15 Dining Room Colors to Dazzle Your Dinner Guests This Fall
Design a dining room worthy of your favorite fall foods.
Before you know it, grilling season will come to a close, and it will be time to host your first fall dinner party. Get the star of the show (no, not you! your dining room, silly!) prepared with a fresh splash of color. Not quite ready to paint any walls? Consider supplying color with your seating, area rug or wall art. Or, if you’re having serious commitment issues, simply switch out small, inexpensive accents like bookshelf knickknacks or your table’s centerpiece. Check out our favorite dining room color picks to get inspired.
Candy Apple Red
Wood Dining Table With Red Banquette
A wild mix of seating including lucite ghost chairs (one with a fur throw) and a red banquette brings eclectic flair to this dining area.
Photo by: Richard Caplan
Richard Caplan
Classic yet punchy, this color will add a crisp bite to your dining area without feeling ultra-trendy.
Latte Brown
Modern Meets Industrial Dining
Galvanized chairs and a pared-down chandelier add an industrial touch to the dining room.
Photo by: Jenny Norris
Jenny Norris
This subtle take on brown instantly infuses any space with a sense of comfort and warmth, making it a great choice for wall color.
Vibrant Orange
Dale Wilcox /AP Images
If you’re a fan of bold and bright, vibrant orange is the perfect pick. It fits within fall’s color palette while still feeling daring and unexpected.
Deep Brown
This deep, rich shade of brown draws you in and beckons you to stay a while. Creams and whites help balance its intensity.
Soft Rose
Updated '80s Inspired Dining Room With Mirrored Dining Table
Taking inspiration from Pantone's colors of the year, rose and gray-blue tones create a calming atmosphere in this dining room. An antique Italian marble chandelier and mirrored dining table amp up the glam factor.
Photo by: Erin Williamson
Erin Williamson
Simultaneously girly and sophisticated, soft rose is totally on-trend.
Milky Cream
Lovely Country Dining Room With Long Wood Dining Table
Natural light highlights the cream paneling on the walls in this lovely country dining room. White and brown wood chairs alternate around the dining table, and beaded embellishments hang from the iron chandelier overhead. Dark wood frames the doorway, windows and lower walls, creating gorgeous contrast against the cream paneling.
Photo by: Drake + Frye Home
Drake + Frye Home
A fitting color for farmhouse style, milky cream blends well with natural wood tones.
Rich Plum
Glamorous Dining Room With Chandelier
Rich, velvet, purple chairs sit at opposing ends of the table in this ultra glam dining room. Fur throws lie over wooden benches, contrasting with the rustic dining table. A glimmering crystal chandelier brings more drama and elegance.
Photo by: Brooke Lang; Page Photography
Brooke Lang; Page Photography
If you’re in the commitment issues camp, consider plum. It works beautifully as an accent color. Because of its richness, a splash here or there carries throughout an entire space.
Sage Green
Rachel Whyte
A natural hue, sage green is a gorgeous backdrop for fall’s colorful foliage.
Pretty Periwinkle
HGTV Urban Oasis 2015 Blue Dining Room
Whether hosting a dinner party or dining with family, the dining table can seat four in a circle or extend out into an oval to seat six.
Photo by: Sarah Dorio
Sarah Dorio
Dare to be different? Go with periwinkle, because, why not?
Slate Gray
Contemporary Dining Room With Woodwork and Gallery Wall
Contrasting dark walls and white wainscoting set the tone in this contemporary dining room. Luxurious seating and glimmering tabletop decor soften the straight lines of the table, which is made from Canadian reclaimed wood planks and an industrial steel base. Overhead a multibulb light fixture warmly illuminates the space, while a gallery wall of framed photos adds a personal touch.
Sharp and intense, slate gray creates drama and depth — a sure way to add instant wow-factor to your space.
Golden Yellow
Stripes in the Dining Room
Decked with stripes, decorative art and informal furniture pieces, the dining room is a casual spot for entertaining.
A fall go-to color, golden yellow is timeless. Make the classic color pop with a stylish pattern or print.
Bright Fuchsia
Pink and Gray Dining Room With Pink Chairs
This elegant dining room is the perfect spot for a couple who love to entertain. The large table seats a dozen guests comfortably. The mix of gray and pink decor is both sophisticated and playful.
Photo by: Anthony Bonisolli
Anthony Bonisolli
Paired with warm beige and brown, bright fuchsia looks like it was made for fall. Upholstery is a great way to incorporate the color in your dining room.
Muted Turquoise
Modern Dining Room With Green Floral Wallpaper
Guests will clamor for a dinner party invitation in this gorgeous dining room, papered in beautiful green wallpaper featuring birds and flowering trees. Bright yellow chairs pick up the yellow roses on the walls creating a cohesive, visually striking design.
Photo by: Nancy Nolan
Nancy Nolan
This muted variation of turquoise takes summer’s hottest hue and makes it a total fall fave.
Black and White
Dining Room Features Black-and-White Canvas Mural by Street Artist
With an interest in street art, designer Cecilie Starin turned to surfer and muralist Ian Ross, whose designs are inspired by kelp, for the eye-catching wallcovering in "Street Soiree," the dining room at the San Francisco Decorator Showcase 2015. Ross spray painted 17 yards of canvas for the wallcovering, which is complemented by black lacquered paint and a black-and-white striped ceiling.
Photo by: Eric Perry
Eric Perry
Black and white is the dynamic duo that will carry you through any season. Pair it with just about anything to make the look your own.
Dusty Blue
Lovely Dining Room in Blue & White
The dining room features a beautiful color palette of blue and white juxtaposed with wood tones and creamy linens to add a more casual vibe to the design. A chic area rug in gray and white grounds the space.
Photo by: Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn
Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn
Blue meets gray to create this easy, breezy shade that looks great with neutrals. Its calm, soothing undertones make it a perfect choice for fall.
