No longer are dining spaces meant to be ultra formal and reserved solely for special occasions.
Today’s dining rooms are much more approachable and airy, pros say.
Below, three interior designers speak to five different dining room features that they consider to be majorly outdated.
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Most of them have to do with ornateness and formality, which simply isn’t required in homes today.
Eve Jean, the founder of Style My Space Design, agrees with Lubin’s sentiments.
When everything matches perfectly, it can feel like a furniture showroom frozen in time, Jean says.
Do not forget about bringing in a variety of textures into your dining space, either.
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She also encourages people to skip the oversized, ornate chandeliers that characterized dining rooms of the past.
These days, many retailers are offering elegant, easy-to-clean rug options that are ideal for dining areas.
