Red has been long-established as the metabolism boosting colour that increases feelings of hunger, which is why it’s such a popular choice in food packaging and restaurants. Why not get your family ravenous for their favourite dish with a blast of pulse racing red hues in your very own home? (Or, encourage them to eat your terrible cooking–if they’re hungry enough, they’ll eat it… right?) To help you on your way, we’ve put together a collection of 51 inspirational red dining room ideas. We’ll look at eye-catching red feature walls, red dining room rugs and curtains, and a stack of red dining chairs and red dining table ideas. Bon appetit!
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- Designer: Manish Aurora
- Via: Lonny
Play favourites. This red dining room is an eclectic selection of favourite pieces, pitched together in a riot of colour. A black and white runner helps connect the mix and match dining set together in the busy scheme. 
Red and rounded. For an intimate dining room theme, use solid red decor to cocoon a round pedestal table table and a circular rug. Pierce the colour with a large orb dining pendant light as the bright focal point. 
This red dining room employs large pieces of artwork to lighten up the look. The paintings are heavy on white accents, which emulates two extra windows in the layout. 
Whether you’re considering a red feature wall or red artwork, this arty focal wall combines both aesthetics. It’s also a fun way to achieve loose zoning in an open plan room like a kitchen diner. 
Speaking of zoning, a red ceiling makes a creative way to outline your dining space too. 
With an edge-to-edge red ceiling, keep colour coordinated accessories sparing. 
Create your colour story with two tones. This example uses a muted shade of red to tint the walls, whilst a brighter hue is reserved for only the hero pieces in the dining room, kitchen and lounge. Red upholstered dining chairs surround a white dining table. 
Dark red and muted green make an understated and sophisticated low contrast look. Team with a black table and monochrome accessories to nail a slick contemporary finish. 
Alternatively, subtly striped wallpaper and high backed dining chairs give the red and muted green theme a classic air. 
Create bright contrast with a wall of red and white stripes… 
… Or take the aesthetic to the floor with striped carpet. 
A border around the ceiling line creates opportunity for colour without full commitment. The colour band up top will also accentuate the dining room chandelier. 
Go red and regal. The dining room wall decor is the star here. Think tall and ornate window frames, huge decorative mirrors, gilded architectural columns and polished red floor tile. 
Paint a platform. This red dining area is separated from the adjacent hallway by a painted floor treatment, and a portiere. 
Deliciously red and dripping with gold, this modern dining room is steeped in luxe vibes. You can purchase the beautiful black and gold dining set here. 
Create movement and energy through your red dining room decor with cubism inspired shelving, and decorate with arty finds. 
Or, go all out Mondrian with cubist blocks of red, yellow and blue, and thick black graphic outlines. 
Red is a strong colour, consider horizontal color blocking to dilute its effect whilst still benefiting from the warming hue. 
Vertical colour blocking creates a quirky effect over neoclassical panel moulding or ornate boiserie. 
Red notes have been confined to the inside of the moulded panels in this red dining room scheme. Red dining chair cushions take the accent to the table. 
Keep a lid on the lively colour with a boxed-in banquette seat. Blue accent cushions make a fun contradiction. 
This amazing red dining room chandelier is a piece of Stick art by David Ward of Sticks-n-Stones. Red dining chairs complement the sculptural focal point. 
Take a simple dining room shelving unit to the next level with a backing of red paint or patterned wallpaper. This example encompasses a fabulous geometric design in three different shades of red. 
This time it’s two neighbouring reading nooks that have been backed with red, to complement a set of modern dining chairs in red. 
Add 3D elements to a flat red feature wall. These quirky red bookshelves put an unusual tilt on this statement wall without disrupting its solid state. A piece of modern art encompasses the aesthetic of the dining room pendant lights. 
Leave it all on the canvas. If red only appears on artwork in the home, then it’s a straightforward swap/s 
