20 Dining room ideas: 2025‘s trending designs
Dining rooms are perfect for entertaining, family dinners, fondue nights, and making memories.
Love to make your unused dining room your home’s focal point? Give your dining room a facelift, or change the decor and furniture.
Whether you’ve got a breakfast nook or grand dining room, there’s a design for every space and budget.
Let our favourite dining room ideas inspire your next project.
20 dining room ideas for any layout
Any dining room can be transformed into something Pinterest-worthy.
Choose from bold statement fixtures or natural materials like wood, jute, or wicker. Or why not add an accent wall for added interest? You can even mix up the old and new to create an interesting contrast.
If you’re bold or minimalist, transform your dining room with our top dining room ideas.
1. Bold dining room decor ideas
Use burgundy in your dining room decor for contemporary dining room colours. Or, take inspiration from this traditional Bridgerton-worthy dining room design.
Although burgundy is awash, the subdued red shade doesn’t overwhelm. Hints of cream, gold and white lift the space. A crystal chandelier and ornate mahogany table and chairs also add a sense of luxury.
Love this look? Find out what other colours go with burgundy.
2. Wall panelling dining room ideas
This dining room shines with brilliant white wall panelling and a contrasting soft teal colour scheme. It makes for a light and airy feel.
Blending the surrounding colour scheme in the upholstery also creates cohesion. The rich oak flooring contrasts with the white panelling for a modern twist.
Fancy wall panelling in your dining room? Check out our wall panelling cost guide.
3. Moody dining room inspiration
Choose a moody colour scheme to create a luxurious dining room on a budget quickly. Paint your dining room walls with dramatic blue for an intimate dining room.
But keep things bright with light ceilings and floors. See how a hint of pastel pink and white helps to lighten this dining room. Or, paint the ceiling the same colour for a completely enveloping look.
Find a painter and decorator near you to help add some drama to your dining room.
4. Modern dining room ideas
If you don’t have a separate dining room but have a kitchen island, extend it!
Like this kitchen, go for an ultra-modern look to lift your kitchen diner. Using contrasting oak for the dining table helps to create a distinctive dining space.
Similar chairs and bar stools also help the flow from the kitchen island to the dining table. But elegant hanging pendant lights add style and separation between both spaces.
Want the look? Find a trusted kitchen fitter or carpenter near you.
5. Dining room with a view
Look for the room or spot in your home with the best views, and make this your dining room.
The cleverly placed dining table makes it feel like the whole room flows out to sea. In addition, the red and mahogany pops against the light colour scheme and the vivid scenery. Wouldn’t it be nice to have this dinner view!
Check out more open-plan dining room and living room ideas for more inspiration.
6. Wallpaper dining room ideas
Wallpaper is in top form right now. Try bold, bright geometric wallpaper to add a chic and contemporary look to your dining room.
Or, take inspiration from this 70s-inspired dining room. Add texture and warmth with bold, earth-toned geometric wallpaper for a vintage twist.
Take a look at more kitchen wallpaper ideas.
7. Traditional dining room inspiration
Add traditional charm to a small dining room with some timeless dining room decor ideas.
The white mouldings and ornate fireplace are a perfect base for a traditional dining space. But you can create a traditional dining room with decor, furniture and centrepieces alone.
Don’t forget the subtle but traditional dining room colours we see here. Light white and creams and deeper earthy hues of brown and green are classic options.
8. Matching dining table decor ideas
For open-plan spaces, create a sense of cohesion and match your current aesthetic. Blend and harmonise colours for a comforting vibe even when zoning your spaces.
Basically, try to keep your colours complementary. Don’t forget to blend your paint, tiles, furniture, textiles and even crockery colours.
See how this homeowner’s colour scheme flows, even down to the dining room centrepiece ideas!
Need help overhauling an open-plan space? Find an interior designer near you.
9. Dining room decor ideas
This large kitchen diner combines chic contemporary style with classic rustic farmhouse vibes.
Modern lighting, appliances, and furniture combine with a rustic wood table for a cosy look. The brown leather bench also provides extra comfort. We love how the deep brown tone adds to the rustic charm.
