Warm dining room colors


30 Best Dining Room Paint Colors

Mali Azima

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The Creamy White Dining Room

In this Atlanta dining room designed by Melanie Turner, creamy white walls allow accents in metallic shades, caramel browns, and black to really shine. A Murano glass leaf chandelier (one of a pair) hangs over a custom parchment-wrapped table (J. Robert Scott). Chair fabric, Miles Redd for Schumacher. Credenzas, Jean de Merry.

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Julia Lynn

2 of 30

The Sage Green Dining Room

In the dining room of this Austin, Texas, home designed by Angie Hranowski, glossy sage trim, antiqued silver panels, and regal violet curtains form a dynamic canvas for conversation and antiques, like the hexagonal table (Fritz Porter) and walnut dining chairs (Blackman Cruz).

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DOUGLAS FRIEDMAN

3 of 30

The Limestone Dining Room

At this California estate designed by Ken Fulk, a hand-painted wall mural by Katherine Jacobus depicts the tonal beauty of rammed earth. Dining chairs, Bořek Šípek.

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Laurey Glenn

4 of 30

The Chrome Yellow Dining Room

Emily J Followill

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The Mural Dining Room

A serene mural of Low Country marshland (Bob Christian Decorative Art) and reclaimed white oak beams accentuate lofty ceilings, a defining element of this 1,400-square-foot cottage designed by Beth Webb. The flooring is Belgian bluestone. Lanterns and table, English Accent Antiques

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Stephen Karlisch

6 of 30

The Lemon Dining Room

Designed by Cathy Kincaid, the lemon-yellow dining room at the 2020 Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas features a refined blend of traditional Dallas style and global influences, from the majestic plaster palm trees and the contemporary artwork to the Soane Britain Topkapi lantern hanging above the table. Kincaid took inspiration from beloved rooms by Alidad and Veere Grenney, working with her most-trusted craftspeople in the industry to create a one-of-a-kind dining room. The custom embroidered slipcovers on the dining chairs are from Kincaid’s debut collection with Penn & Fletcher.

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Annie Schlechter

7 of 30

The Salmon Dining Room

In this salmon-hued library of a New York apartment designed by Chiqui Woolworth, a mirrored English dining table doubles as a polished buffet for entertaining. Drapery fabric, Brun­schwig & Fils. Painted wood drapery tassels, Samuel & Sons

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DYLAN THOMAS

8 of 30

The Candy-Striped Dining Room

At his home in the English countryside, designer Richard Smith created the illusion of a tented ceiling with a custom trompe l’oeil treatment complete with candy-striped trim and corner poles. "It’s more flamboyant than our usual style, but it certainly gives our dinner parties a sense of occasion!" says Smith.

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David Tsay

9 of 30

The Cantaloupe Dining Room

The Dallas dining room of Kimberly Schlegel Whitman's home is painted Persian Melon (Benjamin Moore) to “look like the inside of a cantaloupe,” says Whitman. Copper and palm leaf artwork, Tam Van Tran

Lesley Unruh

10 of 30

The Sapphire Dining Room

In this brick Georgian home designed by Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey, lacquered blue trim (along with silver leaf-papered ceilings) reflect light from the roaring fireplace and antique chandelier. The walls are upholstered in velvet and the ceiling paper is by Brunschwig & Fils.

Francesco Lagnese

11 of 30

The High-Gloss Brown Dining Room

At this Connecticut dining room designed by David Netto, the walls are painted Tanner's Brown by Farrow & Ball. The plaster cone hanging light is by Rose Uniacke and the wicker chairs are by Soane Britain.

ANNIE SCHLECHTER

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The Oxblood Dining Room

At this Hudson Valley, New York, home designed by Lynne Stair of McMillen, the dining room's walls, provide a warm foil for the nautical oil paintings. The room is furnished with a Georgian-style table and chairs.

Annie Schlechter

13 of 30

The Pale Peach Dining Room

In Meg Braff's Long Island dining room, pale peach walls pick up the earthy shade from an antique carpet. Leafy green, found in the drapery and valence fabric (from Holland & Sherry) and the table covering (from Lulu DK) lends a lively accent. The antique caned regency chairs were grain painted to resemble tiger maple.

