analysis: Ways To Make Your Dining Room Less Fussy

Keep it a dining room

Notes:

• There’s a growing movement to do away with the dining room altogether, letting it go the way of the parlor. The trend is to convert it to a gym, a library, a play space, and more.
• But don’t give up on the dining room just yet. Rethink its purpose and give it a more inviting makeover. This room should give people a feeling of a warm welcome, not a vague sense of terror that they’re about to spill something.
• QUESTION?
  This Room Is Going To Have A Major Comeback In 2020

Quik scroll to next topic about how to make your dining room less fussy …

Encourage family use

Notes:

• It’s not a “good” room, and it shouldn’t just be “for company.” It’s a room in your house, and it doesn’t make sense for it to be vacant between dinner parties.
• That can be a long time, and square footage is at a premium. Set the dining room table for family dinners more often, even without a special occasion. Use it for board games and puzzles. Spread out a little when helping the kids with homework. Use it, don’t lose it.
• Some other usage ideas:
  • —   sewing space
  • —   craft making space
  • —   home office working space
  • —   reading room
  • —   conservatory space
• QUESTION?
  Better Ways to Use Your Dining Room

• dining table cover protectordining table matsdining tablecloth

     some other uses ideas to consider      

Quik scroll to next topic about how to make your dining room less fussy …

Ease up on formality

Notes:

• Your dining room probably makes you feel like you should straighten your posture. That is due to the furniture, with unforgiving, 90-degree angle seating.
• Make it more user friendly. Use inspiration from farmhouse-style decorating, adding softness with homey accents. Or try coastal furniture, which is still traditional and elegant, but with a sun-washed look, more curves, and lighter woods.
• QUESTION?
  How to Convert a Formal Dining Room to a Casual One

• farmhouse dining setfarmhouse buffet cabinetfarmhouse decor

     some informal dining room ideas to consider      

Quik scroll to next topic about how to make your dining room less fussy …

Emphasize comfort

Notes:

• When walking into a typical dining room, the first thing you notice is an overwhelming assortment of old-fashioned, classically styled wood furniture. But many antiques are antiques because they were so darn uncomfortable.
• Change up the seating with more cushioning, even switching to upholstered chairs with generous cushions. And be sure to test each piece out before you buy it.
• QUESTION?
  This is the most important dining room design feature (Hint: It’s not the table)

• comfortable dining chairscomfortable chairs w/ armsseating cushions

     some comfortable seating ideas to consider      

Quik scroll to next topic about how to make your dining room less fussy …

Mix it up

Notes:

• Buying furniture for traditional dining rooms always meant buying a set: matched furniture, matched china, and matched silverware with every last oyster fork laid out.
• Don’t be afraid to use unmatched furniture, as long it’s coordinated with a unifying theme, such as color. Remove a couple of unnecessary chairs if they make it difficult to even get to the table, or add the table leaves back if you have the room.

• QUESTION?

  Don’t avoid an entire room in your house because it’s too formal. This isn’t the White House, and you’re not receiving heads of state.

• Rethink its purpose and adjust your décor with a few of these ways to make your dining room less fussy. It’s not that often that you can discover a new land right in your own home.

• chalkboard paintdome pendant lightingplant stand shelf

     some dining decorative ideas to consider      

• What comments can you share about
  how you design and changed up your dining room area