1. Set priorities 
Kitchen dining in the houseBefore taking up thedesign of the dining room, decide what is more important for you - to create a cozy atmosphere for domestic feasts or get rid of extra pounds? This determines the choice of furniture and colors of the interior. Red color enhances appetite - that is why it is so loved by the owners of fast food! Blue, on the contrary, reduces the feeling of hunger. Soft seats are relaxing and encourage eaters to spend more time at the table. Hard chairs and stools shorten the time of the meal.
2.Do not neglect the natural light In country houses, the space near the stairs is often empty. It's a pity, it's perfect for a dining room. Especially if above this place is a ceiling window (lantern). You can enjoy the first rays of the sun at breakfast and dine at the moon. To ensure that in bright days the bright light does not blind the eyes, equip the lantern with roll-blind or blinds with remote control. Before choosing a table, count the eaters!
Round tables like for convenience and democracy: there are no disputes because of the place of honor at the head of the table and no one has to sit on the corner. However, it is suitable only for a small family: if a meal is regularly held by six to eight people, a rectangular table is preferable. A good compromise is the oval table. 4. Use large patterns
If you do not want the guests to sit all evening,gloomily staring at the plates, make sure that the interior of the dining room look for something to catch on. A good option - wallpaper or textiles with a large pattern. (For example, the fabrics of the French designer of the era of art deco Jacques-Emile Roulmann, reprinted by Prelle.) In the dining room they will not be as tiring as in the bedroom or in the living room. 5. Do not be afraid of bottlenecks! 
Traditionally, the dining table is located in the centerroom, but if the room does not allow you to provide an approach to the table from all sides, move the entire furniture group to the wall, using a sofa or bench as a seat. Roll this wall with paint for slate boards, stock up in colored chalks - and you can exchange messages with household members. At such a "brisk" place, your messages will not go unnoticed.6. Be closer to nature 
The meal in the bosom of nature raises the mood andremoves stress. So do not miss the opportunity to place a dining room in the room overlooking the garden or balcony! Windows up to the floor will help erase the boundary between the street and the house. Do not be afraid to use "rough" natural materials - for example, croaker or wild stone - in the finish of the dining room. In combination with modern furniture, they will look like art objects. Do not go too far with textiles!
When decorating a dining room it is better to manage a minimumfabric products - carpets, curtains and upholstery furniture are too active absorb the smells of food. If the room without textiles seems uncomfortable to you, give preference to products that can be washed in the car. Effective move: pick up items not only in one scale, but with identical patterns (for example, the famous black and white Geometri carpet from Werner Panton and tablecloth with circles).
8.Look under the feet If the dining room is combined with a kitchen or living room, the flooring will be covered with floor coverings of different textures and colors. Remember! For the dining room is not very suitable marble (stains from spilled Coca-Cola will remain with you forever) and parquet (scratches from the fallen forks are guaranteed). Ceramic tiles or fashionable concrete are now more practical.9. Experiment with light. There should be several lighting sources in the dining room, and it is better if all of them are equipped with dimmers. By adjusting the brightness of the light, you can easily create a suitable atmosphere for a dinner party or a romantic dinner. The main thing is not to mix up! 
10.Optimize your route Say a decisive "no" fussy bustle from the kitchen to the dining room and back. The number of movements between them can and should be minimized. The dishes, which are used only in solemn occasions, it makes sense to store in the dining room - it will be easier to cover on the table before a dinner party. The console or the serving table will make life easier for the owners, where you can put dishes, the turn of which has not yet come: you will not have to stop and, interrupting the conversation in mid-sentence, rushing to the kitchen for dessert.11. Do not hide your collection
In the old days, the walls of the dining rooms were decorated with portraitsowners and their ancestors to the seventh tribe. In the modern interior, the place of family relics can take any works of art, including avant-garde art objects. The main thing is that they do not spoil your appetite neither to you nor to your guests. Play with reflections Some people do not like to behold their chewing physiognomy behind the food. But this is not a reason to refuse mirrors in the dining room. Reflected dishes in the mirror, candles and flowers multiply the feeling of food abundance and well-being.
13.Do not sacrifice comfort for the sake of exoticism. Japanese minimalism at the height of fashion, but there is, sitting on the floor and crouching under your feet, as do the people of the Land of the Rising Sun, our man is not very comfortable. If the height of the ceilings allows, build a podium with a recess under the table, there you can hang your legs. Do not forget to cover the floors with a mat.14. Draw on the walls 
Is your dining room too small and cramped? Do not give up, not all is lost! To prevent an epidemic of claustrophobia among household members will help painting on the walls. Give preference to bright colors and active, energetic lines. To avoid unnecessary variegation, choose furniture and lamps that match the color with the murals. 15. Combine the incongruous Dining Room, furnished in one style (especially the historical one), often looks too boring. To enjoy dinner with family, do not feel like a reception at the embassy, you can slightly reduce the degree of formality: for example, "stir" chairs in different styles.16.Do not be multifaceted 
The principle of professor Preobrazhensky - "there is a need fordining room, work in the office, and sleep in the bedroom "is still less relevant nowadays. If the canteen is idle for most of the time, there is an unpleasant spirit of desolation in it, characteristic of non-residential premises, according to the guru of British design and restaurateur Terence Conran. It is better to immediately provide for it an additional function - for example, combine the dining room with a library or cabinet. Read further:
