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Living-cum-Dining Inspiration

HD Staff — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:53:24 +0000

Most city dwellers live in modest size apartments which don’t have enough room for an independent dining room. For those of you looking to accommodate these two rooms in a constrained space, this post should serve some inspiration. These visuals by conceptual designer Orlando Toro show excellent examples of spaces that integrate living with dining. Bright splashes of color and large graphic prints dominate most these spaces and they portray a less serious side of modern design with focal points that set a rich whimsical tone. Scroll to take a playful ride through some funky free-spirited living spaces…

Orange is the predominant accent color for the walls in this living /dining space.

This graphic accent wall is funky but not overpowering.

This orange sofa makes it known where the boss sits in the room.

The living room furniture is monochromatic like the kitchen/dining area, but they are both complimentary.

This open plan has an overall gray color scheme which ties everything in seamlessly.

This checkered area rug defines the living space in this small open apartment.

You can’t go wrong with monochromatic cream colored furniture to please the eye from one space to another.

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Modern Dining Room Furniture

HD Staff — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:20:09 +0000

Team 7 makes all kinds of furniture using natural wood that gives meaning to modern spaces. We featured them a while ago for the themed kids rooms they designed. But their dining room silhouettes are a good way to show exactly how beautiful sustainable furniture can look in any modern dining space.

These stark rooms provide a cool tone for warm neutral furniture as it gives it a lot of breathing room to decorate with lively accessories(see what they have done with chandeliers and artwork here). These modern dining tables and chairs themselves bring about an air of opulence to the whole space.

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Rustic Dining Room Furniture

HD Staff — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:26:36 +0000

If the kitchen is the heart of a home, then the dining room must be the stomach! Let’s face it, the style and ambiance of your dining room influences your guests’ dining experience and almost always makes your meals taste a little better, if decorated with a little TLC. Rustic decor almost always tells the story of a home well manicured and where old furniture is kept well and alive. The perfect dining room should evoke a relaxed inviting feeling while shaking up your appetite for a divine cuisine throw down! However, there are certain elements particular to a rustic dining room that guarantee your dinner parties will put Martha Stewart to shame.

Below are some fabulous HD finds by the eloquent styles of Roche Bobois, as well as some friendly tips to help you refine your decorating skills in a rustic dining space.

Tips for setting a Rustic Dining Room

The Rustic look is a perfect balance of masculinity and femininity. You take the simple and unsophisticated woodsy elements of country living and add a feminine touch by complimenting and giving each piece a voice.

Keep your walls and furniture light in weight and color, unfinished and whimsical in nature. Think bare essentials, and the more imperfections the better!

With dark wood or contemporary dining furniture you can transform the style with a nice weathered look by sanding it lightly or painting it a creamy pastel color first and then sanding it.

Add textural interest with a soft faux finished wall, an antique area rug, or by stenciling a simple pattern on the doors of your hutch and/or buffet.

If your resources are limited you can use whatever furniture you do have and accessorize with rustic objects. Throw a handmade crocheted or lace tablecloth over a buffet for an authentic touch or hang dried flowers in artistic way on the wall.

It’s OK to mix old with new objects like taking a colored glass bowl and filling it with acorns or pine cones. You can also fill a ceramic vase with wildflowers and set it on the dining table for a rustic tone. Just remember, thoughtful simplicity is key…

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22 Inspirational Restaurant Interior Designs

HD Staff — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:26:00 +0000

Perhaps there is nothing more therapeutic than a fine dining experience. Culinary sophistication and high standards make for a memorable time for anyone in a restaurant. But we design freaks seek more and often end up lusting over great interiors at places like these. Right now we are admiring some fascinating restaurant designs photographed by a Russian firm IndoorPhotos. Seems like a lot of time and money has gone into making these spaces perfect for food and conversations. Not only do they manage to lure a large number of food junkies, their interiors serve as good inspiration for home dining spaces too.

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Awesome Dining Rooms From Hulsta

HD Staff — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:33:36 +0000

If you are looking to remodel your dining room, Hulsta has a few ideas up for grab. What is it that you might want your dining space to have? Whatever you can imagine right from a simple chair to dining table and side tables and chandeliers, Hulsta provides you with all of it.

If you like a certain accessory in their collection and want to buy it, they are more than happy to deliver it to you. If you are happy with their arrangement of dining room, they are happy to do the same to your kitchens too. If you are toying with the idea of doing a dining room-make over go through the snaps below and you-never-know you would end up thanking us for coming up with this article at the right time!

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Cute and Small Dining Spaces

HD Staff — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:55:10 +0000

We have been forwarded a set of beautiful images of small dining room sets. The source of these images are not known but most of these are of the cottage & classic type. A couple of outdoor dining sets are also included. Check them out below:

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Beautiful Dining Rooms From Cattelan Italia

HD Staff — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:16:13 +0000

Food is perhaps, the only substance that can excite more than half our sense organs. And when combined with the perfect ambience, it creates magic for all five. To enjoy the ultimate experience of fine dining, the ambiance, the cutlery and the food, of course, are essential ingredients.

When the place you sit in, has the power to stimulate your senses, you know you are mid way to experiencing sheer delight. After a long tiring day at work, all you need to unwind is good food and interesting company. And when your dining room is as inviting as the ones shown below, you are bound to have a phenomenal gastronomic experience!

Here is a collection of beautiful dining rooms that are made to perfection, with flawless balance of colors, furniture and fabrics. These beautiful dining rooms are chic, contemporary, sophisticated and trendy.

Made entirely in Italy, by Cattelan Italia, this company doesn’t restrict its production to dining tables only. One can find a variety of coffee tables, beds, chairs and complementary furnishing like TV stands and lamps.

Images brought to you by Cattelan Italia.

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Dining Rooms From The Orient

HD Staff — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:07:25 +0000

Today, we bring you dining rooms from a popular interior design group in Taiwan – Yang Ming Design Group. The style is tilted towards the modern, yet the Asian charm in them is unmissable.

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Dining Room Inspiration – Set 4

HD Staff — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:43:24 +0000

Pottery Barn impresses us with its extensive collection of stylish dining sets. Their dining room sets seem to ooze a traditional charm and it is hard to miss the finesse in the finish.

Not exactly what you were looking for? Take a look at our previous sets:
Dining Room Ideas 1, 2, 3

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Fancy Salt and Pepper Shakers

HD Staff — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:28:53 +0000

Using fancy salt and pepper shakers add a bit of spice to your dining experience and if you are into this sort of thing, you could consider starting a collection. Here are some novel ideas for salt and pepper shakers that we came across.

Seeing the set above, we are kind of relieved to know we weren’t the only ones out there who flunked chemistry.

Animal shapes are pretty common it seems. You see all kinds of animal themed shakers.

Then there are the supernatural shakers…

…including ghosts…

…hugging ghosts(?)…

…and those that depict the Angel Vs Devil Concept

And sometimes, it is not Angel X Devil, it is more of Angel ♥ Devil

Then there are those shakers for the self-indulgant:

Wine Bottle Shakers

Vodka Bottle Shakers

Cigarrete shakers by Myan Duong

Cocaine and Heroin Shakers (Geez! we better draw the line here!)

Some of the shakers cater to your likes and hobbies…

Music Fans would love Fender Electro Lounge shaker…

This one is for the photo film lovers.

Another one for the die-hard Formula 1 fan. It would cost you about 1 Lakh rupees(~$2200)[Via]

The Renault F1 Salt and Pepper Shakers are made out from the gearbox oil filter housing of the French Formula One car. The material is silver-plated aircraft specification aluminum.

Then there are the landmark shakers…

Here is one that adds a bit more functionality besides spraying salt and pepper: Spoon and fork!

Here is a sleek looking magnetic set designed by Anju Dixit [Via]

To close this post, we will leave you with a question…

What do you make of the image shown above? What does it show? Reply in your comments…

Check this post, tomorrow to find out the answer. (Hint: It is not another salt and pepper shaker!)
*Update: We have decided to withhold the answer, until we get more guesses!

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