Casual dining room that connects to open living room and kitchen. Dining room table is from Pottery Barn's Benchwright line. Drapery and roman shades are custom made. Beams in ceiling are rough sawn and stained a custom blend to match other wood tones. Windows and sliding door to covered back porch are from Pella.

A ginat square dining room table not only showcased the size of this room, but it also created a strong focal point suggesting fun gatherings and conversation. Gordon Wang Photography

While there is a clear differentiation of space, with distinct zones, they also have the ability to merge; walls slide open, the spaces link and the visual generosity of the entire space is revealed.

Phillip Esparza Dazzling Dining Room designed by Pink Door Designs. A European rustic decore with an eclectic mix of clean modern lines and traditional touches for an eye pleasing balance of “wow”.

Beautiful installation of Lorts dining room pieces. Designer Lissa Lee Hickman Photographer Mark Boisclair

award winning builder, black granite, coffered ceiling, upholstered dining chair, white cabinets, white trim, wood dining table, chandelier

The natural beauty of this solid timber dining table makes it a perfect centrepiece for any living space. The Indian rosewood has an exquisite grain, and the clean lines of the design give this piece a timelessness. Our Natural Timber benches and chairs match this table perfectly.

This custom size Jamestown Table grabs the attention of the room. The smart contrast between the natural solid top of the table & the banquette is quite eye catching.

Photo: Mary Prince © 2012 Houzz Design: Stacy Curran, South Shore Decorating

YouTubes most watched Interior Design channel with Designer Rebecca Robeson shares the beauty of her remarkable remodel transformations.

This dining room was the original home's living room. Notice the fire place? It's original - a new coat of paint has it looking brand new. It is one of the only rooms left from the original structure. The homeowners have their extended families nearby and often host large, informal dinners. They felt the large room was much better suited as their dining room, and opted to turn the original smaller dining room into a formal living room. The wainscoting on the walls and coffered ceilings are new, but constructed to look original. The salvaged wood farmhouse table is the perfect gathering spot for their family and a nice contrast to the more formal touches like the silk window treatments and subdued color palette. Photo by Mike Mroz of Michael Robert Construction

Designed by Lux Décor. Photographed by Angela Auclair Photography

We are a young newly wed couple who decided to ask for cash gifts at our wedding so we could decorate our new digs. We received the keys the morning after becoming Mr & Mrs Leclair, and to this day we have yet to take a honeymoon. Both of us had a brewing passion for modern interior decorating that needed to be fulfilled. Our previous 1 bedroom apartment was a great warm up but the real challenge was ahead. We received generous gifts to get us started but after the wedding, closing costs and a few unexpected costs we were left with a fairly conservative budget to work with. First up was painting. None of the existing loud colours in the house were really to our liking. So started the giant task of painting every single wall in the house. Oh, and throw the garage and front entrance doors in there also. Thankfully Melissa works at a paint store so we were able to receive a few free cans and some really good deals on others. Quick shout out to Benjamin Moore and Pittsburgh Paints reps. After accomplishing this feat (with the help of family & friends) we decided a few walls needed some punch. A little wallpaper you say? Why not. Next up was lighting. Most of the fixtures were out of date or not giving us the desired effects. With the help of our handy uncle Rob, we changed every single fixture in the house and out. A few have actually been changed twice. Always a learning curb, right? We splurged on a few pendants from specialized shops but most have been big box store purchases to keep us on budget. Don’t worry, when we strike it rich we’ll have Moooi pendants galore. After the hard (wasn’t that bad) labor came time to pick furniture pieces to fill out the house. We had ordered most of the big ticket items before the move but we still needed to find the filler pieces. Had a great time driving around town and meeting local shop owners. After most of the furniture shopping was complete we had next to nothing left over for art and a lot of empty walls needed some love. Most of the art in the house are pictures we took ourselves, had printed locally and mounted in Ikea frames. We also headed down to the local art supply store and bought a few canvases on sale. Using left over house paint we created some large bold abstract pieces. A year has now passed since we first got the keys and we’re, mostly done. Being home owners now, we also realized that we’ll never actually be done. There’s always something to improve upon. Melissa’s office hung in the balance of our undecided minds but after a recent retro chair purchase we’ve been re-inspired. That room is coming along nicely and we should have pictures up shortly. Most of what we’ve done are cosmetic changes. We still plan on upgrading the kitchen, upstairs bath and replacing the old carpets for some swanky hardwood floors. All in due time.