Desiree Burns Interiors

Can a small dining room serve up big style?

According to designers, with a few tasteful tricks, its easy to achieve a room thatsgorgeous and functional.

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Modern contemporary dining room with soft gray walls and wicker bell pendant

Desiree Burns Interiors

Embrace Circles

Arbor & Co.

For small, square dining rooms, try incorporating circular elements.

These shapes create negative space around the corners, giving the illusion of a larger and more open area.

“Try a fixture with some textural appeal,” Burns says.

Dining room with rust farm table, industrial chrome pendant, and thonet style bentwood back cafe chairs

Ajai Guyot

Plants add a touch of sculptural elegance without overwhelming the space.

Simply opting for a pedestal table can create a more streamlined look.

The sheen will help create a beautiful light bounce, Kantrowitz says.

Small dining room with green Eames style chairs, round wood Mid-Century Modern table, and round rug

Arbor & Co.

“Adding thickness and depth to the panels itself will optically translate to the spaciousness.

And the taller you go, the more impactful it becomes,” Kantrowitz says.

In this cozy-feeling dining room,Laquita Tateof Laquita Tate Interiors selects a mossy green color for the walls.

Small dining room with floral wallpaper, brass gingko chandelier, and black pedestal dining set

Brexton Cole Interiors

These paddles serve as sculptural accents, drawing the eye deeper into the room and making it feel larger.

To enhance the feeling of openness in your own dining room, consider adding similar elements to your corners.

Items like branches, rustic ladders, salvaged shutters, or decorative screens can help achieve this effect.

Whimsical dining room with blue wallpaper, cane backed dining chairs, and wicker S chairs

Desiree Burns Interiors

Modern dining room with modernist black chandelier, curio cabinet, and plants

Esther Schmidt

Small yellow dining room with white pedestal table and cane bentwood chairs

Calimia Home

Small modern dining room with gallery wall

Charlie Interior Design

Elegant classic white dining room with built in wood banquet, white wood pedestal dining table, and yellow textured slipper dining chairs

Design byJK Interior Living

In progress modern contemporary dining room with tall millwork, drum pendant, and upholstered dining chairs

JK Interior Living

Postmodern eclectic dining room in a kitchen nook with plaster pedestal table, cane Bauhaus chairs, and wicker pendant

Kate Marker Interiors

Moss green dining room with paneling, modern starburst brass chandelier, organic modern brass mirror, urn lamps, and black wood dining set

Laquita Tate Interiors

Modern rustic dining room with industrial modern pendant light, farm table, rattan wrapped dining chairs, and stone urn filled with thistle

Brophy Interiors