Max Kim-Bee

14 of 30

The Prussian Blue Dining Room

In this New York City dining room designed by Ashley Whittaker, a classic blue-and-white palette takes a punchy turn with plum accents in the floral Muriel Brandolini chair back fabric and the leather seats upholstery. Silk curtains from Scalamandre plus an antique mirror from 1stdibs play up the room’s height.

Brie Williams

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The Driftwood Dining Room

Designer Matthew Carter's Harbour Island cottage dining room features deep brown walls that make for a saturated backdrop of his bright, beachy collections. Carter furnished the space with a harmonious mix of pieces from different eras and made in various textures, including with a laminate Parsons-style table (Andrew Gentile Antiques), rattan chairs (Palecek), and a Noguchi paper lantern.

Annie Schlechter

16 of 30

The Blue-and-Yellow Dining Room

Inspired by the shades decorating drums used by members of the Williamsburg Fife and Drum Corps, designer Anthony Baratta drenched this Georgian dining room in a blue-and-yellow palette. The rug is from Capel Rugs; the plates and glassware are from Park Designs.

The walls are painted Damask Gold and Lafayette Blue, both from Benjamin Moore's Williamsburg collection.

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Thomas Loof

17 of 30

The Sunny Dining Room

Bright yellow-lacquered walls infuse a sense of exuberance into this Katie Ridder-designed dining room. The rattan chairs from Janus et Cie and pineapple-footed table further support the Long Island home's playful spirit. The painted floors were inspired by a Moroccan checkerboard tile pattern. The drapery fabric is from Harbinger, and the chandelier is from Avery & Dash.

The wall paint color is Sunrays by Benjamin Moore.

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Melanie Acevedo

18 of 30

The Icy Dining Room

Soft blues lend a relaxed feeling to the opening dining room in this breezy Bahamas home designed by Miles Redd. The ship centerpiece is a playful nod to the ships that pass by in the bay. Osbourne & Little fabrics cover the Design Within Reach chairs at the table. The painted wall grass cloth is from Phillip Jeffries.

The wall grass cloth is painted Polar Ice by Benjamin Moore.

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Francesco Lagnese

19 of 30

The Powder Blue Dining Room

Fresh powder blue hues illuminate contemporary art and the stunning view from the windows of this Mediterranean-style villa in Palm Beach. Designer Bunny Williams had the Stark sisal rug custom-painted in a pattern based on a classic Serge Roche design. The Italian chairs are from Sutter Antiques.

For a similar wall color, try Morning Sky Blue by Benjamin Moore.

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Alexandre Bailhache

20 of 30

The Neutral Dining Room

In the dining room of this Provence farmhouse, collections of paintings and antique delftware and faience pottery act as the focal point of the space in part due to their neutral backdrop. Designer Susan Bednar Long paired French dining chairs in a lighter finish with a Swedish blue check from Chelsea Textiles. The sconces are from Jamb.

The wall paint color is Wimborne White by Farrow & Ball.

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Francesco Lagnese

21 of 30

The Sage Dining Room

The sage Venetian plastered walls of this Susan Zises Green-designed dining room pay homage to the home’s lush Palm Beach gardens. The armchairs, in a Christopher Hyland fabric, and side chairs, in a Clarence House velvet, are antiques. The dining room’s 1920s ceiling is hand-painted.

For a similar wall color, try Calke Green by Farrow & Ball.

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Max Kim-Bee

22 of 30

The Charcoal Dining Room

Event planner and decorator Antony Todd take a less-is-more approach to decorating the dining area of his Manhattan apartment for the holidays. To offset the deep charcoal-color walls, Todd dressed a custom-made white-oak table with vermeil charges and feather-stuffed tumblers. The wreath hung at the window is made from duck and pheasant feathers.

The wall paint color is Dragon's Breath by Benjamin Moore.

