Your dining room could be so much more and you know it! While
it may seem acceptable to grab a long wooden table and some semi-functional side
chairs, and call it a day, think of how formulaic that can feel! When you’re decorating your dining room, you
have the perfect opportunity to assemble furniture that reflects you at your
classiest. So today, in honor of the new year, and new beginnings, we’ll be
covering all the ways you can formalize your dining room, and maximize your
style.
Allude to Duality: Colors Augment Your Dining Room
It’s no exaggeration: you can infuse sophistication into
everything you do and own. And in the case of a dining experience, the only
limits here are ones you impose upon yourself. Before settling on a table or
buffet for your dining room, ask yourself how it will enhance or deflect the
balance of light and shadow inside of the space.
Subtle shades, like the navy blue of an upholstered bench or
side chair, can ease the dichotomy of black and white. Always think about the
tones in a room, and how they can work with (or against) each other.
Blend the Casual and the Ceremonial All in One Space
Unless you feel the itch to host a social gathering at least
once a month, you probably don’t always dine at your dining room table. But the
question automatically arises: Why is that? If you find your dining too formal
for everyday eating, then that’s your signal to blend more casual elements into
the room.
Own a grandiose dining table that’s perfect for large family
meals, but a tad lonely on your average night alone with the spouse and pets? Then
relax a bit, by connecting your kitchen and dining room via a piece of handy
furniture—a dining room server, for example.
Dine in a Room As Comfortable As It Is Chic and Stylish
You could invest hundreds and hundreds of dollars into your
dining decor, only to realize soon after it’s just not a space you feel like
inhabiting. To avert this conundrum, pay some heed to the comfort of your
seating. As you can guess, we highly recommend upholstered chairs and classic
benches, because of the sheer difference of their fabric, versus the plain old
wooden seating of yore.
By balancing the light and dark, fusing together the casual
and the formal, and thinking about where you actually sit when you’re dining,
you can truly transform your dining room, and embrace 2019! As always, our Ivan Smith Furniture stores, spanning cities like Arkadelphia, AR and the greater
US, are here to greet you into the new year.
