Decorate your kitchen and dining room to complement each other when they create a single, open space.
Decorate your kitchen and dining room combination using the same color scheme or theme for a cohesive look that blends together seamlessly. When the two rooms open into each other, it's imperative that you decorate them to complement each other or they'll look disconnected and awkward. The rooms don't have to look identical, but should share common elements that tie the spaces together. Consider the decor in other connecting rooms in the house as they should all mesh together.
Instructions
1. Choose a color scheme or theme for the kitchen and dining room that works with existing cabinetry, your appliances and connecting rooms. For example, a French country kitchen and dining room would look strange next to a contemporary family room. Warm, inviting colors are best for a kitchen and dining room since this the space where you likely entertain and spend a lot of time with people who are close to you.
2. Paint the kitchen and dining room with the same color, especially if they share a common wall. If you want the rooms to have different paint, consider including an accent wall in each room for different colors, but paint the other walls in the same neutral hue to keep the space connected. For example, use warm beige as the primary wall color, then paint an accent wall yellow in the kitchen and use terracotta in the dining room. All three colors work together, but separating the bolder colors will give them more impact and visually separate the rooms, while keeping them connected.
3. Place furniture in the dining room that complements the shape of the room and the kitchen colors. Your table doesn't have to match your cabinets, but it shouldn't clash with them either. For example, a knotty pine farmhouse table would most likely look out of place next to a kitchen with sleek, contemporary cherry and stainless steel cabinets and appliances.
4. Set the table with linens and dishes that bring your color scheme or theme together. For example, if your color scheme includes chocolate brown and cream for the neutral colors and candy apple red for the kitchen and green for the dining room, you'd still want to include some red in the dining room. Use a cream runner or place mats, chocolate brown chargers, green and cream colored dishes and cream colored linen napkins. Use red napkin rings and a red centerpiece, such as a red vase or red flowers.
5. Accessorize the kitchen and dining room with items that fit the space, as well as elements that bring the rooms together. For example, use the same curtains or rug in both rooms; or use the same vase in , if it picks up all of the colors within your color scheme. Artwork can bring the rooms together as well. Potted plants, even silk plants, can add color and enhance the decor in both rooms.
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