Round Dining Room
We live in an oast house and
our dining room is round and 5.34m (17’6” feet) across. It is quite dark so we
repainted it in Dulux Ivory Lace (pale cream). We replaced the curtains and
blinds for a fabric with a dark red flower on a beige background to lead into
the garden.
We were going to replace our
1980’s Danish design table and unit but this has now come back in fashion, so
we restained the chairs and reupholstered the seat pads. It has a central light
so the table is positioned underneath.
The room is quite large and we
would like to make it more cosy with perhaps a chair by the fireplace.
We would like a feature wall,
but as the wall is continuous we cannot paper or paint one wall, so wondered
about a mural or a stencil perhaps reflecting its past use for drying hops.
We are also undecided about
the floor covering. The beige carpet has seen better times and we thought about
a wood floor, but wondered whether this would be too dark. The adjacent hall
has a dark oak floor.
We would like to thank you
in advance for your advice and suggestions.
Comments (13)
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6 years agoGreat room! To me the dining set and sideboard/dresser is a bit too much 'mid century' for a room that is more traditional. How about replacing the sideboard with a slimmer console? Instead of a feature wall you could group art work or photos. I'd replace the light fitting with something that makes more of a statement. I think either carpet or wooden floors could work, but I'd replace your current rug, with a larger possibly circular rug under the table. A pale green colour maybe?
blubrookemoss
6 years agoHello
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Lighten it all up. whites and beige? white and soft grey?
could be quite grand looking with a big chandelier over the table.
Defiantly lighter furniture and possible new curtains.
feature wall with wallpaper? have attached a few pics for inspiration.
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Carolina
6 years agoHi,
I agree with Jen that the big sideboard/dresser is a bit too overpowering and dark. I'd replace it with a low, light coloured sideboard (Dwell). Would also change the light fixture. Found some chairs (Made.com) that could look good with your curtains. Wonder if luxury vinyl tile in a (lime)stone pattern would be a good idea for the floor.
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6 years agominnie101
6 years agoAssuming you're in Kent or Sussex you could always have a photo framed of Londoners on their annual hop picking holiday, either Victorian or 20th century. THere are quite a lot of images online
rachelmidlands
6 years agoHi there, lovely to have such an unusual home. I think I would replace the carpet with either a wooden or tiled floor so long as it has a high sheen to reflect the light. A large round rug for under the table, perhaps in a natural material or neutral colour. Definitely a statement light fitting for over the table. I don't think you need to match the seat pads with the curtains, maybe you could have a linen table cloth laid like a handkerchief for a more informal country look. A chair and side table by the fireside with a faux sheepskin would look nice. I too think the sideboard is a little dominating for the room. Group the artwork together and make a display of it in one area. Since you're in an oast house you could use dried or artificial hops for table decoration. Some inspiration.
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6 years agoI would personally sell the dining set anyway as it doesn't really go in such a traditional room, and a circular table of any style makes more sense in a circular room. As it is in fashion again you might be able to sell them for a decent amount of money to go towards a new set?
Regarding feature wall/stencils/murals: you could stencil a border of hops around the room, in a complementary shade of green or gold to your lovely curtains. At dado or picture rail height - which I imagine are very difficult to fit in a round room! - it could even act as a way of dividing the space so you could paint different colours above/below.
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoHi, we can see that the room lends itself to lighter colours and the wall colour is really helping to lift it. We'd agree that it's a good idea not to go dark on the floor. To keep the feel light but cosy and capture a lovely contrast with your dark furniture, we'd suggest a natural oak. This style would also be very in keeping with the period fireplace and overall traditional look. Some ideas for you to have a think about below:
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6 years agoFuggles 17
6 years agoNew year, new dining room.
Thank you for all your suggestions and advice, they have been really helpful and we are finally making progress and incorporating many of your ideas.
We have freshened up the room with pale cream walls and replaced the lighting with a central vintage style glass coolie shade from Chestnut Lighting and a Dunelm Wooden Floor Lamp.
The nails are in the wall and we will be grouping a collection of pictures and photos on one wall rather than having then randomly spaced. They don't look straight in the photo but they look better in real life!
The room is now cleared out as we are waiting on wood flooring in an antique oak stain with a sheen. We are then thinking of a circular cream rug or carpet with bound edges.
We have trialled different layouts and the smaller unit is going and the larger one is going on the the blank wall behind the door. This opens up the room.
We are getting near the finishing line and I will post final photos before too long, I hope.
Fuggles 17Original Author