Take a look at more open-plan kitchen diner ideas.
10. Small dining room ideas
Consider a long dining table for small or narrow kitchens. This galley kitchen squeezes in a dining table with plenty of space for the chef to cook. Pushing the table against the wall still leaves room for four to five people to eat.
Plus, the complementary colour scheme works for this small kitchen diner. Careful thought has gone into the small details and the result is a high-end, carefully thought-out design.
Take a look at more small dining room ideas.
11. Contemporary dining room design ideas
For small studio apartments, keep things light and modern. Think zero clutter, clean lines and contemporary styles.
We’re seeing a pattern with the post-modern furniture in interior design. Moreover, the black and white colour scheme flows throughout to make the space look bigger.
Use this open-plan kitchen, diner and living room as inspiration for small dining room ideas.
Or, check out our open-plan kitchen living room ideas.
12. Dining room lighting ideas
Choosing the proper dining room lighting can set your mood and zone open-plan kitchen diners.
Place your lighting strategically over different zones for large kitchens to separate and style. Just look at this impressive kitchen diner for inspiration.
This lantern fixture above the dining table looks gorgeous against the black table and chairs. The star-shaped hanging globes blend in well with the kitchen island.
Don’t forget to find a qualified electrician near you to install your new lights.
13. Outdoor dining room ideas
If you don’t have the indoor space for a living room, consider an outdoor dining room.
Just look at this walled-in garden with all that natural sunlight. It’s a perfect spot for an outdoor dining room.
Just add a weather-proof dining table, chairs, and crockery. It’ll soon feel like a formal dining room.
14. Bold dining room colours
Forest green looks to be one of 2025‘s trending colours. Go a step further and mix green and copper in your dining room decor. You can create an opulent kitchen diner.
Don’t forget your lighting! These gold hanging lights above the dining table finish the look.
15. Small dining room design ideas
For small dining rooms, choose a dining table where the chairs fold into the table. This trick lets your dining room look extra tidy.
We love how the dramatic black and white colour scheme adds interest and space. Why not consider some dining room wall art, even in small and minimalist spaces? This simple monochrome wall art helps to break up the plain white wall.
16. Conservatory dining room ideas
This conservatory dining room shows how to make a dining room in any space. Wouldn’t it be nice to enjoy a meal looking out at the green garden views?
Cleverly, the colourful patterned upholstery blends in with the dark wood of the table and chairs. But it contrasts the white and silver of the rest of the room for added interest.
It’s the extra touches that give this conservatory the dining room feel. Check out that impressive but understated traditional black chandelier!
17. Scandi dining room design ideas
If you’re after a clean and minimalist kitchen diner, choose Scandi furniture.
Opt for a light wood table and simple furniture for something as modern as this kitchen/diner. Moreover, combining black and light wood helps zone and blend simultaneously.
18. Red dining room inspiration
If you don’t like the idea of overhauling your whole dining room in a bold colour, add pops of colour. Look, red gives life to a white and grey colour scheme without overdoing it.
Red not for you? Consider adding mustard, burnt orange, forest green or teal; these work in many colour schemes.
Need more colour inspiration? Check out our colourful kitchen ideas.
19. Coastal colour dining room inspiration
The bright and airy coastal colour scheme can brighten any room in any home.
Consider white, lighter and darker shades of blue. Combine with natural wood tones and materials to brighten up your kitchen/diner or dining room.
Take inspiration from this kitchen. Chic hanging pendant lights zone and modernise this kitchen diner. But the rustic dining table, bench, area rug, and natural materials give that coastal vibe.
Get cosy with our coastal cowgirl ideas for more inspiration.
20. Dining room curtain ideas
Dining room curtains are sometimes an afterthought. But your curtains are the finishing touch to your dining room.
Find curtains that match or contrast your colour scheme for a dramatic look.
These pastel pink curtains look subtle but stunning against the modern, white kitchen diner.
How can I make my dining room look beautiful?
Make your dining room vision a reality by hiring a professional. That might be an interior designer, painter and decorator, carpenter or electrician.
Choose a quality tradesperson to transform your dining room.
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