Dining Room Ideas 2

1. HOME FROM HOME

A bay window is the perfect spot to accomodate a round dining table and chairs. 

Taken from the May 2013 issue of House & Garden, Hotels by Design

2. THE SEASIDE COTTAGE

In the dining room of this Cornish cottage the interior designer Paolo Moschino took his cue for the decoration from the sea, and had the subtle navy blue of the panelling specially mixed to match the inscrutable blue of the water in winter. A collection of old pitchers is displayed on the table.

3. GETTING GRAPHIC

A collaboration between a couple with differing tastes, an interior architect and an interior designer, this five-storey town house in Notting Hill could have ended up being a project of two halves. But thanks to an open-spirited approach to the coalescence of ideas, the result is a lesson in balance and harmonious contrasts. 'My aim,' says designer Suzy Hoodless, 'is that when I hand over a house, it is an extension of its owners' personalities, and with this project we achieved that.' Suzy worked closely with Johnny Holland of Hackett Holland architects. 'For many houses I act as creative director for the entire project, but in this case it was genuinely a joint effort.'

Suzy designed much of the lighting, including this custom-made brass pendant in the dining area, not to mention a showpiece flash of wallpaper with oversize, diagonal black-and-white stripes that leads down from the kitchen to the basement cinema room and work den. An oak dining table has beene paired with a set of 'Wishbone' chairs byHans J Wegner.

Taken from the March 2015 issue of House & Garden

4. GIVE GREEN A CHANCE

WALLS BACK WALL, WALLPAPER 'TRIANGULATED' (COAL), BY ANNI ALBERS, 134CM WIDE, £65 A METRE, AT CHRISTOPHER FARR CLOTH. WINDOW BORDERS PAINT, 'OBSIDIAN GREEN', £35 FOR 2.5 LITRES MATT EMULSION, AT LITTLE GREENE. 

FURNITURE

Steel and plastic chairs, 'Standard', by Jean Prouvé for Vitra, 81.5 x 42 x 50.2cm, £364 each, at Twentytwentyone. Steel and laminate table, 'Em', 74 x 200 x 90cm, £2,000, at Designers Guild. Steel and wood bench, 'Yeoman', 45 x 140 x 40cm, £180, at Habitat; with foam pad, £30, at Pentonville Rubber; covered in 'Dandy' (absinthe), wool/silk, £124.80 a metre, at Pierre Frey.

ACCESSORIES

Galvanised-steel planter, £60, at SCP. Glazed-terracotta bowls, 'Safi', small, £36, and large, £46, at SCP. Ceramic cactus vases, by Abigail Ahern, medium, £36, and large, £50, at The Conran Shop

5. MAKE A SCENE

This dining room in North London with its wonderful Victorian windows, is simply furnished with an oak table and benches from Chest of Drawers in Islington. Attention focuses on the Mise-en-scène on the chimney breast, created by its owner Bridie Hall. Intaglio boxes are flanked by a covetable pair of sconces set with lime-green candles (get similar ones from Tiger Stores, three for £1), above a pair of obelisks on the mantle piece.

From the March 2013 issue of House & Garden.

6. HOME FROM HOME

To provide a homogenous background for their burgeoning collection of modern and contemporary art Peggy and Herschel Post turned to Tom Bartlett from Waldo Works. Assisting them with fabrics and paint colours - using six different shades in this room alone - he also introduced them to Ingo Maurer, whose sculptural light now hangs above the dining table.

The Posts bought their dining chairs from twentieth-century furniture dealer Philip Thomas. For something comparable, consider the Sixties Italian chair by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno. Available as a set of 6 fromGordon Watson. An installation by Edmund de Waal hangs on the west wall above a Calacatta d'Oro marble chimneypiece. Edmund chose the west wall for his frame of pots, as the shadows are best on that side of the room.

Taken from the May 2014 issue of House & Garden

7. USE YOUR MARBLES

Decoration editor Gabby Deeming created this modern room with marbled motifs and a cool colour palette. The dining chairs are actually fabric poufs in marble print by Baleria Italia at Mint. 

Taken from the September 2014 issue of House & Garden

8. ENGLISH CHARM

At Gateley Hall in Norfolk, owner Vivien Greenock has used her expertise as an interior designer to restore the once neglected eighteenth-century house and decorate it in a quintessential English style. In the entrance hall, which doubles as a dining room, eighteenth-century chairs surround a large circular table and a collection of Delftware is framed by the plasterwork above the chimneypiece.

From the July 2014 issue of House & Garden

9. OPEN-PLAN KITCHEN

When interior designer Helen Green had the chance to convert two cottages and a bothy on the Sussex Downs where she grew up, she created a comfortable retreat in keeping with its idyllic surroundings. Natural light from the internal courtyard suffuses the open-plan kitchen and dining room. The limed-oak flooring and beams give a sense of age to the newbuild. 

Taken from the May 2012 issue of House & Garden. Additional text: Leonie Highton.

10. ECLECTIC WHITE

'I like an element of retreat; I just want to feel - as described by that lovely French expression, à l'aise - at ease,' says interior designer Ann Boyd. The furniture choices in her Oxfordshire cottage are eclectic. A simple Quaker aesthetic dominates. The table was bought in Petworth, while Lovers of Blue & White is a good source for the blue-and-white meat platters. Traditional French chairs are painted in a distressed grey - look to Sweetpea & Willow for similar designs.

Ann Boyd Design: 020 7384 1660

Taken from the January 2012 issue of House & Garden. Additional text: Anthony Gardner and Emily Tobin.