Fearless Dining Room Design

With the holiday season here, our fearless design series turns to the dining room! For Pulp, this room is a very public space for showing a lot of personality. So we always urge our clients to be absolutely unafraid to embrace color (of course!), mix patterns, and try new ideas for this room. Here are our best tips for creating daring dining room looks!

Consider Every Angle

Every view in the room should be considered, and that includes the ceiling! In the Seattle dining room above, we added a custom-colored Porter Teleo wallcovering on the ceiling, which draws all eyes to that stunning Oly light fixture. This is an historic home, so we also wanted to balance that mix of vintage and modern, creating an amazing room that’s ready to wow guests.

Mix in Magic

We absolutely love working with clients who are daring and ready to take a risk, especially when it comes to color. You can imagine what someone might think when they hear Pulp say: “It will include navy, black, gold, and a big wash of raspberry on the ceiling.” But look at the magic we created with that mix in the Dallas dining room above! In expert hands like ours, we find that perfect balance and know how to pull it all together, as we did with that rug that made it work seamlessly.

Unconventional Materials

Another Pulp specialty is creating custom looks for our clients. That really makes the rooms we design stand out. In the Dallas dining room above, we designed that dining room table when we couldn’t find exactly what we wanted for our clients. Then we used an unconventional material to add incredible detail with the beautiful muscovite wall covering behind the custom bar.

Risky Business

Taking risks can lead to something incredibly special! In the Seattle high-rise penthouse above, the view is breathtaking, but we wanted the dining room to draw attention, too! We used a fun wallpaper to ground the space and shapely chairs that are almost works of art on their own. It’s a playful room that finds success in its out-of-the-box design!

Try these ideas to create magical spaces for your holiday dinners with friends and family! And if you’re ready to really dare to be different, give our team a call!