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36 Designer-Approved Paint Colors That Will Take Your Dining Room from Drab to Radiant
Get your paintbrushes ready!
Who ever said dining rooms couldn't be colorful? There's perhaps no better room in the home to play with color saturation than in this space ripe for dinner parties and family gatherings. To find just the right refined look, here we give you 36 dining room paint colors from world-renowned designers.
Whether you want a modern look or traditional one to go with dark furniture or light, this selection will help you find the best paint color for your dining room, small or large. No matter which you choose, from neutral to bold, it's sure to warm up your space. Consider a brilliant shade of blue, or perhaps a classic white with pops of color in your chair fabrics and curtains, or maybe a shade that is totally unexpected and is sure to make a conversation piece for any guests who enter. You might also want to think about a color that is trending—like magenta or bright green—or step outside the box with a shade of purple that fits your style.
If you are looking for more paint colors, we have your living room and kitchen options covered too.
The Light Green Dining Room
A mélange of green shades, gallery-hung walls, and a coquillage chandelier beckon in a dining room that doubles as a library with custom bookshelves and a corner study in artist Thomas Boog’s weekend home.
The Aqua Dining Room
This room’s egg strié treatment in Arsenic and Pale Powder by Farrow & Ball was inspired by the painted rooms of historic Drayton Hall. It was one of many rooms in this 18th-century Low Country grande dame that Ceara Donnelley lightened up with a cascade of modern color.
The Stone Blue Dining Room
Stone Blue No. 86 by Farrow & Ball shines on the walls of the dining room in this historic New Orleans townhouse stacked with Southern literary magic, with a chair cushion fabric by Muriel Brandolini (through Holland & Sherry).
The Scarlet Dining Room
Artist Andrew Fisher’s striking Solar Flares triptych marries the space’s glamorous palette in the Kips Bay Decorator Showhouse Dallas.
The Teal Dining Room
Designer Nick Olsen created a harmony from shades throughout Michael Lorber’s Park Avenue apartment include this resonant teal in the dining room, where Dodie Thayer lettuceware shines atop a Louis XVI–style dining table.
The Blue-Green Dining Room
An antique Ziegler Sultanabad rug (Mansour) marries this room’s blue-green walls and gilded trim in Benjamin Soleimani’s Beverly Hills home designed by James Radin. The gilt-wood chandelier is a French antique. Drapery fabric, Holly Hunt.
The Creamy White Dining Room
In this Atlanta dining room designed by Melanie Turner, creamy white walls allow accents in metallic shades, caramel browns, and black to really shine. A Murano glass leaf chandelier (one of a pair) hangs over a custom parchment-wrapped table (J. Robert Scott). Chair fabric, Miles Redd for Schumacher. Credenzas, Jean de Merry.
The Sage Green Dining Room
In the dining room of this Austin, Texas, home designed by Angie Hranowski, glossy sage trim, antiqued silver panels, and regal violet curtains form a dynamic canvas for conversation and antiques, like the hexagonal table (Fritz Porter) and walnut dining chairs (Blackman Cruz).
The Limestone Dining Room
At this California estate designed by Ken Fulk, a hand-painted wall mural by Katherine Jacobus depicts the tonal beauty of rammed earth. Dining chairs, Bořek Šípek.
The Chrome Yellow Dining Room
At Keith and Jon Meacham's Nashville home designed by Brockschmidt & Coleman, the dining room wall color (Babouche by Farrow & Ball) is a nod to Monticello’s chrome yellow dining room.
The Mural Dining Room
A serene mural of Low Country marshland (Bob Christian Decorative Art) and reclaimed white oak beams accentuate lofty ceilings, a defining element of this 1,400-square-foot cottage designed by Beth Webb. The flooring is Belgian bluestone. Lanterns and table, English Accent Antiques
The Lemon Dining Room
Designed by Cathy Kincaid, the lemon-yellow dining room at the 2020 Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas features a refined blend of traditional Dallas style and global influences, from the majestic plaster palm trees and the contemporary artwork to the Soane Britain Topkapi lantern hanging above the table. Kincaid took inspiration from beloved rooms by Alidad and Veere Grenney, working with her most-trusted craftspeople in the industry to create a one-of-a-kind dining room. The custom embroidered slipcovers on the dining chairs are from Kincaid’s debut collection with Penn & Fletcher.
The Salmon Dining Room
In this salmon-hued library of a New York apartment designed by Chiqui Woolworth, a mirrored English dining table doubles as a polished buffet for entertaining. Drapery fabric, Brunschwig & Fils. Painted wood drapery tassels, Samuel & Sons
The Candy-Striped Dining Room
At his home in the English countryside, designer Richard Smith created the illusion of a tented ceiling with a custom trompe l’oeil treatment complete with candy-striped trim and corner poles. "It’s more flamboyant than our usual style, but it certainly gives our dinner parties a sense of occasion!" says Smith.
The Cantaloupe Dining Room
The Dallas dining room of Kimberly Schlegel Whitman's home is painted Persian Melon (Benjamin Moore) to “look like the inside of a cantaloupe,” says Whitman. Copper and palm leaf artwork, Tam Van Tran
The Sapphire Dining Room
In this brick Georgian home designed by Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey, lacquered blue trim (along with silver leaf-papered ceilings) reflect light from the roaring fireplace and antique chandelier. The walls are upholstered in velvet and the ceiling paper is by Brunschwig & Fils.
The High-Gloss Brown Dining Room
At this Connecticut dining room designed by David Netto, the walls are painted Tanner's Brown by Farrow & Ball. The plaster cone hanging light is by Rose Uniacke and the wicker chairs are by Soane Britain.
The Oxblood Dining Room
At this Hudson Valley, New York, home designed by Lynne Stair of McMillen, the dining room's walls, provide a warm foil for the nautical oil paintings. The room is furnished with a Georgian-style table and chairs.
The Pale Peach Dining Room
In Meg Braff's Long Island dining room, pale peach walls pick up the earthy shade from an antique carpet. Leafy green, found in the drapery and valence fabric (from Holland & Sherry) and the table covering (from Lulu DK) lends a lively accent. The antique caned regency chairs were grain painted to resemble tiger maple.
The Prussian Blue Dining Room
In this New York City dining room designed by Ashley Whittaker, a classic blue-and-white palette takes a punchy turn with plum accents in the floral Muriel Brandolini chair back fabric and the leather seats upholstery. Silk curtains from Scalamandre plus an antique mirror from 1stdibs play up the room’s height.
Sarah DiMarco (she/her) is the associate editor at VERANDA, covering all things design, architecture, art, gardens, jewelry, travel, wine and spirits. She also manages social media for the brand.
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