How to decorate dining table?

Here are some tips for decorating your dining table:

Start with a Stylish Base

Consider the style, shape, and materials of your dining table when choosing decor. A glass table may call for a minimalistic approach, while a solid wood table can handle a bolder, rustic aesthetic1.

Layer Textures

Incorporate different textures by layering woven placemats, linen napkins, and textured tablecloths. Coordinate a wooden table surface with textured pottery and cotton or bunny tail branches for a minimalist look1.

Use Flowers and Greenery

Fresh flowers instantly brighten up the dining table. Trim clippings from your own garden or visit the farmer's market for beautiful blooms3. Herbs like basil are a fragrant and fun way to switch up the classic florals2. Air plants and pampas grass also add color and texture3.

Scatter Candles

Candles add instant ambiance to any dining table. Group together different styles of candlesticks for a stunning display3. Taper candles in a DIY centerpiece create a one-of-a-kind look3.

Mix and Match Decor Items

Don't feel limited to just one centerpiece. Create a vignette using several of your favorite decorative items like vases, ceramic dishes, and more3. Repurpose household items like Lazy Susans and julep cups as vases3.

Consider the Occasion

Seasonal decor keeps your dining area feeling fresh throughout the year. Use pastel flowers and light linens in spring, warm jewel tones and pumpkins in fall1. Everyday decor can be as simple as a single palm leaf in a vase3.

Lighting Matters

A chandelier or pendant light directly above the table can make colorful glass decor look stunning. Consider adding candles or small table lamps for ambient lighting1.

Stick to a Color Scheme

Choose a color scheme that ties the room together. Neutral tones like beige and olive green create a cozy farmhouse look, while black, white and gray exude modern elegance4.

Key insights

️ The dining room table is an opportunity to style and have things on it that you love.

Adding a big pot to the dining table can add height, texture, and fill in the space, creating a unique and interesting look.

Adding foliage and branches to your dining table can bring nature inside and add texture to the space, warming it up.

️ Mixing materials like marble and rattan on the dining table creates a visually appealing contrast.

️ Don't forget to add special things to your dining table that bring you joy, not just practical items.

Timestamped Summary

00:00 Style your dining room table with simple tips to make a big difference.

00:53 Add height, texture, and fill in with a big pot if you don't have a chandelier for your dining table.

01:06 Add foliage and foraged branches to your dining table to bring nature inside, warm up the space, and add texture, and consider grouping items like vases and greens together.

01:43 Mix materials like marble and rattan on your dining table for a contrasting and visually appealing look.

01:58 Use your dining table as a place to add special things that bring you joy, and take a design style quiz before starting any decorating project.

Video Full Text

00:00 Hi guys it's carla with carla dreyer design and today I'm going to show you just some easy ways you can style your dining. Room table make sure you are subscribed and hit the bell. So you're notified every thursday when I release a new design video okay so when our dining room tables. I really find that we forget to put things on them obviously when we're eating at them we do but I feel like the dining room table is an opportunity to style and to have things on it that you love so. I'm going to show you just a couple things that we did with this dining room table that made a huge difference. You can see here with the dining room table. It looks great but it just looks bare and really needs something. Also because in this condo we don't have a dining room light just the way the lighting is placed.

00:53 So we need something to add height and texture and to kind of fill it in so what I did was. The first thing was added a big pot to it. Now you might see a pot like this and not think of putting it on your dining table but again if you don't have a chandelier.

01:06 You want to draw the eye up so to even draw the eye up. Even further. I love adding foliage greens branches anything you want to forage. These were actually foraged in someone's yard and you can have some fun with it and display them and again. It's that bringing nature inside that really warms up a space but again fills it in and adds so much texture to it. I then like adding things in groupings as well. So I think it looks really pretty with just having the vos and the greens but adding a tray. We think of trays sometimes for our kitchen or a coffee table.

01:43 But not often do we put them on a dining table. I love mixing materials too so we've got marble on the table. But then we've got this rattan with the tray which really is a contrast which always looks nice and then adding things to it. So we put in a wood bowl.

01:58 Here we've got a linen napkin. You could have it for practical things to put your plates on it. You know what you use for dinner on it. You could have pictures on there whatever you wanted but let's not forget of using your dining room table as a place where you can add special things that you love that bring you joy. If you like this video make sure you like it and that you are subscribed and before starting any designer decorating project. It's really important to know what your personal style is so hop on over to carla dreyerdesign.com and take my free finding your design style quiz and you can link to it below thanks so much for watching. And I'll see you next week.