Everything you need for a modern, functional and style dining room

Although the kitchen and living room want to take away their main role in family life, we are not willing to leave them.Of course, to recover its splendor it is necessary that it be the diningand enjoy it every day.We have decoration ideas, and the best measures, to achieve this.

Step by Step

In order not to make mistake.Although it seems that everything fits does not usually be like that.Next, do the homework and measures the available space before going to the store if you do not want a small table to be embedded in a large room or that a large one compresses a small stay.Think that in a dining room about 15 square meters, a table is better that does not exceed 80 cm wide and 200 cm long, if it is 18 square meters, it can measure 90 cm wide by 220 cm long, andFinally, in one of 25 square meters, you can choose an XL of 110 cm wide by 280 cm long.The main thing is to keep enough space around it to guarantee good circulation.

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Find your place

The where you do not bother, fit well with the rest of the decoration, facilitate the tours with the kitchen and make it one of the most pleasant sites of the house, as in this Hübsch proposal.Obviously its location depends on the meters and the space of space.In wide rooms or share space with the living room or kitchen, you can place it in the center and erect it king, with permission of the couch, you can also place it in a corner or at the end, preferably close to a window.While in XS stays, it is usual to place it next to being or attached to a wall, to leave free space in the middle.

In fashion -proof colors

You may feel tempted to choose a daring set in striking colors.However, you should know that a (good) dining room is for a lifetime, or at least for the time you want to enjoy it. Por eso, si te gustan los colores llamativos, úsalos a modo de ‘acento’, como en este ambiente de Villeroy & Boch, en los complementos: centros de mesa, jarrones, manteles o, incluso, la vajilla y la cristalería.Thus, you can renew it when you need a change with a minimum disbursement.

The table: material and shape

Wood, sheet, glass, marble, ceramics...Choose furniture based on your tastes, your budget and your family situation.Thus, if you have children you should avoid, for example, the glass tables that will be scratched over time or in lacquered wood, somewhat more fragile.The ideal for a family dining room?Sheet, wood or ceramic.Regarding the form, decoration trends point towards rectangular models, but the truth is that the ideal is one that fits in your stay as a custom suit.Thus, an elongated plant, such as that of this proposal by Zara Home, shouts a rectangular design, since a square dwarfs and is less aesthetic;While, in a square room, one in the same way can be chosen, although a round soften table provides fluidity and favors communication between diners.

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Measures you must respect

A standard table (this one from El Corte Inglés) must have a height of 70-75 cm, so that the legs enter comfortably.While two variants come into play: the individual space to eat without being stuck to the neighbor, especially at the moment where the social distance is important, is between 61 and 76 cm, and the length between 40 and 46 cm;and the shared access zone, that is to say the center.Although it varies according to the number of things that go, it must be 25-45 cm, which must be divided among the faced diners.It is also important to have a hole around.This must be about 120 cm, 90 cm in mini stays, to allow freely circulating and sitting and getting up comfortably.

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Have the fair number of chairs

No more no less!Its number must be, above all, proportional to the size of the table and the use of the room.In this way, when you rarely use the dining room, place eight chairs to receive your guests would be an aesthetic error, even if you have plenty of space in the room, since it will saturate and 'compress'.As a general rule, a rectangular table two meters long (such as Ercol), must dress with six chairs (four faced and two at the ends), but never eight.If it is smaller, better four.If it is a round, with 152.4 cm in diameter it is perfect for four people and 182 cm, for six.A good trick is to get two more chairs, which you can store in the storage room and take them out only when you need them.

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The art of mixing or not mixing

It is one of the great debates when it comes to setting up the dining room and, although we love the mixture and provide a less conventional touch, it is easy to fall into a ‘Deco’ nonsense, ‘Patchwork’ effect.The simplest thing not to get lost is to have a conductive thread, as in this proposal of Maisons du Monde.Thus, you can opt, for example, for four chairs of the same color and put two of other tones at the ends, respecting chromatic harmony: it is not about mixing red, green, blue ... the combination of old designs with more contemporary ones alsoIt usually works.

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With good light

In a dining room, the best for aesthetics, but also for functionality is, without a doubt, a hanging lamp or several (as in this proposal of Ondarreta), depending on the size of the table.It must be centered and at the ideal height, so that it allows you to see what you are eating, without hindering the vision of the person in front.To complete, multiply indirect light points with foot or desktop models, to create a cozy atmosphere.

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With support furniture

Because, even, XL size tables need assistants who release them from dishes and sources.A sideboard, a shelf, a showcase, such as Kenay Home, or a cart are solutions that facilitate you day to day.If you want to give them a special prominence, introduce an old design into a contemporary and a minimalist and daring environment in a classic dining room.

With or without carpet

Always?Let's be clear. Nos encanta el efecto que produce, su capacidad de ‘elemento barrera’ cuando el comedor comparte espacio con el salón o la cocina, su elegancia innata capaz de convertir un lugar corriente en otro sofisticado, como en este ambiente de H&M Home, y la excelente protección que brinda a nuestro suelo.However, we also think about their inconveniences (crumbs and spots) that force exhaustive cleaning, if you do not want germs to proliferate.As a recommendation, reserve it for large spaces and low -use dining rooms.