Since it is right off of the entryway, our dining room is usually cluttered with shoes on the floor and projects, mail, and anything else to be considered at a later date occupying the table. Perhaps that is why we find this simple dining room so appealing...

Just a white table and chairs with a greige background, and a tiny storage space to the side - nothing to wrestle your attention from that massive view. While we're usually big proponents of color, we can see the calming benefits of coming home after a long day to dinner in a room like this.

Image: Flickr user me*jo licensed for use under Creative Commons.