Our Favorite Colorful Dining Rooms

Get inspired to spice up your dining room by browsing these chic spaces where look-at-me color reigns supreme.

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Dynamic Duo

Vibrant teal dining chairs and a patterned rug in shades of pink and blue add major oomph to this dining room by designer Natalie Myers. The key to this space’s success is its clean, modern look, which prevents the vivid colors from overwhelming the eye. If you want to go bold with color in your dining area, consider choosing unfussy furniture and accessories.

From: Natalie Myers

Farmhouse With a Twist

Farmhouse style is usually known for its soft, neutral hues, but designer Brian Patrick Flynn shows how you can blend farmhouse charm with vibrant color in this dining room. The deep-blue walls are balanced by white wainscoting and curtains, so they don’t feel overpowering. Beneath the rustic wood table, an abstract-pattern rug in blues, greens and yellows adds a modern touch.

Down-to-Earth Elegance

Forest green walls, woven leather chairs and brass accents make this dining room featured in HGTV Magazine look oh-so sophisticated. An orange-and-white-striped Roman shade adds a splash of bright color that keeps the space from feeling stuffy.

Rustic in Red

Barn-red walls and rustic sliding doors infuse casual, country charm into this traditional dining room. Designer Linda Woodrum chose neutral upholstered chairs and a gray-toned table for the space, letting the vivid walls serve as the center of attention.

Sunny Yellow

Bring a bit of sunshine to your dining room with lively yellow walls. Inspired by the homeowners’ yellow dining chairs, designer Hannah Masterson painted this space with Lemon Twist by Sherwin-Williams. “I love how it peeks through the open-back bookcase,” she told HGTV Magazine.

From: HGTV Magazine

Eye-Catching Accents

Even with neutral walls and furniture, your dining room can still burst with color. Lemon-yellow curtains and a pink-and-brown rug energize this otherwise-muted contemporary dining room from designer Sarah Wittenbraker.

From: Sarah Wittenbraker

New Neutral

Beige and gray aren’t your only color options if you want to keep your dining room walls neutral. In this space, designer Mary Patton used blush pink as a neutral backdrop for vibrant green curtains. The mix of warm and cool hues brings balance to the room.

Fresh Focal Point

Look to wallpaper for a quick way to add visual interest to your dining room. In this space by Lotus and Lilac Design Studio, a sky-blue wallpaper punctuated with flowers, leaves and birds lends lovely color and pattern to the space. Pink and blue dining chairs echo the hues found in the wallpaper, pulling the look together.

From: Lotus + Lilac Design Studio

Stunning Ceiling

Don’t neglect the ceiling when designing your dining room. As seen in HGTV Magazine, this space features a pastel-dotted wallpaper on the ceiling, complemented by slate-blue walls (Blue Heron by Benjamin Moore), rose-colored velvet chairs and a geometric-patterned rug in soft greens, blues and pinks.

From: HGTV Magazine

Muted Blues

If you’re a little more conservative when it comes to color, try pairing a monochromatic palette with layers of pattern and texture, as designer Traci Connell did here. This elegant dining room features shades of soft blue-gray throughout, yet it’s anything but dull thanks to the floral-patterned wallpaper, glossy velvet dining chairs and intricate molding.

From: Traci Connell Interiors

Retro Palette

Consider your home’s style when choosing a color scheme for your dining room. A midcentury-inspired palette of mustard yellow, jade green and peach is fitting for this mod dining nook designed by Alison Damonte. White walls and a white tulip table let the colorful accents shine.

Old Meets New

Periwinkle walls (Searching Blue by Sherwin-Williams) are a playful foil to this dining room’s traditional wood table and farmhouse-style black Windsor chairs. Designer Brian Patrick Flynn used a cohesive color palette of blues, grays and browns to unify the room’s old and new design elements.

From: Brian Patrick Flynn

Watery Hues

Muted aqua walls and whitewashed, woven rattan chairs bring coastal flair to this dining room by Brian Patrick Flynn. A hand-tufted rug in light and dark sage coordinates with the wall color. No matter where you live, you can create a beachy look in your dining room with woven accents and a color palette of blues, greens, white and beige.

From: Brian Patrick Flynn

All American

Navy blue walls, red pendant lights and vintage chairs refurbished with white paint give this dining room a classic Americana vibe. Designer Brian Patrick Flynn painted the ceiling the same color as the walls to make the space feel larger.

High Contrast

Want to amp up the drama in your dining room? Try painting it black. Designer Sallie Finney Kjos paired black walls (Caviar by Sherwin-Williams) with bright white wainscoting in this space, keeping it light and airy. Emerald-green accents pop against the dark backdrop.

Opulent Tones

Designer Gioi Tran combined deep indigo walls, chartreuse velvet chairs and a gold wall sconce to create this glamorous dining room. A teal-green hutch completes the unexpected color palette. Swathe your dining space with saturated jewel tones to achieve a similarly luxe look.

From: Gioi Tran

Accentuated With Artwork

Hanging artwork — either one or two large pieces or a gallery wall of smaller prints — is an easy way to instantly perk up a mostly neutral dining room. Vibrant paintings stand out against gray walls in this space, while a traditional rug in reds, greens and blues adds even more color beneath the neutral dining table.

From: WAKE + LOOM

Blocks of Color

Designer Gen Sohr used color-blocked artwork to liven up this dining room’s white walls. This is an easy look to recreate at home; just hang a variety of abstract prints in your favorite color palette, and voila! You’ve designed a bright and cheerful dining room in no time.

From: Gen Sohr