Using modern accessories in your dining room will make the furniture also feel more modern.
Updating traditional dining room furniture.
Light fixtures are often front and center in a dining room and play a major role in setting the tone.
Forget those dated shiny piano finishes of generations past.
Paint the apron and base a solid color and re stain the top in a rich stain color like this dining table before and after from blue 11 interiors.
Updating your window treatments is a quick way to give traditional dining room furniture a new look.
No need to live with an outdated dining table when there are so many options for updating and making over your table.
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Great tips for updating traditional dining rooms.
I recently did just that.
Wanted to paint my dining room furniture but my husband is not crazy about the idea.
Designers are moving away from sparkly crystal drops towards more sculptural designs.
Here are some of my favorite ideas idea 1.
Add grommet top drapes or roman blinds.
Need help updating a traditional dining room.
The photo above shows how i decorated my dining room when we first moved in.
Updating your traditional dining room tips and ideas to give your dining room new life.
Have already changed some of the pulls to make it look a little less dated but need some more.
Mixing and matching styles.
Today s dining rooms combine formality and usability with warmth and eclecticism.
But the room did not benefit from the brilliant light we got in our old dining room and the florals here began to feel too prominent.
I took down the dark blue damask wallpaper and painted the entire room walls ceiling and trim linen white.
When decorating dining rooms one of the biggest problems most of us have is our budget.
It s difficult if not impossible for most of us to purchase a new dining set whenever we want a decorating update.
A modern update would incorporate metal glass and different tones of wood.
Need some help coming up with ideas on how to make it look more updated.
But for just a few dollars you can update your dining table with paint or stain and fabric in just a weekend for a whole new decorating look.
Because my dining room has a northeast exposure it looked dark and old stuck in the 90s.
Not really my style anymore.
Select a modern graphic rug interesting curtains a unique chandelier bold artwork and other one of a kind accessories to make your dining room less traditional looking.
Ixing in different textures and colors will add depth and dimension to your dining room.
Buy linen or cotton for more a casual feeling dining room.