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Dining Room Ces: In today's homes the space for dining room ces may be the traditional separate room or, especially in city apartments, an area set off from the rest of the living room, foyer, kitchen, or other room. Whichever, it should provide, simply, a comfortable place to eat.
If the dining room ces area is a room open to view from other rooms, its colors should be carefully related to those of adjoining rooms; for example, it may be in lighter, calmer values of a brilliant living room scheme. If the dining room ces area is part of another room, the furnishings of both areas must be imaginatively related in character and color scheme.
The limits of the dining room ces space may be indicated by a change in Wall or Floor treat¬ment or by using a piece of furniture, such as a screen or chest, as a room divider.
In a period dining room ces room, a strongly colored Wall enhances the grain and polish of softly glowing wood furniture. The deep warm tones of a wood-paneled room provide a foil for bril¬liant colors in upholstery or curtains. Patterned walls must be carefully selected so as not to overpower the diners or the furnishings, and the Floor should be plain. For many dining room ces rooms, a waxed and polished wood Floor sets off an area rug that is placed under the Table and extends far enough beyond it so that the chairs may be pushed back without hitting the wood floor.See Also Dining Room Ion:This bright little dining room ion room has a conservatory feel thanks to the dramatic tulip-patterned curtains and wicker chairs. A mix of old and new Furniture gives it bags of character and a round dining room ion Table invites cosy, sociable meals.
This dining room ion room is part of an open-plan living and dining room ion area that has a rich, eclectic feel. It's full of fascinating old Furniture and unusual finds, and its pale walls and dark wooden Floor are the ideal backdrop to exhibit them.
On The Other Hand See Dining Room Walls:The warm wood and long lines of the Furniture give this dining room walls room a relaxed Shaker-style elegance. Rich blue walls create a sophisticated mood for dining room walls and simple check fabric adds a note of easy style.
Ceilings may be calcimined or painted white or off-white. An agree¬able effect is obtained if the ceiling is treated in a lighter tint of the color used for the walls. Increase in color interest may be obtained by painting the ceiling a color contrasting, either in hue or in value, with the walls. Ceilings that are painted in a color darker than the walls or treated in gold or silver leaf tend toward a modern effect. If a definite color is used for the ceiling, it should be repeated elsewhere in the Decoration of the room.
Using two or more colors on the walls in the same room is always logical if the materials are different, such as wood panelling on one wall, and plaster on the other, or if one Wall is treated with wallpaper and the other with paint. A plaster Wall may be painted a different color than the woodwork. Where wallpaper is used in part of a room, it is advisable to paint the remaining plaster walls with the lightest and most neutral color used in the wallpaper. The Wall area can often be painted the wall¬paper-background color, or even more neutral in chroma. Where all walls are to be painted, decorators may use two colors; the window Wall is generally painted in a lighter tonal value than the opposite wall. In a double-use room (living room-dining room walls room) an apparent division is often made by painting the walls different colors, and indicating the different uses thereby. Walls should not arbitrarily be painted different colors, but may be if there is a logical reason for so doing.
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