HARIS KENJAR

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Plate Wall Art

Why keep your decorative plates behind glass when you can incorporate them into your room's design in an elegant way?

SHOP DECORATIVE PLATES

DAVID TSAY

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Create a Dining Nook

No room for a formal dining room? This sweet, minimalist nook looks like the ideal place for a morning coffee.

SHOP CERAMIC CONTAINERS

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BRIE WILLIAMS

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Mix Patterns

You might think the two different patterns of this wallpaper and tablecloth would clash, but they actually work beautifully together to create a welcoming space.

SHOP TABLECLOTHS

KIM CORNELISON

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Contrasting Tones

The light features of this table, area rug, and walls make the dark chairs really pop in this quaint room.

SHOP DINING ROOM CHAIRS

DUSTIN HALLECK

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Bright Upholstery

This dining area has a diner-meets-farmhouse vibe that'll look delightful in a cute, cozy home.

SHOP CERAMIC PLANTERS

Annie Schlechter

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Lisa Romerein

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Photograph by Max Kim-Bee, Styling by Sarah Cave, Design by Thom Filicia

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Trestle Table

This practical table design dates back to the Middle Ages (it can be spotted on a medieval coat of arms) when it replaced solo dining surfaces with a communal gathering spot for sharing meals.

SHOP GLASS VASES

Photograph by Brian Woodcock, Styling by Page Mullins

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Blue and White

This color combination dates back to ancient Persia and has showed up in designs from the Netherlands, England, France, China, Mexico, and India. Infuse your dining room with this universal and timeless palette with pottery, china, linens, and more.

SHOP TABLECLOTHS

Brian Woodcock

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DIY Prints

Liven up your space by featuring pretty prints on rugs, window treatments, pillows nad more. Block print dhurrie rugs can command a pretty penny. To get the look for less, use a pretty wall stencil to apply a pattern to a large piece of artist canvas or drop cloth with a foam stencil brush. For an 8' by 10' rug, you'll need about a quart of standard interior paint in a satin finish. Wash stencil every other use to keep paint from clumping and elaving unwanted marks on the rug.

SHOP AREA RUGS

Max Kim-Bee

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Charcoal Hue

Once a closet, the dining nook now features a custom charcoal hue on the walls and a space-maximizing built-in window seat.

SHOP ROMAN SHADES

Annie Schlechter

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Cozy Atmosphere

The open dining area feels homier, thanks to a large rustic dining table and chairs from Cost Plus World Market that will easily seat a family of four as well as visiting loved ones.

SHOP AREA RUGS

David A. Land

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Dominique Vorillon

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Textured Touches

In this dining room, casual woven chairs from Palecek, a wooden farmhouse table, and touches of greenery add plenty of eye-catching texture.

SHOP HOUSE PLANTS

Lincoln Barbour

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Farmhouse Favorites

This long, custom-made pecky cypress trestle dining table can accommodate a crowd of 14 making it perfect for holidays and family gatherings. The pendant lights, crafted from repurposed chickenwire, and functional potbelly stove reinforce the traditional farmhouse feel.

SHOP TABLE RUNNERS

Victoria Pearson

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Antique Finds

Old flower market containers filled with oakleaf hydrangeas make the perfect centerpiece for this antique wooden baker's table found at a garage sale.

Roger Davies

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Bringing the Outside In

Inspired by the lush landscape just outside the windows (which were salvaged from an old train depot!), the homeowner of this 105-year-old Victorian farmhouse filled the dining room with rustic wood elements and pops of green. The Beech wishbone chairs, which are lacquered in an apple green, pop against the large antique hutch that stores the homeowner's collection of copper Moscow mule mugs and green and white china. A pale pink Oriental rug with subtle hints of sky blue and chartreuse rounds out the mix.

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Pops of Color

Subtle pops of green and blue, like the indigo print breakfast nook pillows, keep the dining room in this rural Connecticut farmhouse bright. The homeowner displays her collection of blue and green demijohn bottles on either side of the dining room table in built in shelves.

Brian Woodcock

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Vintage Pieces

Mike Wolfe's vintage-inspired home is chock-full of finds from his picks. The weather vane came from an attic in a sixth-generation-owned home in Pennsylvania.

David Tsay

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Layered Look

The centerpiece of the dining room in this Arizona ranch home is a giant pocket door that was salvaged from an old warehouse and trimmed with a map pennant. The scuffed-up door establishes the room's layered-over-time vibe, making the secondhand farm table, mismatched seating, and garage sale rug look cool and collected, not hodgepodge.

Brian Woodcock

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Nature-Inspired Vintage Florals

Cultivate an indoor vertical garden with a rambling vine wallpaper. The small-scale pattern provides a muted enough backdrop for bolder statement pieces, like vintage metal trays featuring bold buds. A quartet of soft gray Windsor chairs and an heirloom-worthy pedestal table balance the pattern play on the walls.

Zach Desart

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Equestrian Elegance

For the ultimate farmhouse-style breakfast room, this homeowner mixed a hefty trestle-base table with antique ladder-back and Windsor chairs and a polished nickel chandelier that evokes equestrian tack supply.

Annie Schlechter

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Bold and Bright

Subtle accents, like cereal bowls, a striped rug, and a painted soda crate, add a youthful, energetic kick to this colorful, Texas home.

Max Kim-Bee

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Go Backless

A bench in the kitchen of this Florida home offers equal seating to a host of chairs but can be tucked under the table when not in use.

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