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Francesco Lagnese

23 of 30

The Forest Green Dining Room

Aubergine silk curtains, velvety walls, and a dramatic Baltic chandelier invoke a sultry atmosphere made for luxurious dinner parties within this Pennsylvania home designed by Richard Keith Langham. The forest green ceiling compliments the verdant hues of a hydrangea Gracie wallpaper. The curtains are in a Schumacher silk with Passementerie bullion fringe.

The ceiling paint color is Backwoods by Benjamin Moore.

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Björn Wallander

24 of 30

The Mural Dining Room

Adorned with gazeboes, passionflowers, and vines, the decorative murals, hand-painted by Chuck Fischer, add a whimsical touch to the reception hall in Lou Marotta’s Florida home. The French antique chairs and 1930s table are topped in Noir Saint Laurent marble. A 19th-century gilded aura from Blackman Cruz acts as a golden backdrop for the 1980s sculpture from Jonson Cornell.

For a similar pure white wall color, try All White by Farrow & Ball.

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William Waldron

25 of 30

The Tawny Dining Room

Rich camel walls and crisp white trim tastefully frame an Enoc Perez oil painting in this New York dining room designed by Daniel Romualdez. The custom dining room table combines a Gracie top with a base by Wainlands. The antique Frances Elkins chairs are from Liz O’Brien, and the 1970s French sconces were found at Galerie Lafon-Vosseler.

The trim paint color is White Dove by Benjamin Moore.

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Max Kim-Bee

26 of 30

The Olive Dining Room

Designer Richard Keith Langham transformed his olive-green living room into the perfect scene for a holiday dinner by the fire with lush garland, sparkling red ribbon, and pine-scented candles. A Sferra linen overlays a tablecloth in a Fabricut fabric. The stone console is by Jamb.

The wall paint color is Primrose Hill by Mylands.

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Melanie Acevedo

27 of 30

The Peaches and Green Dining Room

In the Atlanta home of designer Danielle Rollins, an apricot-lacquered ceiling offers a mirror-like quality to the dining room and casts a glow on the moss-green walls. A Lee Jofa damask covers antique Italian chairs. The tablecloth and bench is Samuel & Sons trim in an Oscar de la Renta for Lee Jofa fabric.

The wall paint color is Ball Green by Farrow & Ball.

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Victoria Pearson

28 of 30

The Ocean Dining Room

Glamour radiates from the dining room of Jan Showers’ Dallas townhouse as a silver-leafed ceiling shimmers over azure furnishings. The designer purposefully chose the blue shade on the walls to mimic the color of the water in St. Barts, her favorite island getaway. The table and chairs are in a white cowhide, both from Showers’ furniture collection.

The wall color is Wythe Blue by Benjamin Moore.

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James Merrell

29 of 30

The Ivory Dining Room

Intricate wainscoting evokes an airy feel similar to the Moroccan palaces that inspired the interiors of this Spanish Colonial Revival home in Dallas. Designer Emily Summers used minimalistic chairs from Nancy Corzine and off-white walls to keep the attention on the dining room’s architecture. The custom chandelier is from Seguso.

The wall color is Vanilla Milkshake by Benjamin Moore.

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Thomas Loof

30 of 30

The Lavender Dining Room

Natural sunlight bounces off dusty lavender and violet hues, establishing an ethereal glow in the dining room of John Saladino’s Montecito home. The dining room chairs are outfitted with a Keleen leather and Samuel & Sons trim. The curtains are in a Manuel Canovas silk.

For a similar wall color, try Iced Lavender by Benjamin Moore.

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10 Dining Room Paint Colors

Color can elevate your dining room to elegant and dramatic

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Lee Wallender

Lee Wallender

Lee has over two decades of hands-on experience remodeling, fixing, and improving homes, and has been providing home improvement advice for over 13 years.

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Updated on 11/22/21

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When it comes to picking out the perfect dining room paint color, look for a shade that sets the space's mood. It should match your entertaining style since this room is for guests, special occasions, and transient use. Since you're not in the room long, feel free to go bold with color to set an elegant and dramatic tone. Lighter tones work well, too; neutrals are inviting and comfortable.

Here are the top 10 picks for the best dining room paint colors.

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Warm and cool tones for your apartment.

