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Design your dining room with these stunning ideas

The focal point for entertaining.

Clare Chapman
Last updated: 19 August 2024 | 5 min read

1. Statement lighting for the dining room

2. Use colour to enhance and define the dining room

This dining room in a home designed by Koia Architects combines dark tones with the tactility of timber to create an inviting space of rich layers. Image: John Williams.

3. Choosing the right furniture for your dining room

4. Bring the outdoors in

Large-scale openings create an easy flow between indoors and out in the 2021 Home of the Year, Black Quail, designed by Bergendy Cooke. Image: Simon Devitt.

5. Biophilic design for the dining room

Geode House, the 2023 Living Space of the Year, embraces natural materials to create a fitting tribute to the bush-clad site on Waiheke it inhabits.

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