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Dining Rooms: Wood and White

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One of our favorite dining room designs is the classic wooden table with pale walls and modern chairs. It's simple, beautiful, livable, and can be done in so many different ways. Click below for more interiors from AT and around the web...


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Top image from a dining room installation by Warp and Weft

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Image from AT:Europe's house tour of Chez Francois and Raphaelle


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Image from AT:Chicago's house tour of Meg and John's Big City Home


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Image from AT:Chicago's Mini Tour of Alex Fuller's Loft


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I absolutely love this post. What wonderful inspiration.

posted by AphroChic on 2008-01-29 13:44:07
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Lovely, but I wish the dining room in the top photo had its original wood paneling (not painted white) and the white came from the table and chairs and sideboard. Seems a shame to do it the other way around -- paint the antique wood white only to have the brown come from pressed wood and taupe velvet.

posted by Lisa Hunter on 2008-01-29 13:46:05
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Beautiful dining rooms. Not for people with children though.

posted by SFGail on 2008-01-29 14:19:06
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Who says it's pressed wood? Hard to see that. It could be a beautiful rosewood table for all we know...

posted by suzygirl on 2008-01-29 14:46:08
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I’m obsessed with this combo myself right now. i especially love a substantial rustic wooden table with modern white chairs.

posted by vertigo on 2008-01-29 15:10:31
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These rooms are terrific. I'm slowly decorating my first condo, and I'm using various shades of white with dark wood as a primary theme. It's very serene.

posted by swerve on 2008-01-29 16:24:44
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these homes are soooo nice and pretty...

SFGail...every child can be taught neatness along with cleanliness...we have colors in our home ranging from white to darks...and my son knows there are some places and things in the house he cant go with dirty hands or drinks and foods...i think its a great way to teach children responsibility in the early stages of life...

posted by luuve on 2008-01-30 00:05:06
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I've said it before and I"ll say it again. Wood and white or wood, white and black is a great combination! For people that think minimalism is cold, adding wood tones really soften the place. My place is in this palette. I'll have to take pics one day.

posted by orangejuce on 2008-01-30 09:29:01
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P.S. Thank you LUUVE for making that comment about teaching children. I can't stand to hear people always saying what they can't have with children. My mother kept a beautiful home with all of us living in it. There must always be rules. There are rules in adult life and children need to get used to them from the start. Geez, when did parents lose their backbones??

posted by orangejuce on 2008-01-30 09:32:59
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Can anyone tell me where the chairs are from in the first shot? Thanks!

posted by reef1 on 2008-01-30 14:24:34
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White and wood needs to be skewed heavily to the wood, for me, or it seems to lack personality. White and wood and black, the stronger contrast really helps me appreciate it.

All white rooms, while dramatic enough for me to enjoy (Yeah, the issue may just be I don't like subtle or understated) are not something I see myself living with.

posted by JosieDaisy on 2008-02-03 23:53:14
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AT, the "big city home" link directs us to the AT Europe house tour.

posted by selena on 2008-02-05 01:27:30
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