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It is clear that before you start creating a new interior, you need to decide what will be its color scheme. So it is always easier to navigate when choosing furniture and accessories and understand what mood and atmosphere are waiting for you in the end.

What shades do you like best? It has long been proven that color affects the emotional state. Your favorite shade will delight you and give you a sense of harmony. So don't give up on colors that others find bold. Focus on your preferences.

Warm colors energize, cause a surge of strength and positive emotions, warm, induce action and give comfort. But if the gamma is too “active” (for example, a lot of red) - this can be emotionally annoying and exhausting.

In rooms with a lack of sunlight, on the north side, warm colors are a real salvation. They will make the room cozy, sunny and comfortable.

In rooms on the south side with active sun, it is not necessary to make the warm range the main one. Because of this, sleep can become restless, the owner will experience stress.
Warm colors are traditionally used for common rooms. And saturated yellow or red - in the kitchen or in the dining room. This promotes active communication and a good appetite.

Cool tones evoke a pleasant feeling of coolness. In a room with such shades, a person is calm, his thoughts are ordered. If at home you need to quickly relax, then give preference to this particular range. Not without reason in the bedroom, many prefer cold colors. This promotes restful sleep, comfortable relaxation. In the bathroom of cold tones, it is easier for a person to relax and gain strength.

It should be noted that in the interior of a cold scale it is permissible to make several warm accents for comfort, and vice versa - a few cold ones to refresh warm tones.
If you use warm shades on one wall of a narrow room, and cold ones on the other, this will visually expand it. In small rooms, choose cold shades. This palette visually enlarges the space.

Remember that the created interior should be individual and suit you. You can come up with your own color combinations, because a wide range of cold and warm shades allows you to embody any interior ideas in every room.


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Warm colors in the interior - use cases in 2023

Warm shades in the interior of the apartment can create a very different effect. They can make your home cozy and inviting, or they can make it disturbing and uncomfortable. The “Sdelano” company has completed a lot of apartment renovations, and more than once its masters had to correct the consequences of an incorrect choice of colors. So that you do not encounter such problems, consider a few secrets when choosing colors.

Warm colors in the interior

Choosing colors is an important part of home improvement. The arrangement of furniture, decorative elements, paint on the walls - affect the energy of the house and the feelings of the residents. In order for harmony to reign in the apartment and style to be felt, wall paint is selected without errors.

The main warm palette is red, orange, yellow. Associated with the color of the flame and the sun. They ignite passion, determination, perseverance, but are not combined with rest rooms.

Important information! In a room where there is a lot of red, people will constantly quarrel. This color awakens aggressiveness, increases the level of anxiety.

Warm colors are used more often in places with insufficient natural light. If the windows face the north side, then the combination with a warm background fills the apartment with light and warmth. Warm shades are suitable for all rooms of the house. They give the interior comfort, and optimism for residents or guests, but their excess creates discomfort.

Color variety

A variety of warm palettes allows you to choose a shade that will visually warm any room.

Red

Red color evokes unambiguous associations - passion, strength, flame. It has many shades to suit any style. In the living room, choose the color of a dusty rose or purple, in the bathroom - a bright and deep tone. When choosing the color of the walls of a bedroom or nursery, it is better not to get carried away with red.

Orange

Such a cheerful coloring is suitable for the dining room, hallway, living room, children's room. It is not recommended to paint the entire area in orange, as the color has a strong energy that puts pressure on a person. It is combined with brown, white, green, gray tone.

Yellow

This is the tone of the sun. Reminds me of summer days and citruses. Yellow coloring causes a happy and joyful mood, improves appetite. Used for any apartments, except for bathrooms. If you go too far with yellow paint, the apartment will look annoying and annoying. Complemented with yellow black, white or orange accent.

Green

This shade looks casual. Combines with light green, blue, yellow, black and lemon color. The color of the grass relaxes, relieves the feeling of fatigue. Suitable for children's room, bedroom, dining room. Green is an almost universal color. If you do not know what to prefer - take it and you will not be mistaken. Just do not get carried away with acid-bright shades.

Beige

A universal shade that evokes calmness and comfort. Designers advise choosing one tone of beige, adding bright accents. This color is suitable for almost any style - from country to classic.

Peach

It is a gentle and unobtrusive color. If shades of peach are used, then the color will be dominant. Usually a peach background is chosen for the living room and bedroom. The shade of the fruit soothes, relaxes, and awakens the appetite. It is combined with the color of chocolate, lemon, white sand tone.

Coffee

Has the color of everyone's favorite drink. The coffee background of the bedroom relaxes and pacifies, disposing the residents to a sound sleep. Light brown and chocolate tones are often used for cabinets. The light spectrum of shades relaxes, and the dark spectrum helps to concentrate on business. The colors of caramel, milk or the usual beige background are suitable for the bedroom, in alliance with blue or white paint.

Psychology palette

Monochrome interiors that prefer one shade look harmonious. Designers use the "game" of contrasts. They develop multi-color combinations and combinations using Itten's theory.

If you correctly combine winter and summer colors, you will get a place where you can relax and unwind. You can create a monochromatic environment, focusing on multi-colored spots. Only the color must be chosen correctly, because the perception of each is different. The same shade causes a surge of positive emotions or anger. Even slightly changed tonality changes the situation.

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For many, red is associated with blood and fire, but it also resembles passion and love. Red color acts on the level of physiology. It can raise blood pressure and make the pulse quicken. Doctors say that people who stay in a room with a red background for a long time improve their metabolism.

Orange coloring does not incite rage. It is full of fire and sun energy, so the palette evokes warmth and comfort. Orange color stimulates mental activity. An office or kitchen is suitable for an orange background.

Yellow is an interesting color, it will fill a cold room with light and warmth. Suitable for children's room. Color inspires, causes the hormone of happiness, optimistic mood.

Combination of shades of summer and winter

The presented palette affects the temperature of the rooms. For example, blue color will "cool" red, and purple will warm. The winter range of colors cools the summer one, and vice versa.

When forming a color scheme, do not forget about harmony. An unmistakable combination of shades is the basis of the setting. Coloring not only changes the design, but affects the feelings and mood. To avoid color disharmony, give preference to either cold or warm elements in the interior.

Interior tips

Interior designers have come up with the following 5 tips to help you choose colors for your rooms:

  1. When choosing a paint, the features of the shades are taken into account. They are divided into cold and warm, but each has subspecies. They may also belong to another category. Do not cancel the paint if it belongs to the type of cold tones, just look for the right shade.

  2. Do not get hung up on the laws of style. You need to rely on lighting and functionality. One color is suitable for the kitchen, another for the bedroom.

  3. Pay attention to personal desires and preferences. Analyze what shades you prefer in life. When decorating the interior, do not be afraid to play with color.

  4. Combine colored elements. Even if you like only one shade, dilute it with other tones. A cold palette gives the atmosphere freshness or vice versa.

  5. Adjust the space using different colors. The warm palette makes the apartment cozy. The main thing is not to confuse the temperature.

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How to use the color palette

The red color used in the interior raises the mood and gives strength. Use it not as the main background, but as a bright element. The shade of fire creates an atmosphere of festive celebration.

Do not use red in the rooms of overly active children or sensitive people. Intense shade will lead to irritability and overwork. The minus of fiery coloring is a visual reduction in space. It is better to use it in spacious rooms, but not as a background, but as textiles, furniture or decor.

The yellow interior brings joy. It invigorates, amuses, gives a feeling of comfort and warmth. Don't go overboard with tint. Yellow walls, ceiling, and floor can put pressure on a person. Therefore, it is better to use this color in the form of decor or for the kitchen. Hue improves mood and stimulates appetite. But for the living room and bedroom, the yellow tone is not suitable, but for the nursery - just right. Children like the color of the sun, the main thing here is not to overdo it.

The orange shade creates an atmosphere of celebration, fun, fills the house with joy. Orange decorative elements are eye-catching and look best in the form of bright color accents. The color of citrus stimulates brain activity, activates creative processes. Suitable for interior design in the office or children's study area, fits well into the kitchen and dining room.


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